Near Moffat Tunnel Colorado

Robert Spellman painting of an imaginary view of the Yangtze River in China.

I did this watercolor on location quite a few years ago, probably sometime in the early 1990s. I ran across an image of it recently and was pleased to see it. The original was destroyed in a fire while on loan to a young friend whose life circumstances had thrust him cruelly into the role of Buddhist “king”. It's a long story. The painting at any rate still conveys the feeling of early summer mountains wrapped in clouds, pristine alpine lake nearby.

Music of the Moment

Recent compostions are taking their titles from my high school classmates names. This one is called Coppellotti. These are not intended to be musical portraits of people, but I do look at their yearbook pictures and think of them and try to recollect their personalities from fifty-some years ago.

I add one of these compositional sketches with each Moonblog entry on the new and full moon. I also have a page with more of this musical work in progress. Go here for a listen.

New Moon + Eclipse ~ April 8th, 2024