“Cherry tomatoes on the vine” photographed by Sandy Ross Bender.“Generosity” composed, performed, and recorded by Sandy Ross Bender with vocals (from a poem of the same title) accompanied with guitar on December 24, 2015.
I was in deep despair
For a thousand reasons
But I went anyway
To a community garden,
In a peaceful pasture
Outstretched to the treeline
Far below the the towering steeples.
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Led by Sister Ana
Who cut me a bouquet
Of brightly colored zinnias
Speckled red and white,
Magenta and yellow
Flaymboyant
Like living paper mache.
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Here, take these purple tomatoes
And these bundles of chard
From this verdant bounty
Of peppers and squash,
Melons, pumpkins, carrots, and dill
Make them into your dinner
To sustain you through the night.
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“Generosity” written by Sandy Ross Bender on August 13, 2010.
“Red Devil Bat ” drawn with red colored pencil and black ink by Sandy R. Bender* “The Devil’s Questions” lyrics sung by Hugh Stallcup and compiled in “The Ballad Book of John Jacob Niles University Press of Kentucky) Riddles Wisely Expounded (Child No. 1) sung with original melody accompanied with guitar and additional guitar track by Sandy R. Bender
“Colors in company” painted with watercolors by Sandy Ross Bender“Singing mountain meadows” composed, performed, and recorded with guitar and concertina by Sandy Ross Bender on May 1, 202
*The ship in a fleet which carries the commanding admiral.
“Flagship” composed, performed, and recorded with guitar and concertina by Sanford R. Bender on April 23, 2022“Around the cape” Monoprint from St. Martin’s School of Art in London by Sanford Ross Bender from 1974,
**This music is also dedicated to freedom for the people of Ukraine**
“Make it a Special Day” composed, performed, and recorded with guitar by Sandy Ross Bender on July 30, 2016“The joy of my life- Adam as a boy-napping and waking” drawn with a pencil in my sketchbook by Sandy Ross Bender
“Memory of a Drowned Town” composed, performed, and recorded with vocals, guitar, banjo, and clarinet by Sanford Ross Bender on December 30, 2015.“A natural occurence” painted with gouache by Sanford Ross Bender
“Far away from home” composed, performed, and recorded with guitar and concertina by Sanford Ross Bender on April 7, 2022.“Landscape collection” drawn and painted with ink and water colors by Sanford (Sandy) Ross Bender
“Good Call! composed, performed, and recorded with guitar and clarinet by Sanford Ross Bender on March 25, 2022“Clarinet Sunset” painted and drawn with water color, pencil, and crayon by Sanford Ross Bender
“Dorrie” photgraphed by Sanford Ross Bender afew days ago.“I’ll make up my own mind” composed , performed, and recorded with guitar by Sanford Ross Bender on March 22, 2022
“Rain light” drawn and painted with ink and water color by Sanford Ross Bender
“Rain light” drawn and painted with ink and water color by Sanford Ross Bender“Rain light” composed, performed, and recorded with concertina and guitar by Sanford Ross Bender on March 20, 2022.