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About JMN

I live in Texas and devote much of my time to easel painting on an amateur basis. I stream a lot of music, mostly jazz, throughout the day. I like to read and memorize poetry.

“Soap Goat Milk”

Posted on November 25, 2018 by JMN

This farm sells great goat cheeses and other homegrown products. (c) 2018 JMN.

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Produce

Posted on November 25, 2018 by JMN

Mushroom gathering is a lively Catalan tradition. Eduard collects a batch most days and they are sauteed in oil and garlic for meals. He knows five species that are consumed, and those to avoid. Today he was excited to find … Continue reading →

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Airport

Posted on November 25, 2018 by JMN

(c) 2018 JMN.

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Trying to figure markers out

Posted on November 25, 2018 by JMN

When you try to add color, they insist on making a line. Is that how they get their name?! This project is definitely up hill. Maybe just try black and white for a while. Can do virtually no image editing … Continue reading →

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Helena Draws Me

Posted on November 25, 2018 by JMN

The “mas,” Reus. (c) 2018 JMN.

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Saturday at Salou

Posted on November 24, 2018 by JMN

A delightful outing today to the seaside. My son-in-law is an excellent driver. His get-on-down-the-road style of motoring keeps getting my attention. For example, a complex stretch of street, a twisty interchange involving circles, invites attack rather than sedate traversal … Continue reading →

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The Mas: Homework

Posted on November 21, 2018 by JMN

(C) JMN.

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Real Monasterio de Santes Creus

Posted on November 21, 2018 by JMN

Founded in 1168, it sustained monastic life until 1835. (c) 2018 JMN.

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Santes Creus: Nuria

Posted on November 21, 2018 by JMN

Nuria is centered and thoughtful at 21. She studies psychology at university and has widely ranging interests. In the gloom of Santes Creus cathedral she and I contemplated skeptically the riotously decorated altarpiece. I asked her if she was familiar … Continue reading →

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“A Painter in Sound”

Posted on November 21, 2018 by JMN

http://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/19/books/review/claude-debussy-stephen-walsh-biography.html It is not easy to write meaningfully about music without resorting to technical terminology, and the list of those authors who can find accessible language to convey its subtleties to the nonspecialist is depressingly short. Walsh is a deep … Continue reading →

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