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Why Fish Don’t Exist (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on September 27, 2022Read moreThis is genre-bending reading, part memoir, part biography of David Star Jordan, part expose and social commentary, part existential...
00I’m in this Pure Color Juried International Online Show (2022)
By Polly Castor on September 26, 2022Read moreYou can see some of the work in the show in this post...
Upon this Rock I Shall Build my Church (Deep Think #20 )
By Polly Castor on September 25, 2022Read moreUpon what is the church to be built?
The Month of All (poem by Henry Grantland Rice)
By Polly Castor on September 24, 2022Read morePraise for the glory of September!
Self Critique Your Artwork with this Elements of Art Check-list
By Polly Castor on September 23, 2022Read moreThis is how you'll know your painting is finished.
Notes and more Quotes on Abstraction
By Polly Castor on September 22, 2022Read moreI've been prepping for an Adventures in Abstraction workshop I'm giving in Maine and will be including these among...
The Fortnight in September (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on September 21, 2022Read moreThis book is delicately straightforward, about ordinary life in an earlier time, closely observed in copious detail.
Pastel Society of America Enduring Brilliance Show (2022)
By Polly Castor on September 20, 2022Read moreSee here my favorite paintings from The prestigious Enduring Brilliance show in New York City.
Invent Your Own Life’s Meaning (Bill Watterson Quote)
By Polly Castor on September 19, 2022Read moreCreating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement.
Pages in my Bible Lesson Journal (Summer 2022)
By Polly Castor on September 18, 2022Read moreThese Bible Lessons are a wildly beneficial baseline of my life.
I’m in this Guilford Arts League Juried Show (2022)
By Polly Castor on September 17, 2022Read moreThis annual juried show by the Guilford Arts League is always a good one, with high caliber art and...
Tomatoes (Poem by J. Sullivan with Tomato Photos)
By Polly Castor on September 16, 2022Read moreWe are busy being small and happy and alive.