<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 05:48:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@ronthroop/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Painting in Twos and Threes, and a Couple Black Ivory Podcasts]]></title><description><![CDATA[I and Thou 2026. Oil on loose canvas, (1 of 2) 14 x 18" I and Thou 2026. Oil on loose canvas, (2 of 2) 14 x 18" But first, measure your wingspan (A teaser for the uplifting podcasts ahead): October,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ronthroop/painting-in-twos-and-threes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ronthroop/painting-in-twos-and-threes</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-158694]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronthroop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:11:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvQFP4HuhDZ7PetXmT4vzHuoCUKwkAsbiwVqKD93yYFRd748WRJBgigoJUYiwduGmmn1qyGe41weCsjnn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living Dogs, Dead Lion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hellow 2026. (2 of 3) Oil on paper, 11 x 14" “A living dog is better than a dead lion.” —Henry Thoreau Back in October 2024, I gave two discussions about my book Making Friends With Wild Dogs: Reflections]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ronthroop/living-dogs-dead-lion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ronthroop/living-dogs-dead-lion</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-158694]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronthroop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:15:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovUopvmSVUKoSPSq6eQvk6d9i6KHerg6pvZpfuiEhkKcqwRdS9ZYgHF4HZ81jN9GNQsx9hZtkjkyNKAsYndaoHVqQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Ivory 10.15.26 and Sad Paintings]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week’s podcast was solid. Someone even commented that it was “coolness in a sea of banality”. Hear about Ron’s gout, Emma’s birthday, and Edgeworth’s (@jompiy) upcoming debut at Speaker’s Corner in]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ronthroop/black-ivory-10-15-26</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ronthroop/black-ivory-10-15-26</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-158694]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronthroop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:20:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjo1YDUWZyBubFPApEnfGVtCriir5dFQYGjxV9EKp9gE3r5F2WdB97TyStPMPZ2mizS8rvPZwxUcLKdSa7wU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[$18,604.34]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Verdict is In on the Emotional Success of My Alter Ego 2026. Oil on paper, 11 x 14" The following quote from cousin Henry Thoreau sums up my feelings about Free Art Frees Art: Not long since,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ronthroop/usd18-604-34</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ronthroop/usd18-604-34</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-158694]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronthroop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:38:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WrBKU2LYd6CY9SmaKQLqRUZHDYat88H9wJLZ9e9UVCtPnFQNw94XX75zaXbNYqWfjinsEhHoPhkgGE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back Home Getting Grounded]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a month nursing my patient in the hell of South Carolina, I am back to the easel, and the glorious normalcy of the abnormal. 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Oil on paper, 18 x 24" Last Night Swim of the Summer on Lake Ontario 2026.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ronthroop/lake-ontario-paintings-and-free</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ronthroop/lake-ontario-paintings-and-free</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-158694]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronthroop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:06:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWYpCFb6J3kzgv7e4MuwQYKgDXDhPJ5yKGMfP2V8x8VzJo6nxu1JXtsGqvPhpVhVR17fDbPNc8hyHZNQSDKCTjc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Am the Joke and Weirdly Thrilled]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Old Artist Walks Into a Bar and the Bartender Says, “Yup Man, That's the Joke!” 2026. Oil on paper, 18 x 24" Have I got a tragic hero story for you! 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And in the afternoon, a Black Ivory podcast to]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ronthroop/the-eight-d-s-of</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ronthroop/the-eight-d-s-of</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-158694]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronthroop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:46:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovf7WFSxwuHdkGSbvUEg5SgyE66BJDh6UFyDudM4tYaHker5SV43TetRZKoA3A91yr5TbnApi8HSS4PBkJnU7GfHQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some of the pastels While I Was In South Carolina]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Carolinas Bigotting 2026. Oil pastel on paper, 9 x 12" I’ve been back for a few days after visiting my mother in South Carolina. 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