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Featured Artist: Rick Stevens
By Polly Castor on November 19, 2015Read moreThis time of year, when there are just a few leaves left on the trees, reminds me of the...
00Movie Review: Suffragette
By Polly Castor on November 18, 2015Read moreThis film chronicles the story of the British suffragette movement in London a little over 100 years ago. It...
Stop Us/Them Thinking
By Polly Castor on November 17, 2015Read moreWe must choose to consciously put a stop to polarized thinking of every stripe, and begin to fastidiously embrace...
Stunning Sunset in Boston
By Polly Castor on November 16, 2015Read moreI had a great time in Boston over the weekend and loved this stunning sunset with the skyline.
Message Bible (John 3:1-12): Submit to the Original Creation
By Polly Castor on November 15, 2015Read moreUnless a person submits to this original creation—the 'wind-hovering-over-the-water' creation, the invisible moving the visible, a baptism into a...
Inseparability as a Quality of Spirit
By Polly Castor on November 14, 2015Read moreAs a newly "empty-nester" all my fledglings have flown, but a sense of togetherness still remains.
New York City in Black and White
By Polly Castor on November 13, 2015Read moreI had fun seizing some of the many opportunities to take black and white photos while recently in New...
New Abstract Pastel: Ascending to the Great Heart of Love
By Polly Castor on November 12, 2015Read moreWhile I have a lot of experience doing abstract art, I have not done many in soft pastel. This...
Book Review: Venetia
By Polly Castor on November 11, 2015Read moreI have to agree with Publisher's Weekly when they say that Heyer is the next best thing to Jane...
Lots of Other NYC Photos
By Polly Castor on November 10, 2015Read moreHere are lots of other photos from my recent visit to New York City...
New York City at Night
By Polly Castor on November 9, 2015Read moreLoving light as I do, it was fun to photograph New York City at night. I was fascinated with...
The New Whitney Museum
By Polly Castor on November 8, 2015Read moreThe current exhibit was a Frank Stella retrospective, and we also saw paintings from the permanent collection, including work...