{"id":1421,"date":"2020-05-30T16:42:15","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T16:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garcialemos.me\/?page_id=1421"},"modified":"2023-02-14T16:07:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T16:07:41","slug":"alejandro-garcia-lemos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/garcialemos.me\/?page_id=1421","title":{"rendered":"During the confinement…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Birds our most beloved companions at the time<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In April 22, 2020 I created this basic map of the bird nests in our house. The idea of Social Distancing was better exemplified to me by nature. The birds that always have been our companions in this house for the past 12 years were showing us exactly how to practice Social Distancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Map of the nests and birds at home<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Basic layout of the Friday Cottage (Our Home) planting and mapping of bird’s nests as of April 22, 2020, during Covid -19 and Social Distancing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Britt and I have been living in this house, the Friday Cottage, for 12 years, which means that we were already able to survive a major financial crisis, the Great Recession I think they called it. During the years 2007 and 2008 a major downturn in the economy resulted in the loss of many properties country wide. We thought that we could lose ours, like many other people’s homes, our house was considered “Under Water” an financial expression coined during the recession period to describe the properties whose real estate values were inferior to the market price. Thus, in 2008 I created this piece “Home Under Water”<\/p>\n\n\n

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Alejandro Garc\u00eda Lemos
Home Under Water
From the former crisis
Alejandro Garc\u00eda Lemos
Columbia, SC
2008<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Under these unexpected circumstances, isolated on our homes, our house became our main source of distraction and refuge and joy, as well as the best way to entertain us during this very long Spring. So it was unavoidable that I started enjoying nature–and birds in particular. They have not left us, on the contrary, the birds have been bringing us joy and satisfaction every day. So, even though I have been working on a painting of our house again, at the same time I have been rejoicing with the birds and decided to honor them as my company during this Social Distancing time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, here are a series of photos of a new painting of our house still in process, which I expect to finish sometime over the next two weeks. Our house and its nature, that what has kept us sane…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First Coat, basic lines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Second coat,
areas of color<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Third coat,
more lines and color<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Portrait of the Friday Cottage (circa 1840)
Still in process
Alejandro Garc\u00eda Lemos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Journaling about the birds everyday…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

More importantly, here is a sample of the birds that have been our company. The first one is a beautiful Towhee, they jump all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bird Taxonomy of Our Garden<\/h4>\n\n\n
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“Towhee”
Pilipo erythrophthalmus
Alejandro Garc\u00eda Lemos
Columbia, SC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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“Northern Cardinal” (female)
Cardinalis cardinalis
Alejandro Garc\u00eda Lemos
Columbia, SC
2020 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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“Gray Catbird”
Dumetella Carolinensis
Alejandro Garc\u00eda Lemos
Columbia, SC
2020
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“Chickadee (Black-Capped)”
Poecile atricapilllus
Alejandro Garc\u00eda Lemos
Columbia, SC
2020
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“Carolina Wren”
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Alejandro Garc\u00eda Lemos
Columbia, SC
2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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“Brown Thrasher”
Toxostoma rufum
Alejandro Garc\u00eda Lemos
Columbia, SC
2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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“House Sparrow”
Passer domesticus
Alejandro Garc\u00eda Lemos
Columbia, SC
2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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“Mourning Dove”
Zenaida macroura
Alejandro Garc\u00eda Lemos
Columbia, SC
2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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“Blue Jay”
Cyanocitta crostata
Alejandro Garc\u00eda Lemos
Columbia, SC
2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“American Robin”
Turdus migratorius
Alejandro Garc\u00eda Lemos
Columbia, SC
2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“Northern Cardinal” (Male)
Cardinals cardinals
Alejandro Garc\u00eda Lemos
Columbia, SC
2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“Northern Mocking Bird”
Mimus poliglottos
Alejandro Garc\u00eda Lemos
Columbia, SC
2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Here they are in a ZOOM Meeting during Covid- 19<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All drawings made on watercolor and inks on Aquarelle Arches watercolor cold-press French paper 100% cotton.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Artista Portrait, LOL
by Britt Hunt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I couldn’t help it, but I have to include this beautiful poem from the famous French poet Claude Aveline, since it seems very connected to this moment in my creative process, I apologize since it is in French, I will try to find a good translation and post it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claude Aveline<\/strong>\nPortrait de l\u2019Oiseau-Qui-N\u2019Existe-Pas<\/em><\/strong>\n\n<\/strong>Voici le por\u00adtrait de l\u2019Oiseau-Qui-N\u2019Existe-Pas.\nCe n\u2019est pas sa faute si le Bon Dieu \nqui a tout fait a oubli\u00e9 de le faire.\n\nIl res\u00adsem\u00adble \u00e0 beau\u00adcoup d\u2019oiseaux, \nparce que les b\u00eates qui n\u2019exis\u00adtent pas \nres\u00adsem\u00adblent \u00e0 celles qui exis\u00adtent.\nMais celles qui n\u2019exis\u00adtent pas \nn\u2019ont pas de nom.\n\nEt voil\u00e0 pour\u00adquoi cet oiseau s\u2019appelle \nl\u2019Oiseau-Qui-N\u2019Existe-Pas.\nEt pour\u00adquoi il est si triste.\nIl dort peut-\u00eatre, ou il attend qu\u2019on \nlui per\u00admette d\u2019exis\u00adter.\nIl vou\u00addrait savoir s\u2019il peut ouvrir le bec, \ns\u2019il a des ailes, s\u2019il est capa\u00adble de plon\u00adger \ndans l\u2019eau sans perdre ses cou\u00adleurs, \ncomme un vrai oiseau.\n\nIl vou\u00addrait s\u2019enten\u00addre chan\u00adter.\nIl vou\u00addrait avoir peur de mourir un jour.\nIl vou\u00addrait faire des petits oiseaux \ntr\u00e8s laids, tr\u00e8s vivants.\nLe r\u00eave d\u2019un oiseau-qui-n\u2019existe-pas, \nc\u2019est de ne plus \u00eatre un r\u00eave.\nPersonne n\u2019est jamais content.\nEt com\u00adment voulez-vous que le monde \npuisse aller bien dans ces condi\u00adtions ?\n\n\nParis, 1950.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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