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Day 53

Day 53 – Total confirmed cases in US: 1,228,609 For the last couple of months, a boat has been docked in the Harlem River, near my home. It goes out sometimes but always comes back. Yesterday I walked over the Henry Hudson Bridge and did a quick sketch of it from the other side ofContinue reading “Day 53”

Posted bymikepowernycMay 7, 2020Posted inart, writingTags:boat, caetano veloso, lyrics, music, music video, plague diary, sketch, sketchbookLeave a comment on Day 53

Day 52

Day 52 – Total confirmed cases in US: 1,205,138 On Sunday I went for a walk in the woods of Inwood Hill Park. It was the first time I left my building since March 16, except for two quick trips to get supplies. The park at the northern tip of Manhattan might be the leastContinue reading “Day 52”

Posted bymikepowernycMay 6, 2020Posted inart, writingTags:art, inwood hill park, nature, painting, plague diaryLeave a comment on Day 52

Day 44

Day 44 – Total confirmed cases in US: 988,490 On the one sunny day we had recently I took a plate of fruit out on my terrace and painted this: It might be an academic question at this point, but, is “still life” a redundant term these days?

Posted bymikepowernycApril 28, 2020Posted inart, writingTags:painting, plague diary, still lifeLeave a comment on Day 44

Day 41

Day 41 – Total confirmed cases in US: 905,333 As we close in on one million confirmed cases in my country, it is worth pointing out that no other country has hit a quarter or a million cases yet. With about 4.25% of the world’s population, we have a third of the planet’s cases. TheContinue reading “Day 41”

Posted bymikepowernycApril 25, 2020Posted inart, writingTags:drawing, letter writing, plague diary, politics, sketchbookLeave a comment on Day 41

Day 40

Day 40 – Total confirmed cases in US: 869,172 Move over Noah, this flood is going to submerge us longer than 40 days and 40 nights. I have now spent a full Lenten season of deprivation. Q:  What did I give up for lent? A:  You, my fellow members of the human family. A floodContinue reading “Day 40”

Posted bymikepowernycApril 24, 2020Posted inart, writingTags:art, plague diary, writing1 Comment on Day 40

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