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Be Still (Poem by Wendall Berry with Foliage Photos)
By Polly Castor on October 19, 2024Read moreThe wood is shining this morning.
21It’s the Little Things that Create Excellence (Quote by Daniel Chambliss)
By Polly Castor on October 18, 2024Read moreSuperlative performance is really a confluence of dozens of small skills or activities, each one learned or stumbled upon,...
Ten Recent Pages in my New Artist Journal
By Polly Castor on October 17, 2024Read moreIt is good to have a place where the marks for just for yourself, and the result doesn't matter.
How Far the Light Reaches (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on October 16, 2024Read moreThe lovely upshot is that in the process of examining all this wide ranging and unusual authenticity, we find...
IAPS Webshow 2024
By Polly Castor on October 15, 2024Read moreI'd like to influence an increase of appreciation for purely abstract work in this fabulous medium.
Milkweed (New Poem by Polly Castor)
By Polly Castor on October 14, 2024Read moreSo round and round it goes each abundance a continuance from the last, uniquely beautiful and usefully contributing in...
October (poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar)
By Polly Castor on October 13, 2024Read moreShe, with youthful lavishness, spends all her wealth in gaudy dress....
Teaching Non-traditional Methods in Pastel (Day 3)
By Polly Castor on October 12, 2024Read moreI adore teaching these classes and nudging people to blossom and thrive outside their comfort zone.
Teaching Non-traditional Methods in Pastel (Day 2)
By Polly Castor on October 11, 2024Read moreI'm having such a good time nurturing these people.
Teaching Non-traditional Methods in Pastel (Day 1)
By Polly Castor on October 10, 2024Read moreIt was a total delight for me to open their eyes to a wider range of possibilities, set them...
Two Helpful Ideas When Making an Effort
By Polly Castor on October 9, 2024Read moreI am often asked how I do all I do.
I’m in this Renaissance in Pastel National Juried Exhibition
By Polly Castor on October 8, 2024Read moreIt is always a pleasure to be juried into a national show, especially in this case with a piece...