A Smooth Collie in Prague

“A Smooth Collie in Prague” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in Prague, Czech Republic on September 17, 2025.
“Unbroken hearts” composed and performed with clarinet, guitar, and banjo by Sanford Ross Bender on November 18, 2025.

A twisted stroll home

“Window” drawn with charcoal on paper by Sanford Ross Bender
“A twisted stroll home” composed and performed with guitar and concertina by Sanford Ross Bender on December 4, 2025.

Moon Cats outside my Window

“Moon Cats from outside my Window” was painted by Sanford Bender with acrylic paint and colored pencil on canvas board on May 29, 2021.

I awoke just after midnight to a most supernatural music outside my window as cats appeared singing under a full moon. That is what I imagined when I listened back to the music I was composing with tracks of guitar, slide guitar and harmonica. The painting of the nocturnal scene was finally realized two and a half months later from drawings in my sketch book. Whereas an irate neighbor may react to this lunar concert by lunging for a garden hose to spray amidst a torrent of profanities, I was drawn deeply into this feline world of sensory agility and mindfulness for which the music was my portal.

“Moon Cats from outside my Window” – Music by Sanford Bender composed on March 13, 2021.

“Moon Cats from outside my Window” is composed and performed in three tracks for acoustic guitar, acoustic slide guitar, and harmonica by Sanford Bender.