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Four New Paintings in my Artist Journals
By Polly Castor on April 26, 2022Read moreI really enjoy the mediative process of creating these small works.
31What is Good for the World is Good for Us (Wendell Berry Quote)
By Polly Castor on April 25, 2022Read moreI do not doubt that it is only on the condition of humility and reverence before the world that...
Avoid Doing it Wrongly by Doing it Rightly
By Polly Castor on April 24, 2022Read moreIdentifying the correct way to do something will steer you clear from all sorts of pitfalls.
Radish Salad with Homemade Tonnato (Recipe)
By Polly Castor on April 23, 2022Read moreThis is crisp, delicious, different, and healthy. Give it a try for a light lunch or a hearty side.
Petals Overhead and Underfoot (New Landscape Painting in Oil and Pastel)
By Polly Castor on April 22, 2022Read moreThis painting is my first to combine both pastel and oil, but it will not be my last!
Which Version of Denial? (New Poem by Polly Castor)
By Polly Castor on April 21, 2022Read moreDenial is a tricky thing...
Grace Notes #40 (with Photos)
By Polly Castor on April 20, 2022Read moreI am furthering my ongoing goal of appreciating such a continuous, overflowing abundance of random good.
The Splendid and the Vile (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on April 19, 2022Read moreThis is a wonderful, factual, social history of a difficult time, and the unusual man who pulled everyone through.
Two New Non-Objective Paintings in Pastel
By Polly Castor on April 18, 2022Read moreTrying alcohol washes in abstract work to get a contrast of edges, was effective and fun in creating these...
Early Spring Flowers (Photos)
By Polly Castor on April 16, 2022Read moreEnjoy in this posts our floral apostles of this season.
A Skunk Healing (with a Good Friday Lesson)
By Polly Castor on April 15, 2022Read moreForgiveness and healing as essentially two sides of the same coin, and one makes the other possible.