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Sketches of Spain #5
I am switching gears, and locations, for my next sketch of Spain. This time I am in Barcelona, with dear friends who have rented an apartment there. As they are also of an artistic bent, we spent some time one evening engaged in the sketchiest of behaviors: creating art. One of the unexpected pleasures of… Read more
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Sketches of Spain #4
My next sketch of Spain is my final one from the magical city of Granada. It was there, in 1492, that the last of the Moorish dynasty surrendered to the Catholic King Ferdinand ending eight centuries of Arab dominance. It was in that same year and town that Christopher Columbus received royal endorsement for his… Read more
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Sketches of Spain #3
My third sketch of Spain is also the last at the window of our room in Granada. Instead of looking out, this one is looking in, at my reflection for a self portrait. Again, Miles Davis handles the soundtrack. Read more
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Sketches of Spain #2
My second sketch of Spain returns to the church of Santa Ana in Grenada. Construction of the church started in 1537 and it sits in the corner of the Plaza Nueva. It was built on the site of the mosque Almanzora and incorporates its minaret into its bell tower. The music is again from Sketches… Read more
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Sketches of Spain
The first of my sketches from my recent trip to Spain is of Nancy at the window in our room in Granada overlooking the church of Santa Ana. Miles Davis supplies the music from his Sketches of Spain album. Read more
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Thanksgiving 2024
It might seem a little harder than usual this year to find things to be thankful for, but it shouldn’t be. It is in dark times when light means the most. We are all lucky to have evolved on a planet where our type of life is possible. We are the first humans in our… Read more
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