More cloud news www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
March Newsletter is up. What a world. open.substack.com/pub/sharonbu...
@whitehouse.senate.gov Ties it all together on the Senate floor youtu.be/1V8oE9PAO9k?...
I’m worst than most, but I’m working on it
Also, how are you backing up the 30,000+ pictures on your phone? I thought so!
Artists! Wake up! All those images, blogs, websites, videos, social media accounts are contributing to the expansion of cloud aka data centers! Also: Windows is moving toward putting all your back ups in the cloud so forget about using your own hardrive talkingpicturesblog.com/2026/03/04/h...
Next book project?
Thank you to all the shovelers! We pedestrians love you for it ❤️
Thank you, Claude, for finding a solution!
Actually, the best method is to copy from a cloud folder on the computer and then paste into a folder in the external drive. Meta data intact!
Lesson learned: if you don’t like data centers, you should stop using so much cloud storage.
The editor digging out the car
Cozy day yesterday trying to figure out how to get 30,000 images off my phone and onto a hard drive (not a cloud service) without losing the image's original date and metadata. I don't think it can be done! All suggestions considered. Thank you!
Jobs for artists
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In 2024, I began approaching geometric abstraction from a position of vulnerability and started working with water-based media, soaking raw canvas with paint in irregularly shaped geometries that suggest dissolution.The process also reminds me of how we absorb experience into memory.
I’ve got work in a show at McBride Dillman at 195 Henry St NYC through March 1. This one is “Neptune Park” 2025, acrylic watercolor, pencil, on raw canvas, 29 X 36 inches.
See you in Kingston —> twocoatsofpaint.com/2026/02/spot...
Four of my favourite Cli-Fi novels 📖
The Deluge - Stephen Markley
The Ministry for the Future - Kim Stanley Robinson
Flight Behavior - Barbaraq Kingsolver
Gun Island - Amitav Ghosh
What's yours? 📚
I’m looking forward to seeing what everyone is making these days —> princestreetgallery.com/juried-show-...
Reminded of this film, which seemed absurd back in the day en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Wer...
I’ll be at 68 Prince Street Gallery in Kingston today at 5pm. Stop in and say hello, see the show!
Listen to a 15-minute convo with Jodi Hays on Visual Quitter podcast about a few of the times I wanted to quit —> open.spotify.com/episode/6jBh...
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When people find typos in my work or on Two Coats of Paint, just remember it’s an indication that we are proudly human :)
Looking forward to writing the Newsletter today! Subscribe here open.substack.com/pub/sharonbu...
Buy local: Valentine Packaging in Maspeth, Queens
Best podcast I’ve listened to this week. Henry Farrell is brilliant podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...