Hike Photos from Huntington State Park (April 2022)
Come along side me as we walk here in the fresh unfolding of early spring.
Polly Castor
Four New Paintings in my Artist Journals
I really enjoy the mediative process of creating these small works.
What is Good for the World is Good for Us (Wendell Berry Quote)
I do not doubt that it is only on the condition of humility and reverence before the world that our species will be able to remain in it.
Avoid Doing it Wrongly by Doing it Rightly
Identifying the correct way to do something will steer you clear from all sorts of pitfalls.
Radish Salad with Homemade Tonnato (Recipe)
This is crisp, delicious, different, and healthy. Give it a try for a light lunch or a hearty side.
Petals Overhead and Underfoot (New Landscape Painting in Oil and Pastel)
This painting is my first to combine both pastel and oil, but it will not be my last!
Grace Notes #40 (with Photos)
I am furthering my ongoing goal of appreciating such a continuous, overflowing abundance of random good.
The Splendid and the Vile (Book Review)
This is a wonderful, factual, social history of a difficult time, and the unusual man who pulled everyone through.
Two New Non-Objective Paintings in Pastel
Trying alcohol washes in abstract work to get a contrast of edges, was effective and fun in creating these new images
Happy Easter!
Hills of Purple Heather (mixed media) by Polly Castor Happy Easter! I believe that Jesus came to prove to us, more than anything else, that we live forever. What a relief that he removed our fear of death! What a joy it is to believe in Life instead! And what can we not do with … Read more
A Skunk Healing (with a Good Friday Lesson)
Forgiveness and healing as essentially two sides of the same coin, and one makes the other possible.
His Body Bread and His Blood Wine? (Polly Preaching #10)
We can do what Jesus requires of us by degrees, with loads of ongoing divine help.
Using a Viewfinder for Small Vignettes from a Magazine (Sketchbook Ideas #3)
Try this exercise and I think your find it not only fun, but skill enhancing. It also encourages an expanding compositional sense.
Roasted Red Pepper Sauce and Parmesan Chicken Chunks (Recipe)
This is my husband’s newest favorite thing.
Can We? (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Can we throw inertia off? Can we figure out what we want? Can we chunk it down and start? Can we get moving towards it?