New Columbine Leaves
Oil on wood
9x7 inches

Oil painting of yellow roses. intention to express a vibe of shameless abandon into color and form and light.

#ontheeasel #oilonwood #shameless

Trump to reportedly cut grant for key US steel project in Vance’s home town Outcry as CNN reports president to stop funds for program that would have created jobs in Middletown, Ohio

The Trump administration is reportedly planning to kill a $500 million grant from the Biden admin that would boost steel manufacturing in America’s rust belt, including in JD Vance’s hometown of Middletown, Ohio.

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I love the subtle color changes

#handsoff even in small towns like ours, crowds show to protest the rape and pillage of our country

CARTOON OF THE DAY 🇺🇸

Five Things Cory Booker Taught Me This Week The thing Booker modeled above all is that we each have something at which we excel, and that now is a good time to step up and try to do it.

.@SenBooker's marathon effort moved me more than I could explain.

And this piece from @Dahlialithwick beautifully articulates what I couldn't. slate.com/news-and-pol...

Grateful for the time at @the-vcca.bsky.social to get into the minutiae of this subject.

#driedhydrangea #oilonwood #darkbotanical #beautifulage

YouTube video by Pete Buttigieg Pete Responds Live to Trump Admin’s Major Security Failure

The lives of American troops - and every American life - depends on the people in charge of our government taking their responsibilities seriously. But again and again, including with the incompetence that came to light today, they are demonstrating the opposite.

My full interview here:

Thank you!

Agree 💯💯💯💯. 🙏💚

Artists find inspiration at Virginia retreat Virginia is home to one of the nation’s oldest and largest residency programs for artists, hosting more than 400 painters and sculptors, writers and composers each year. Ten years ago, its future was ...

Thank you to Virginia Public Radio’s Sandy Hausman for visiting VCCA! Listen to the birdsong, music, and conversations she captured in this piece for WVTF and Radio IQ: www.wvtf.org/news/2025-03... #VCCAFellows

“Since when are libraries the swamp?” asked @bravoandy.bsky.social on last night’s WWHL, when he named Trump’s IMLS cuts Jackhole of the day. Thanks so much, Andy, for standing up for libraries and raising “library kids.” Be sure to see “The Librarians” documentary. We’d make great bartenders 😉

#workinprogress #detail #oilpainting #darkbotanical #hudsonvalleyartist

Jonathan Haidt Returns (on the Anxious Generation) Podcast Episode · Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard · 03/12/2025 · 2h 31m

Soooo good for understanding the mental state of young adults

Protests against pro-Russian leaders sweep Eastern Europe Large rallies took place in Hungary, Romania and Serbia

www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

#wetwoods are my favorite woods. @blackrockforest.bsky.social

The eventual fate of the GOP

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I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.

Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.

Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.

People, through their collective action, are sending a message to anyone willing to heed it

Since Congress’s allotted funds have already been improperly unallocated, U.S. citizens are questioning whether they are legally required to continue paying federal taxes.

After mass firings, the IRS is poised to close audits of wealthy taxpayers.

IRS agents say that current audits of rich people and corporations could be closed down prematurely.

The Treasury Department estimates that the 1% account for $163 billion in unpaid taxes each year.

TechCrunch covers Flashes ⚡️⚡️⚡️

Call your Senators & Reps tomorrow morning, especially the GOP ones, & demand support for Ukraine. Every GOP official needs to be asked if they are behind Trump & believe we should ally with Putin over Zelensky.

This terrifies me - what are you going to do to protect NYers from this??
@schumer.senate.gov @pkryan.bsky.social @kirstengillibrand

Murphy: "The destruction of our democracy is part of this story ... this is super unpopular, what they are doing. Nobody wants their healthcare to disappear ... so how do you get away with it? You try to destroy our democracy. You try to crush dissent. You threaten members of Congress with arrest."

Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid.

So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.

The Teacher in Room 1214 When a gunman killed two of her students, Ivy Schamis was the only adult in the room. Her journey through guilt and healing sheds light on the impossible role of American teachers.

What the laws in this country do to everyday people

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/h...