Ralph Goings
May 9, 1928 – September 4, 2016Everything I paint is something I want to see painted — ordinary, everyday things and places. I guess I have a rather romantic fascination with diners and cafes and the people who eat and work in them… the truck series came first … as seen near fast food eateries; then viewed through windows of cafes, inside looking out. Once inside, my attention switched to the eatery interiors and the people inside; then finally, I began to concentrate on the countertop arrangements of condiments and food. My fascination with the condiment containers lies in the way light plays on them.
Why photorealism?
If the painting and the photograph were placed side by side one can readily see (I would hope) that, though they both depict the same slice of reality, they are not the same. I guess I might compare it, in my case, to the difference between a musical manuscript (a work of art) and the performance (also a work of art). Perhaps what I’m doing is making one work of art in order to make another. Sounds pretty lofty and highfalutin doesn’t it?
Sept. 30, 2016
For the National Week of Christian Action Against Police Violence, we gathered in Denver for a prayer vigil to remember the lives of victims of police violence in America.
We stood together and read aloud the names of unarmed victims who have been murdered so far in 2016 by police.
People say, “Love is a verb.”
People also say, “God is love.”
Christians, let’s share God with the world and put our faith in action.
| — | Aldo Leopold, “A Sand County Almanac” |
Rights Group Challenges Law that Punishes Animal Rights Activists as “Terrorists”
from the Center for Constitutional Rights The challenge was made on behalf of Kevin Olliff and Tyler Lang. supportkevinandtyler.com May 9, 2016, Chicago – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) challenged the constitutionality of the federal Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) on behalf of two activists convicted as terrorists for freeing thousands of mink and foxes from fur farms.…
Is there anyone else out there who’s interested in process theology and Anarchism? I’ve been thinking about some interesting connections between the relational understanding of the power of God and how Anarchist collectives function. I keep making connections around ideas of power, mutual aid, autonomy, care for the natural world, and resistance to oppression. I would love to work through these ideas with anyone who may be interested (as I have not had the chance to fully wrestle with these thoughts yet.)
