Ah the Brilliance of Oils – and Men Who Use Them

Public Domain images from WikiPaintings(an amazing new site in Beta), except as noted¹ from top left:

1. Corner of a Cafe Concert 1880 – Vincent Van Gogh
2. Head of a Peasant with a Pipe 1885 – Van Gogh
3. Head of Man 1886 – Van Gogh
4. Self Portrait with Straw Hat and Pipe 1887 – Van Gogh
5. Head of a Fisherman with a Sou’Wester 1883 – Van Gogh
6. Man with Pipe and Eye Bandage 1882 – Van Gogh
7. A Good Glass of Beer 1873 – Van Gogh
8. Richard Meinertzhagen – Public Domain photograph – (from WikiMedia Commons¹)
9. Man Smoking a Pipe – James, McNeil Whistler c. 1859
10. Fisherman with a Sou’Wester Pipe and Coal Pan 1883
11. A Guard Room Interior with a Soldier Blowing Smoke in the Face of His Sleeping Companion – Gerard Terborch

¹Caption of the same image in Garfield, Brian (2007) The Meinertzhagen Mystery, reads: “Richard Meinertzhagen in the Highlands, 1922″(from Wikipedia)

I Can’t Stop ’em!

They’re leapin’ all over the place…

Almost there,
HM

Dancin’ to the Nines

Q: So what’s with the animated GIF, Hoarseman? Don’t you know how to Flash™?

A: Of course, I know HOW to flash, it’s just not something I’m likely to do in public. In fact, the first animation I created for these tiny dancers was a Flash™ file, but I wanted to see this whole series on my iPad™. I also created a video file, but was too lazy to configure the page to support it.

Flash is a trademark of  Adobe Systems. iPad is a trademark of Apple.

Didja hear what happened on the Southside?

Eight “made guys” got milked!

Ow’s the Water, Guv?

Don’t mind them fins now, Guv. Just keep wavin’ yer arms.