I should have referred to them as “blush” roses. I’m trying here to paint a looser rose – but still it needs to resemble a rose I think. Some do and some don’t. Overall. there are some features I like. I like the setting – the table the translucent cloth. I wanted to “crochet” it but didn’t have time. I do have a favorite rose – bottom front and interesting – I had no reference for that one – from imagination only but not easy for me to do. It looks most sheer and soft. However, one shouldn’t be looking at any single rose, the question is – does the painting work. I do like the background. It’s a style of adding texture I can actually repeat – though randomly created. Initially, I thought the green of the vase vase was too dark and too intense, but I left it. It’s a pretty color and. the fade down gives it a hint of glow and transparency which I like. For some reason quite a bit of gray is showing up in this digital image which is not in the painting.

RESISTANCE: You can imagine I’m in pain with the passage today of that HORRIBLE NEW BILL in the House. Hopefully the Senate will block it. They’ve long said they will not allow it to pass. For the good of the country, I certainly hope not. It is so very IMMORAL. Those who voted for it are IMMORAL. Anyone who supports this bill is IMMORAL. They even allowed into this bill the tax exemption of “gun silencers”, and “tanning beds” for the orange guy I suppose. It’s shocking though I should no longer be shocked at anything they do. No one could have fantasied this script for the United States. I keep holding out for a glimmer of humanity in our governance but I’m finding none. And. the orange guy, I guess feels the needs to shore up racism in this country with white Afrikaners who are 4% of the South African population but own 80 % of the land but feel oppressed. Just think, people went to the polls and voted for this guy – otherwise they would have had to vote for a woman who is Black. This is rarely mentioned but we all know it is the truth.

Moody’s just downgraded the bond rating on securities backed by the FULL FAITH AND CREDIT OF THE UNTIED STATES due to the huge increase in deficit projected. This is also a big deal. Interest cost on trillions of debt outstanding just went up on 10 yr. 20 yr. and 30 yr. treasury bonds. This will mean a massive increase in interest cost to the. government. What do they say about this, they say “we don’t care”. They only care about a tax cut for the richest amongst us. This bill will devastate food care and health care for children and elderly and substantially increase the cost of health care to many using the Affordable Care Plan. I’m putting it out to the universe Senators – WE’RE COUNTING ON YOU!

In case you haven’t heard, an item was approved a couple days ago which will turn an AK7 type rifle into a “MACHINE GUN”. Now they can kill more children and other innocents – though “their thoughts and prayers” will be with their families. Winifred

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