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Madison Art Society Member Show 2017
By Polly Castor on February 6, 2017Read moreThis is a fun group of people and I especially enjoy plein air painting with them when the weather...
21A New Manner of Thinking Required
By Polly Castor on February 5, 2017Read moreOur task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all...
Comparing Yourself to Others? Look Deeper.
By Polly Castor on February 4, 2017Read moreMy husband wrote today's religious article in the Christian Science Monitor. You can read it here online or below:
Murder at the Brightwell (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on February 3, 2017Read moreThis languidly paced novel was both undemanding and enjoyable. If you too are in need of an entertaining distraction,...
New Abstract Pastel: Seven Truths
By Polly Castor on February 2, 2017Read moreHere is my abstract painting in pastel that I did yesterday titled Seven Truths. You can see the entire...
Almond Cake Recipe
By Polly Castor on February 1, 2017Read moreThis is an easy to make, simply straight-forward dessert, that has depth of flavor, but no bells and whistles....
Bits and Clips for January 2017
By Polly Castor on January 31, 2017Read moreI hope there is something here that you find helpful, interesting, enlightening or thought provoking:
Robert Motherwell Quote: Your Heart Jumped into Theirs
By Polly Castor on January 30, 2017Read moreWhat could be more interesting, or in the end, more ecstatic, than in those rare moments when you see...
Hate No One
By Polly Castor on January 29, 2017Read moreThe present is ours; the future, big with events. Every man and woman should be to-day a law to...
Review of “The Crown” TV Series
By Polly Castor on January 28, 2017Read moreThe Crown is a spectacular TV series made by Netflix. It is one of the most expensive TV shows...
Grace Notes #3
By Polly Castor on January 27, 2017Read moreNow in the New Year, I am furthering my ongoing goal of appreciating such a continuous, overflowing abundance of...
New Landscape Monoprint Collage: The Golden Hour
By Polly Castor on January 26, 2017Read moreHere is my new 18" x 24" abstract landscape monoprint collage titled The Golden Hour. See the entire work...