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Women Abstract Expressionists
By Polly Castor on May 15, 2017Read moreI thought I'd share with you my favorite three new-to-me artists that I read about here.
10A Mockingbird Sings (a poem by Sydney Eddison)
By Polly Castor on May 14, 2017Read moreBeneath the windows where my mother sat, a mockingbird sang– a slender, pale, gray bird...
Leaves Bursting and Unfurling
By Polly Castor on May 13, 2017Read moreWhat a joy to see the leaves burst out and unfurl!
In the Company of Women (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on May 12, 2017Read moreLets keep forwarding and amplifying the kind of authenticity, permission, and innovative ingenuity, expressed in these pages!
Qi (New Abstract Conceptualist Collage)
By Polly Castor on May 11, 2017Read moreQi is an indispensable word to Scrabble and Words with Friends players as the only two letter word with...
Tulip Photos
By Polly Castor on May 10, 2017Read moreI rejoice every spring to see the tulips. They are one of my favorite flowers, so honestly vibrant and...
Sweet Life in Paris (Book Review with Hot Chocolate Recipe)
By Polly Castor on May 9, 2017Read moreNever having been to Paris, no other book I've ever read has made me feel more like I have.
I’m in This Juried Show in Essex
By Polly Castor on May 8, 2017Read moreMy large monoprint collage Youth Symphony is in this juried show at the Essex Art Association from May 6-...
The Key to the Fourth Beatitude
By Polly Castor on May 7, 2017Read moreBe connected with your most fundamental yearning. Visualize righteousness as a force field: an energy-charged sphere of holy presence......
Moroccan Lentil and Chickpea Soup (Crockpot Recipe)
By Polly Castor on May 6, 2017Read moreThis flavor explosion is delicious, different, quick and easy, as well as nutritious and inexpensive.
I Gave a Talk on Abstraction to the Guilford Arts League
By Polly Castor on May 5, 2017Read moreLast night I gave a PowerPoint talk to the Guilford Arts League titled Abstraction: Between Realism and Non-Objective Art....
Youth Symphony (New Monoprint Collage)
By Polly Castor on May 4, 2017Read moreThe trombone and trumpets account for most of the exuberant blast in this piece, undergirded by the bubbly twitter...