Category: Art

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Jungle spirit

St. John, Virgin Islands drawn with ink and painted with watercolors by Sanford R. Bender
“Jungle spirit” composed and performed with clarinet, guitar, and percussion by Sanford R. Bender on January 6, 2025.
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Use the morning well

“Looking down on the harbor” of Santorini in the Greek islands drawn with pen and ink by Sanford Ross Bender

“Use the morning well” composed and performed with guitar and violin by Sanford Ross Bender on December 27, 2024.

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Thursday morning

“Dog walk” drawn with pen & ink by Sanford R. Bender in 2008.
“Thursday morning” composed and performed with guitar, concertina, and glockenspiel by Sanford R. Bender on December 12, 2024.
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Princess Meow

“My royal cat” drawn with colored pencil and oil pastels by Sanford Ross Bender on December 9. 2024.
“Princess Meow” was composed and performed with guitar, concertina, and violin by Sanford Ross Bender on December 8, 2024.

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No longer in thrall

“Daylilies” painted with watercolor and ink by Sanford Ross Bender
“No longer in thrall” composed and performed with guitar, banjo, and concertina by Sanford Ross Bender on December 6, 2024.

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Streamside

“Deep green bend” painted with watercolor and gouache by Sanford Ross Bender so many summers ago
“Streamside” composed with guitars, banjo, and concertina by Sanford Ross Bender on November 29, 2024

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Moose appearance

“Forest retreat” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in Baxter State Park, Maine on Septeptember 22, 2024.
“Running moose” drawn with colored pencil in 2024 by Sanford Ross Bender.

“Moose appearance” composed and performed with two guitars by Sanford Ross Bender on September 22, 2024 (Autumn Equinox).

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Staying afloat

“Downstream” drawn with ink on paper in September, 2019.

Staying afloat” composed and performed with guitar and banjo by Sanford Ross Bender on August 2, 2024.

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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.