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Photos of Our January Thaw
By Polly Castor on January 20, 2010Read moreI took these photos on a walk with my husband last weekend. After a series of warm days now,...
00My New Painting: Contemplating the Concept of Cleaving
By Polly Castor on January 19, 2010Read moreThis is my most recent painting titled Cleaving. In contemplating the concept of cleaving, is it to sever or...
Weight Loss Competition
By Polly Castor on January 18, 2010Read moreToday I’m doing something I’ve never done before. Stephen R. Covey’s quote, “Insanity is doing the same thing and...
Book Review: Cleaving
By Polly Castor on January 17, 2010Read moreI can’ t believe I actually listened to all of this horrible new book by Julie Powell. The subtitle...
Movie Review: Leap Year
By Polly Castor on January 16, 2010Read moreI saw the movie Leap Year last night and really liked it. I give it fives stars. Her choice...
The 12 Design Motifs
By Polly Castor on January 15, 2010Read moreIn the book I reviewed yesterday I studied the twelve “design motifs.” I enjoyed doing one each day in...
Book Review: Watercolor By Design
By Polly Castor on January 14, 2010Read moreI really liked this book and have gotten good ideas from it. I give it five stars as it...
On the Sudden Passing of a Good Friend
By Polly Castor on January 13, 2010Read moreMy dear friend Jill unexpectedly passed on last night. She will be heartily missed. We knew each other primarily...
Eleventh Page Done in My New Box-A-Day Art Journal
By Polly Castor on January 12, 2010Read moreThis page represents December 29, 2009 to January 9, 2010 See a close-up below and the whole page spread....
Photos of a Frozen Reservoir
By Polly Castor on January 11, 2010Read moreEnjoy these recent photos of a frozen reservoir near here… (I wished I had my zoom for the huddled...
My New Painting: Amen-Ra
By Polly Castor on January 10, 2010Read moreI painted this late into the night last night (this morning.) It is Amen-Ra, the Pharaoh in Ancient Egypt...
My New Painting: A Tree Motif
By Polly Castor on January 9, 2010Read moreI painted this yesterday and am quite pleased with it. I hope you like it too!