Category: Art

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Music, raise my spirits

“Charging moose” drawn with colored pencil by Sanford Ross Bender in June 2024.
“Music, raise my spirits” composed and performed with guitar and slide guitar by Sanford Ross Bender on July 28, 2024.

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How would I know what it is like to be a giraffe?

Inquisitive giraffe drawn by Sanford Ross Bender at the Blank Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa in 2019.
“How would I know what it is like to be a giraffe?” composed and performed with dobro and concertina by Sanford Ross Bender on July 25, 2024.

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Thorny raven cake mix

“Raven” drawn with black pencil by Sanford R. Bender on August 27, 2020.
“Thorny raven cake mix” composed and performed with guitar and concertina by Sanford R. Bender on June 21, 2024.
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Summer solstice

These previously posted musical pieces celebrate heartfully the approaching summer solstice. SRB

“Bog iris” photographed at the Orono bog boardwalk in Maine by Sanford R. Bender on June 17, 2024.
“Following fireflies” composed and performed with banjo, dobro, and guitar by Sanford R. Bender in 2023.
“May I have this dance” composed and performed with dobro, banjo, and concertina by Sanford R. Bender in 2022.
“Carnival of bygone days” composed and performed with guitar, clarinet, and concertina by Sanford R. Bender in 2024.
“Satin Darkness” composed and performed with guitar and concertina by Sanford R. Bender in 2023.
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Volcanic breathing

“Volcanic breathing” drawn with colored pencil in sketchbook by Sanford Ross Bender on June 8, 2024.
“Volcanic breathing” composed and performed with guitar and concertina by Sanford Ross Bender on June 8, 2024.
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Bogs and fens

“Southern Creek” painted with watercolors by Sanford (Sandy) R. Bender in 1982
“Bogs and fens” composed and performed with guitar, banjo, and concertina by Sanford (Sandy) R. Bender on May 6, 2024
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Navigating in nebulae

Mixed media painting from a while ago by Sanford Ross Bender
“Navigating in nebulae” composed and performed with two guitars, bass, and percussion by Sanford Ross Bender on April 21, 2024.
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Bobcat run

“Bobcats” drawn with colored pencil by Sanford Ross Bender
“Bobcat run” improvised with guitar by Sanford Ross Bender on April 17, 2024.
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This is just the way it goes

“This is just the way it goes” composed and performed with guitars and concertina by Sanford Ross Bender on April 11, 2024.
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Big top

“Big top” painted and drawn with mixed media by Sanford Ross Bender
“Big top” composed and performed with clarinet, crash cymbal, and guitar by Sanford Ross Bender on April 7, 2024