Sunsets, Stars, West, Wind
I learned about Zentangles yesterday, which is a more focused form of doodling (in a nutshell). Also, you’re supposed to do them in pen because you are not allowed to erase any ‘mistakes.’
Here’s my first attempt at a Zentangle:
I may color parts of this one with colored pencils tonight.
I updated my “Exercise Your Mind” Bingo card to reflect my progress.
Next up: Jigsaw Puzzles.
May has been like April was supposed to be – full of showers. And all that rain is preventing me from taking refreshing lunch time walks (otherwise, I end up walking in circles in the bottom of the parking garage where there’s no signal, no sunshine and no spring flowers). Thursday saw a break in the clouds (sort of) and I walked east a couple of blocks to visit the Kauffman Memorial Gardens. I took several photos and didn’t get much walking done for 5-10 minutes. More like a stroll through the park (click on photo to see the rest of the album).
I received an invitation from Kaite Stover, Director of Reader Services for the Kansas City Public Library, a few weeks ago, asking me if I would like to read The Muralist by B.A. Shapiro (also author of The Art Forger) and attend the discussion to be held at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art on Saturday, March 19th. I readily agreed because the book sounded interesting and there was the added bonus of a special tour of the Contemporary Art gallery conducted by the curator, Jan Schall, Ph.D. Continue reading “Abstract Art Juxtaposed With Muralist Book Discussion”
Why You Should Be Watching The Man in the High Castle – http://www.kameronhurley.com/why-you-should-be-watching-the-man-in-the-high-castle/
Meeting violence with violence doesn’t show strength: it inspires more violence.
I’ve been reading a lot if World War One and Two books lately, most recently The Seamstress. It reminds me we must never forget and never repeat the evils of yesteryear.
And yes I’ve read PKD’s Man in the High Castle. I wish I could watch the series but I’m not a subscriber of that ‘evil’ empire. 🙂
Somber thoughts today.
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An excellent analysis of one of my favorite Disney classics, Sleeping Beauty, posted at Tor.com and authored by Mari Ness.
Some interesting tidbits:
It must be June because my day lilies bloomed today:
I also briefly saw the sun today but alas, just like this recently passed May, the clouds hid it again.
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Tom strikes again with a gorgeous photograph of a full rainbow plus the double echo or shadow one.
Rainbow by Tom J. Martinez
Absolutely beautiful.
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Published by Tom Martinez, Historian of the Astronomical Solemnity of Kansas City, on Apr 7, 2015
The total phase was not seen from KC since totality occurred after moonset. Crystal clear skies allowed for a nice view of the last sliver of moon, however. Music is “Alive” by Jahzzar, http://betterwithmusic.com.
Now I wish I lived near you. Gorgeous painting.
An update on my daughter’s blog (three years and waiting) but I’m so proud of her. I can’t wait to here her perform again.