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I only have 30 plus-or-minus squares to go, this Sunday.

The colors are summerizing, the tape seems to come off very well (see lower left corner), the contours are looking good.

Get the monocle out, I could probably do a better job painting.

Many times I'm saying to myself, "... more paint, more paint," but sometimes it's just not there and I don't feel like making more, so I just scrape it in just enough.

Other times, I have way too much paint, and I begin a second square to empty some of the brush. These are ideal conditions, but they do not always exist because I am not always perfect at what I am doing.

And I still have to paint the 2401 X's.

When I'm done, if I finish, I'm going to call this painting something like "Milkweed Entanglement in 4802 Photons."

Final Conclusion: We're screwed. 🌎

I mean, we have to preserve as much natural habitat as possible, corridors, parks, sanctuaries, etc.

#milkweed #monarch #summer #painting #squares #forever

"Of the 400m tonnes of plastic produced over the course of 2022, just under 38m tonnes (9.5%) was produced from recycled plastic, 98% of the remaining 362m tonnes was produced from fossil fuels, predominantly coal and oil."

theguardian.com/environment/20

The Guardian · Just 9.5% of plastic made in 2022 used recycled material, study showsBy Sandra Laville

G.
Forever is Composed of Nows.
Acrylic on paper.

The title of an Emily Dickinson poem about forever and now inspired this painting about time, represented by clocks, a clock headed man, on a stairs, beside a grandfather clock, moving towards a door.

[ Prints :
james-mccormack.pixels.com/fea ]

Hey! It's still #AlternateFridayMusic 🎉

Hosts: @MarkIngs @bborn
Subject: #forever
Song: Burnie
By: Midnight Oil
Link: youtu.be/N3S8QnQLbsg

From the sweat of a Northern Beaches pub in 1981:

🎶 But you can draw the blind
But you can't stop the sun
From shining on & on & getting you there
Tide forever beckons you to leave
But something holds you back
It's not the promise of the swell or a girl
Just a hope that someday someway it'll be okay
So you stop & say
...
I'll stay & I'll fight
🎶

Hey! It's #AlternateFridayMusic 🎉

Hosts: @MarkIngs @bborn
Subject: #forever
Song: 40 Years then Death
By: TISM
Link: youtu.be/e3UUq4e4XUQ

Released in 1987, lyrics & title were updated in 2024 to "14 Years - then Death"

🎶 Back’s not good, heart’s not right
Left arm is sore, chest is tight
The ambos both are calm, skilled girls
The defibrillator’s cord uncurls
Its paddles are cold to the touch
Cos the dead are just us
they're just us
Less love
...
Disappear forever from my head
🎶

G.(feb24).
Forever is Composed of Nows.
Acrylic on paper.

The title of an Emily Dickinson poem about forever and now inspired this painting about time, represented by clocks, a clock headed man, on a stairs, beside a grandfather clock, moving towards a door.

[ Prints :
james-mccormack.pixels.com/fea ]

Forever sounds good, right?

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