Author Archives: bjdecastro
deCastro Award for Artistic Excellence
 de Castro awarded The Van Gogh Award For Artistic Excellence. “Bj. de Castro is hereby awarded the Van Gogh Award for Artistic Excellence. I found her artwork and site to be truly original and highly creative. She is truly deserving of this award.”…Rosemary Winters Tracey.
deCastro Awarded Excellence in Art
 NEW! de Castro awarded Excellence in Art award, by Bel Art Gallery.  “Congratulations, I found an amazing site…..a top level contribution to arts and to the web community. I found it to be informative, with a very nice design, easy navigation scheme and a pleasant layout, besides accurate artistic work.  It is … Continue reading
deCastro Painting Awarded and Featured for 911
de Castro’s, Statue of Liberty, New York, Awarded & Featured for 9/11.  Bj.’s oil painting, Statue of Liberty, New York, is awarded the Medal of Honor & featured in tribute to the tragedy of Sept. 11th in New York and on the Twin Towers. *On a personal note by the artist, “Of all the … Continue reading
deCastro painting featured in 4th magazine
Bj. de Castro, Capriole and Oak & Morgan Stance are Featured in 4th Magazine.  Read the article published in 2WF’s The Sidekick Magazine by Editor, Meredith Sears.  Morgan Horse Promoted Through Art is the story of the meteoric rise in popularity and the publicity for the Morgan horse community that this piece has garnered. … Continue reading
deCastro featured in publication
de Castro selected for the 2006 23rd Edition of Who’s Who in the World. “The Marquis Who’s Who Editors are pleased to inform you that your biography will be included in this edition scheduled for publication in November 2005. The new 23rd Edition will chronicle nearly 45,000 global leaders in every significant field of endeavor … Continue reading
deCastro painting featured in magazine
Bj. de Castro and Oak & Morgan Stance are Featured in 3rd Magazine.  Read the article, written by Bj., for the lastest magazine to feature the artist and the artwork.  When Passions Meet is the story of the inspiration behind the painting and a look into the processes of the artist.  Stay tuned … Continue reading
deCastro painting featured in magazine
Bj. de Castro and Oak & Morgan Stance are Featured in 2nd Magazine. Â Laura Behning is a renowned author in the Morgan horse community and has written articles for The Morgan Horse magazine, Simply Morgan, Classic Morgan Admirers, the Rainbow Morgan Horse Association Newsletter, and many club publications over the years. She is heavily … Continue reading
deCastro selected for publication
de Castro selected for the Commemorative 60th Diamond Edition of Who’s Who in America. “The Marquis Who’s Who Editors are pleased to inform you that your biography will be included in this special edition scheduled for publication in October 2005, which will feature the career histories and credentials of the country’s most accomplished and influential … Continue reading
deCastro designs logo
de Castro designs logo for OGO, Old Growth Oak Morgan Farms. A Morgan horse breeding ranch in Northern California.
The Spanish Steps, Rome, Italy
I have been searching for some time for a painting of Rome to give to my sister for her 30th birthday, as her husband is taking her Rome as a surprise and I thought it would make a lovely reminder of their time there. I found this painting (“The Spanish Steps-Rome, Italy by Bj. deCastro”) … Continue reading »