A glimpse of light

“Snow field ” drawn with pen and ink by Sanford Ross Bender on January 23, 1995
“A glimpse of light” composed and performed with guitar, clarinet, snare drum, and crash cymbal by Sanford Ross Bender on January 20, 2024.

Fresh fallen snow

“Snow overed bridge ” drawn with pen and ink by Sanford Ross Bender
“Fresh fallen snow” composed and performed with guitar, bass, snare drum and cymbal by Sanford Ross Bender on January 14, 2024

Red dirt road

“Red dirt road ” pastel drawing by Sanford Ross Bender on January 10, 2024
“Red dirt road” composed and performed with acoustic guitar by Sanford Ross Bender on January 10, 2024.

They left with our smiles

“Morning” painted with watercolors by Sanford Ross Bender
“They left with our smiles” composed and peformed with guitar and glockenspiel by Sanford Ross Bender on December 27, 2023

Fast Stop

“Fast stop” painted with black ink and blue pencil markings by Sanford Ross Bender
“Fast Stop” composed and performed with acoustic guitar, electric bass, and concertina by Sanford Ross Bender on December 20, 2023

Your thoughtfulness

“Tiny landscape” painted with watercolors by Sanford Ross Bender
“Your thoughtfulness” composed and performed witrh guitar by Sanford Ross Bender on December 16, 2023

Mountain hopping

“Mountain hopping” drawn with soft pencil on paper by Sanford Ross Bender
“Mountain hopping” composed, performed , and recorded with banjo, harmonica, and cymbal by Sanford Ross Bender on October 14-15, 2023.

Tiptoe into Dreams on the Night Train

“Tiptoe into Dreams on the Night Train” composed, performed, and recorded with dobro, banjo, mandolin, and concertina by Sanford Ross Bender on June 2, 2023
“Night Train” drawn with colored pencils on toned blue mixed media paper stock by Sanford Ross Bender on June 3, 2023

Night Flowers

“Night Flowers” photographed in Tyler Park, Pennsylvania by Sanford Ross Bender on October 23, 2022
“The Wayfaring Stranger” played on five string banjo by Sanford Ross Bender on October 24, 2022

“The Wayfaring Stranger” is a “well-known American folk and gospel song likely originating in the early 19th century about a plaintive soul on the journey through life” – Wikipedia.

Sounds Celtic

“Sounds Celtic” improvised and recorded with guitar and concertina by Sanford Ross Bender on October 2, 2022.
“Poetry Hill” drawn with crayons on cardboard by Sanford Ross Bender from some time ago.