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In Memory of Bender
On Wednesday, I did the hardest thing in my life; I took one of my cats, Bender, in to be euthanized. During the final week of his life, he’d refused to eat unless force fed. He’d lay in place and...
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Practice Piece: Sleeping Gypsy
Sleeping Gypsy is a watercolor of my female cat. Unlike the boys, she frequently sleeps while I’m awake and (most importantly) doesn’t wake up and move as soon as I decide to paint her. I’m getting a...
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Portrait of Bender
It occurred to me now, a month after Bender’s death, that I had never painted the little bastard. I’m not great at fur yet, and I’d just never gotten around to it – there was always something else to...
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A Moment of Perfect Peace
There is a perfect peace in any moment fully experienced, and this is never more true than when in the presence of a beloved pet. Other humans, no matter how loved, always bring with them questions and...
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Garibaldi’s Notes: Toilets
Why do the two-legged brethren spend so much time seated on this porcelain chair? Do they come to this place in contemplation? In the spirit of scientific inquiry? To commune with their alien gods?...
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