Kasamatsu Shirō (Japanese, 1898–1991)
"Night Rain at Shinobazu Pond", 1938.
Woodblock Print, 38.6 × 26.5 cm.
Private Collection.

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

oil on canvas composition, Impressionistic abstraction, layered brushwork, thin glazes, scumbled highlights, surreal dunes seamlessly rise into elegant slender towers, flowing geometry with elongated smooth vertical curves, clean surfaces, sharp elegant edges, calm and majestic negative space, bright crescent moon, wet-in-wet blending, luminous atmospheric haze, impasto accents, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --stylize 400 --v 8.1

"Goodnight moon" #synthart

‘Human composting’ along San Joaquin River sparks debate. But what’s behind it? A new form of “green burial” is gaining attention, but its use along the river raises questions about transparency, ethics and public land use in Fresno County.

Maybe the Soylent Green Corporation wasn't so far fetched after all.

Natural Organic Reduction Soil (aka Human Composting)

Excellent example why the World Cup should be boycotted.

Price gouging for tickets, parking, lodging and transportation at major U.S. venues isn’t bad enough for you?

The U.S. is not safe for American citizens, why would it be safe for
foreigners?

The Ones and the Others | Michele Del Campo
Oil on canvas

Years ago, I was lucky to meet Victor Wong at a coffee shop in midtown Sacramento. Nicest, most unpretentious man you’d ever want to meet.

Elites use the phrase “conducting Business.” In other words:

“Business” is considered theft or corruption when intentional deception, bribery, or abuse of power is used for personal gain, causing financial harm to employers, partners, or the public.

Yep, just ask Native American about the 500 broken treaties with indigenous tribes or the South Vietnamese & Hmong or Afghans or Kurds. The United States has historically withdrawn support or abandoned allies during or after conflict, leaving local populations and partners vulnerable.

Catholic In Name Only

Goes together like

Christian In Name Only

35 yrs. of living as a religious mythomaniac.

Draft-dodging Donald loves sending other people's children to war.

The government giveth and the oil company taketh away.

The government giveth and the oil company taketh away.

Artist Ulla Thynell

ALERT: Scott MacFarlane reveals new court filings showing Trump may receive a taxpayer-funded payout from his IRS lawsuit — while the DOJ also moves to return taxpayer money to pardoned January 6 defendants.

Your tax dollars could be going directly to Trump and those involved in the Capitol attack.

When you’re the Guardians Of Pedophiles (GOP) and sex offenders, whose members names are all over the Epstein files, it’s what you do.

What’s My Line

This would be a lead question from a panelist to a guest on the ‘50’s TV series …

“Do you or have you ever been involved with sofas or couches?

FEMA's Gregg Phillips has the power of teleportation and he's using it to go to Waffle House??

I'm helping to lead a group of Senate Democrats who are planning to force a vote - every single week the Senate is in session - to end the war in Iran. We have that right under the Senate rules, and we are going to keep putting Republicans on record supporting this insane war.

Every time they say they’re the party of law & order, that they’re pro-law enforcement, that DOJ is taking violent criminals off the streets & Democrats are pro-criminal, remember this. It’s all a sham; a mob-style loyalty exercise.

"This is how fascists talk." Sen. Warnock reacts to JD Vance's comments earlier this evening that the Pope should be more "careful when he talks about matters of theology."

Today's cartoon by Michael Ramirez for the Washington Post:

FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate the violence, protests and arrests stemming from the federal immigration sweeps across the country. "Caught in the Crackdown" premieres tonight on PBS and online.