Keeping at It

 

The bartender calls this cocktail, the Pain in the Ass.

– Postcards From Red Squirrel Trail

A painting is not a picture of an experience, it is an experience.
— Mark Rothko

And, Exhibit B: Considering My Bliss Options, Op. 137 № 2b

Per my challenge to myself yesterday, it pleases me to report that I have worked more on I dreamt of reconciliation and harmony; I've now reached the 90-second mark, and I'm off for the night.

Timbrally Heterogeneous Duo

 Late in October, flutist Paul Gardner and alto saxophonist Greg Weber sent recordings they made of two arrangements of mine: Zen on the Wing, Op. 114 № 2a (here) and Considering My Bliss Options, Op. 137 № 2b

On 11 Dec as a thank-you, I began a new duo especially for them, I dreamt of reconciliation and harmony (which in fact, I recently had) my Op. 171. Almost a month later, I resumed work on it today, with an eye to restoring a habit of doing at least a little composing each day.