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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...
10Book 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!
Photos of Today’s Light Snow
By Polly Castor on January 8, 2010Read moreHere are some photos of today’s light snow… Enjoy!
Recent Gallery Art By Others
By Polly Castor on January 6, 2010Read moreHere is some gallery art by others that I’ve enjoyed recently. Interestingly, by far the most expensive piece here...
Today’s Painting
By Polly Castor on January 5, 2010Read moreAbove and below is the painting I did today. I was starved for paint, doing nothing creative except but...
Movie Review: Cranford
By Polly Castor on January 4, 2010Read moreThis is one of Masterpiece Theater’s best, and I heartily give it five stars. We had seen it in...
Movie Review: Sweet Land (A Love Story)
By Polly Castor on January 3, 2010Read moreI really liked this film and give it four stars. It is sweet, picturesque, pure, and slow moving. It...