6:26 pm: i noticed this afternoon that our cacti, which have been half-heartedly blossoming for a few weeks, have finally burst into full bloom. this might seem to be of little significance to those of you in moist climates, but for us here in our high desert climate, it's a significant event to see this burst of color from the dry dusty soil.
going back for a moment to the work i did today on parade 47, i went back over to my studio late this afternoon and i wasn't thrilled with the painting. i'll see how it strikes me in the morning.
2:20 pm: i have a strategy session at 3 about the photography workshop martin and i will be leading starting this wednesday, so i'm stopping here for the day. as you will notice if you've been following the development of my parade series, this painting represents somewhat of a departure, leaning more towards the abstract. lets see what happens tomorrow, shall we?
ON THE RIGHT is the previous painting, parade 46, a companion piece with a similar grouping of figures: kids exploring gadgets at the opening event of steamshop, a makers space we helped launch in alamosa.
12:17 pm: a grey beginning on a grey day
1:30 pm: stage 2 is on the right
from varoufakis' blog today: The referendum of 5 July will stay in history as a unique moment when a small European nation rose up against debt bondage.
Like all struggles for democratic rights, so too this historic rejection of the Eurogroup’s 25 June ultimatum comes with a large price tag attached. It is, therefore, essential that the great capital bestowed upon our government by the splendid no vote be invested immediately into a yes to a proper resolution – to an agreement that involves debt restructuring, less austerity, redistribution in favour of the needy, and real reforms.
Soon after the announcement of the referendum results, I was made aware of a certain preference by some Eurogroup participants, and assorted “partners”, for my … “absence” from its meetings; an idea that the prime minister judged to be potentially helpful to him in reaching an agreement. For this reason I am leaving the ministry of finance today.
I consider it my duty to help Alexis Tsipras exploit, as he sees fit, the capital that the Greek people granted us through yesterday’s referendum.
And I shall wear the creditors’ loathing with pride.
We of the left know how to act collectively with no care for the privileges of office. I shall support fully Prime Minister Tsipras, the new minister of finance, and our government.
The superhuman effort to honour the brave people of Greece, and the famous oxi (no) that they granted to democrats the world over, is just beginning.
read about varoufakis and why he resigned by copying & pasting the link BELOW to your browser:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/06/yanis-varoufakis-why-greek-finance-minister-had-to-go
10:38 am: last night's rainbow, (left) following afternoon thunderstorms, and this morning's monsoonal clouds, indicating the continuation of the seasonal monsoonal flow across southern colorado and presaging more storms this afternoon. cooler weather will occur over the next few days. by the way, if you read my post of last night, i continue to not wear a watch, and it feels great. my plan for moments i need one, such as our upcoming photography class on wednesday, the first of our 4 SLV summer camp classes, is to simply bring one along (god knows i have enough to choose from) and put it on during the 4 hour class, then take it off. this morning i brought most of my collection, which had been in my night table drawer, to the studio. more about the significance of this later.
i'm about to start painting on parade 47; pics when available
