The banner says “if there is love, evil is only fantasy” Yesterday was the annual Fiesta de los Inocentes, or “Party for the Innocents.” Originally it was meant to commemorate when Herod decreed that all male children under 2 years old should be killed, after he had heard of the birth of Jesus. Historically, the […]
Dummy!
This effigy head is about 4 feet high, and will sit upon a huge dummy on New Year’s Eve Ecuador has an exciting way of celebrating New Year’s Eve, unlike anything seen in North America. (see here for last year’s report on it) Each family creates or buys an effigy, or dummy, for the celebration. […]
Mas Agua, Poco Color
[Note: This post by Evelyn] I had my last watercolor lesson with Alberto Soriano, a world class Ecuadorian painter, today. It was an honor and privilege for me to learn from such a talented artist, and be so welcomed into his world. Alberto is quite passionate, warm, with a positive energy, that is absolutely inspiring. […]
Orchestra Sinfonica de Cuenca
The Cuenca Symphony put on a free Conciertos Navidenos (Christmas Concert) tonight, so we decided to go see them. We had passed the theater many times while walking in the past couple months, but never realized what it was. They were playing at the University theater, about 6 blocks from our apartment. The announcement said […]
Dancers in Motion
Last week I tried using hand-held long exposure photography for the first time. Tonight we visited The Jazz Society again at Nektar. On Thursday nights they have dancers in addition to the jazz music, and I was anxious to try this technique on dancers, where their motion can be captured. For a first attempt, I […]
Everything’s Blurry
1/2 second hand-held experiment of police bike getting ready to lead the running Santas in a 10K race Last week we were invited to the home of Emanuela for dinner and to review her photography. She had commented that she liked my stuff (see www.mindstormphoto.com for mine), but that hers were “at the opposite extreme” […]
Rooftop Party As Pauline Leaves Cuenca
New Cathedral domes in the afternoon from neighboring rooftop Santo Domingo church, as seen from the same rooftop New Cathedral after sundown as seen from rooftop across the main square This afternoon we went to a party thrown by Vivian Slade — the jazz singer we have listened to several times from The Jazz Society. […]
Art Class Completed
Evelyn has just completed a series of art classes taught by renown Santa Fe instructor, Gary Myers, in his home studio in El Centro. Because art materials and studio supplies are scarce in Cuenca, Gary and Arie have developed innovative tools to use. For student easels, he used wooden wedges that were being used as […]
Bad “Expat Day” & Good Pot Luck
This morning was the Second Annual Expat Day, in which the city of Cuenca holds a small festival (seems there is a festival every week here) for expats. The idea is to have expats meet local businesses, be welcomed to the city, etc. Unfortunately, whoever set it up is a moron… 🙁 Once the music […]
Churches and Jazz Society
Evelyn has drawing art classes on Thursday mornings, so I walked the 3 blocks to take in the week’s laundry. $3.58 for same-day wash & fold for all I can carry is such a deal that I don’t really want a washer/dryer in Cuenca! I decided to take a long route back home, exploring a […]
