== Hudson River Zen == Asher Brown Durand, 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮, oil on canvas, 1848, private collector #art #painting #zen #durand

Earth Day! ("Happy" didn't seem right.)

== Hudson River Zen == Asher Brown Durand, 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦, oil on canvas, 1859, Princeton University, Art Museum, artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/... #art #painting #zen #durand

== Hudson River Zen == Asher Brown Durand, 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘜𝘭𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺, 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘬, oil on canvas, 1855, New-York Historical Society, emuseum.nyhistory.org/objects/227/... #art #painting #zen #durand

== Hudson River Zen == Flipping the Script? [L] Asher Brown Durand, 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴, 1855, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, collections.mfa.org/objects/3375... [R] Asher Brown Durand, 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦, 1855, St. Louis Art Museum, www.slam.org/collection/o... #art #painting #zen #durand

== Hudson River Zen == From Sketch to Painting Sketch: 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘢 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘏𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘦, 1855, NYHS Asher Brown Durand, 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘢 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘬 a.k.a. 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘢 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘏𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘦, oil on canvas, 1855, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, risdmuseum.org/art-design/c... #art #painting #zen #durand

== Hudson River Zen == A family gift (left). From an 1869 book, "The Poet and the Painter," printing an engraving by Londoner John Kirk, "A Scene in the Adirondack Mountains," possibly of a lost 1863 Durand painting, "Landscape Composition" (right, AI simulation) for collector Henry G. Marquand.

31-MONTH ADVANCE NOTICE TO DEMOCRATIC PARTY: If you nominate Gavin Newsom, I will not fund, support, or vote for your nominee; I will not bully any queer person to vote for your nominee; and I will not tolerate your bullying of any queer person to vote for your nominee. Sincerely, "Abnormal" Queer

== Hudson River Zen == Experiment in AI simulation from best-available public image Asher Brown Durand, 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵, oil on canvas, 1851, private collection?, siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.... #art #painting #zen #durand

== Hudson River Zen == Earlier Imperialism Asher Brown Durand, 𝘌𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘗𝘶𝘵𝘯𝘢𝘮 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴, oil on canvas, 1844, Fenimore Art Museum, collections.fenimoreart.org/objects/2017... #art #painting #zen #durand

I hadn’t realized how heavily the Iranian population is concentrated in its western regions.

To Democrats who casually slur queer people as "abnormal," I strongly suggest you step out of your bigoted centrist bubble and learn some fucking respect.

I wish the New York Times hated rich pedophiles as much as they hate trans kids.

== Hudson River Zen == Asher Brown Durand, 𝘎𝘰𝘥'𝘴 𝘑𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘜𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘎𝘰𝘨, oil on canvas, 1851-52, Chrysler Museum of Art, chrysler.emuseum.com/objects/9367... #art #painting #zen #durand

== Hudson River Zen == Downstream v. Upstream (L) Asher Brown Durand, 𝘈 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 [𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴], 1859, Walters Art Museum (R) Asher Brown Durand, 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦 [𝘈 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦], oil on canvas, 1858, Currier Museum of Art #art #painting #zen

== Hudson River Zen == An Ice Encounter Asher Brown Durand, 𝘈𝘯 𝘐𝘤𝘦𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘨, watercolor, 1840, unlocated, siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.... #art #painting #zen #iceberg #durand

== Hudson River Zen == Shout out to our neighbors, the Berkshires! Asher Brown Durand, 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴, oil on canvas, 1850, Detroit Institute of Arts, dia.org/collection/m...

== Hudson River Zen == Ending the year on a proper note with a visit to our excellent local museum! Asher Brown Durand, 𝘈𝘯 𝘖𝘭𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘯'𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴, oil on canvas, 1845, Albany Institute of History and Art, www.albanyinstitute.org/collection/d...

The Times’s obvious embrace of anti-trans bigotry was the last straw for me. No regrets about cancelling 25 years of subscribing.

== Hudson River Zen == Asher Brown Durand, 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦, oil on canvas, ca. 1850, Delaware Art Museum, emuseum.delart.org/objects/2990... #art #painting #zen

== Hudson River Zen == Durand but different: a sketch from his European tour Asher Brown Durand, 𝘚𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰 in 𝘚𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper, 1841, New-York Historical Society, emuseum.nyhistory.org/objects/2083... #art #painting #zen

== Hudson River Zen == Visiting Philadelphia, so highlighting this secret Durand that was last known to be here. Asher Brown Durand, 𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘥 (𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦), oil on canvas, 1860, anonymous collection #art #painting #zen

== Hudson River Zen == Special visit to the IMA to see my partner Andrew's hometown Durand! Asher Brown Durand, 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘞𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘯, oil on canvas, 1847, Indianapolis Museum of Art, collections.discovernewfields.org/art/artwork/... #art #painting #zen

== Hudson River Zen == Delighted to help uncover Durand's evocative original name for 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦. Thanks to Ex Dir Shaun for the image! Asher Brown Durand, 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘚𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘋𝘢𝘺, oil on canvas, 1844, RAM: Richmond [Ind.] Art Museum, richmondartmuseum.org/permanent-co... #art #painting #zen

== Hudson River Zen == From a recent visit to the Met! Asher Brown Durand, 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯, oil on canvas, 1865, Met: Metropolitan Museum of Art, www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti... #art #painting #zen

== Hudson River Zen == Okay, it’s not an Asher Durand painting, but it almost seems like having one in our home after a Herculean effort to clean years of grime off a window that’s 20 feet off the ground. Bring on the winter. We’ll grab as much light as we can from these upstate NY skies!

== Hudson River Zen == Asher Brown Durand, 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦, oil on canvas, 1855, St. Louis Art Museum, www.slam.org/collection/o...

🇪🇹 Ethiopian Cooking 🇪🇹 Kik Alicha | ክክ አልጫ Yellow split peas, but the real yellow is from the turmeric! Crucial: fresh garlic and ginger--i.e. from cloves and roots, not convenient little bottles. 😊 Cheers to the Toronto Star @thestar.com for the easy recipe.

🇪🇹Ethiopian Cooking 🇪🇹 Azifa | አዚፋ Second effort. Better seasoned. Recipe looks easy but getting the balance right is tricky. Tried sautéed onions and jalapeños initially, but decided uncooked with more crunch and flavor are better, esp. the red onions. Next time: less lentil-mashing!

Statement from the Unitarian Universalist Association and 8 other denominations: “…our faiths call on us to proclaim that transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people deserve respect, love, and equal rights.… our beloveds are created in the image of God – Holy and whole.” www.uua.org/pressroom/pr...

ORIGINAL ANTI-FASCIST! Here’s to my late grandfather: 2nd Infantry Division machine gunner (😳). Normandy, Battle of the Bulge, invasion of Germany, liberation of camps, and on to Pilsen, Czechoslovakia before returning to train for the invasion of Japan.

ቲማቲም ሰላጣ 🇪🇹 Timatim Salata Not hard to make, but the ginger and (if one likes) berbere give it a different profile than salsa.

Hey! Calling all Wonder Women! We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit. 50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.

== Hudson River Zen == Squirrel! Asher Brown Durand, 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴, oil on canvas, 1855, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

Cause > Effect Time for a batch of Aunt Virginia’s chili!

🎃 Hudson River Zen 🎃 Washington Irving, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘺 𝘊𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘯, 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘵., 51-120, 1819, New York: C.S. Van Winkle, archive.org/details/irvi... John Quidor, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘥 𝘊𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘦, 1858, Smithsonian, americanart.si.edu/artwork/head...

== Hudson River Zen == Face-to-Leaf! Asher Brown Durand, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴, oil on canvas, 1845, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti....

Great time watching the great Krakowski tonight!

🇪🇹Ethiopian Cooking 🇪🇹 Azifa | አዚፋ Chilled Green Lentil Salad 😊 Note to self: Don’t fear the ground mustard and jalapeños

== Hudson River Zen == Asher Brown Durand, 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴' 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, oil on canvas, 1864, Yale University Art Gallery, artgallery.yale.edu/collections/... #art #painting #zen

I’ve never felt a need for a rainbow flag in my office. But now federal workers are being fired for pride displays, with the cult cheering it on. So I decided to dedicate a new pride flag to Trumpers, deliberately positioned in my Zoom background next to my faculty awards for teaching and service. 🏳️‍🌈

== Hudson River Zen == Autumn Arrival Asher Brown Durand, [𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦,] 𝘏𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵, oil on canvas, 1852, San Antonio Museum of Art, sanantonio.emuseum.com/objects/1202... #art #painting #zen

== Hudson River Zen == Summer Sunset Asher Brown Durand, 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦, 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘵 [a.k.a. 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘳], oil on canvas, 1849, R.W. Norton Art Gallery, www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb... #art #painting #zen

== Hudson River Zen == Lost and Found! Albert Bierstadt, 𝘓𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦, oil on canvas, ca. 1858, National Gallery of Art, www.nga.gov/artworks/715... #art #painting #zen

== Hudson River Zen == Foiled at Smithsonian American Art Museum! 😳 #art #painting #zen

== Hudson River Zen == Asher B. Durand, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘚𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, oil on canvas, ca. 1850, Springfield [Ohio] Museum of Art, www.springfieldart.net?exhibition=p... #art #painting #zen

== Hudson River Zen == ♀️ Canon Expanding 🚺 Susie M. Barstow, 𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴, oil on canvas, c. 1880, Albany Institute of History & Art, www.albanyinstitute.org/collection/d... #art #painting #zen

== Hudson River Zen == Reunited! (Commissioned as a pair) Asher B. Durand, 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦, 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯, oil on canvas, 1847, New Orleans Museum of Art Asher B. Durand, 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦, 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯 (𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴), oil on canvas, 1847, Amherst College, Mead Art Museum #art #painting

== Hudson River Zen == ❌ No Confederate Portraits at West Point! ❌ John Ferguson Weir, 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵, oil on linen, 1862, New-York Historical Society, emuseum.nyhistory.org/objects/1961... #art #painting #zen

== Hudson River Zen == Asher Brown Durand, 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦, oil on canvas, 1853, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine, collections.portlandmuseum.org/objects-1/in... #art #painting #zen