Endangered Species

Evolution is change over time. Perhaps we should not underestimate extinction.
Charles Darwin wrote, “It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.”

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Trying Something New

Here’s one way of looking at why it’s important to let go.

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S. Bear Creek Rd., Merced, CA (again)

I’ve tried this view before in Paper 53; now, with Procreate I have a few more features to choose from. At any rate, I feel a little better about doing trees in Procreate.

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(Yet again, and that’s it, basta.)

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My name is _____________, and I’m an underbreather

I’ve been practicing yoga since 2011, and I realize – for me at least – it’s all in the nose. Whether at a studio under formal, individualized attention, a more loosely structured fitness center, or here at home, my nose muscles are finally toned enough that I can begin to learn from the story that my own breathing is telling me. And for that I need air – lots of it. I had been on various breathing diets, as it were, in conjunction with meditation, spirituality, and even organized monasticism, but for reasons that I promise to honor but not discuss, yoga has somehow empowered me to admit that I, indeed, want more, much more out of air, and that I need to associate myself with others who interact with it proactively and in front of whom I can honestly say, “I’m Paul, and I’m an underbreather.”

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Moonlight

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Done in Procreate…see 8x progress video (remarkable canned iMovie music included):

We Know Yang’s in Merced, CA…

We’ve raised the topic of Yang’s Strawberry and Produce Stand in a previous post, and one of these days we’ll attempt to estimate what their collective nutritional impact on the region has been, but in the meantime, consider this as I was prompted to consider it:

Balance

Mea culpa.

Extramural Affairs

Alright, now here’s an image for you. It’s not clear whether he’s on the outside looking in or on the inside looking out, but it’s clear that there’s something creepy going on. It is what it is. That’s about all I can say.

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Technical: This I did in Procreate. I’ve been fascinated by the smudging features.

A&M Market Merced

I pass this little corner market at the corner of K and 23rd, not to mention the nearby train station and the old Ford pickup truck, on my way to and from the 17th Street Pub.

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Technical: I snapped a photo of this using my iPhone, viewed it in iPhoto on my external monitor, hand held my iPad and began sketching free hand in Paper 53 and finished it in Procreate. Good practice.

The Open Concept on HGTV’s Twilight Zone

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