Polly Castor
A Feast of Farmer’s Market Food (Photos 2023)
I love the farmer’s market. Not only do I love buying what I eat locally from someone I know, not only is the food fresher and more flavorful, but it is gorgeous. To consider the beauty, bounty, and variety of food that exists for our use, nourishment and pleasure, I think says volumes about the … Read more
A World of Spiritual Energy (Quote by Shinzen Young)
This is what happens when purity and insight are brought to bear…
Two New Pastel Landscape Paintings I Painted in Maine
Here are two landscapes in pastel I did last week in Maine.
Tara Will Workshop at Ferry Beach in Maine
I was the workshop coordinator for this pastel workshop and we all had a good time.
I’m in this National PSME Show at the Brick Store Museum
In these photos below, you can see my favorites in the show. Mine are Roughhewn and Up Through the Meadow.
Grace Notes (#49 with Photos)
I am furthering my ongoing goal of appreciating such a continuous, overflowing abundance of random good.
East of Eden (Book Review)
This book is touted as a family saga that is “sprawling and often brutal,” which describes it pretty well.
Some Questions (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Some Questions What is your heart invested in? Do you do what you do or does the higher power within you do it? How much do you marvel at the tiny, minor nuances in life? What makes you want to sing? Do you give of your rich overflow? Can you leave behind every false way? … Read more
Morning Has Broken (New Painting in Pastel)
Morning Has Broken (pastel) by Polly Castor This painting was inspired by the Cat Stevens song by the same name. It is 12″x12″ and done in pastel. You can see the whole image above and close up details of it below. Purchase the original painting here. Obtain prints and merchandise of this image here. What … Read more
Emit Love-Vibes (Quote from Marc Ian Barasch)
Break free from self-centeredness and light out for the territory of compassion. Beam love.
I’m in this Elite “Enduring Brilliance” Show (2023)
I’ve applied in the past, but this is the first time I’ve been included.
Grit (Book Review)
I do not think progress has to be a process of struggling to overcome obstacles by wielding a prevailing fortitude over resistance.
Watch this Video about my Art
I made this video to go on the home page of my new art website, which is still in the making, and will be launched this fall.
A Rollercoaster of Abundance and Joy (New Poem by Polly Castor)
This summer has gone so fast filled to the brim with so much good.