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@tjcombo said in A little humour:

Perfect.

Ole was a Norwegian from Minnesota, and of course, Lutheran. He got pretty drunk one Friday night and accidentally found himself, for the first time ever, ( unbeknownst to him ) in a confessional at a Catholic Church. After a while he hears knocking on the wall beside him. After another while he hears knocking again. He answers the knocking, you may as well stop knocking, my friend, there’s no paper in here either.

Another completed painting. This morning.
Based on a scene from my own area, but I made it wintery.![alt text

@dale-proctor said in A little humour:

@bigdub said in A little humour:

I always wanted to express my feel for these civil servants we owe so much respect to....”THE BUILDING INSPECTOR”
By me.

...until you have to deal with one who’s a little Napoleon. I knew the codes better than he did, but it took a call to his supervisor to get him to see it my way.

I thought my sarcasm would be obvious. A whole lot of them are Napoleons. A lot of these guys/gals wouldn’t make it a minute trying to do the tasks they criticize so freely.

There’s this- he even moved some of the players, who often don’t even pay attention. Not exactly played straight, but absolutely beautifully done IMO.

I'm not sure if I should say hello, call the police, or bring her back to the Louvre.

I am no expert on US Geography, though I have some idea which states are where. And I'm no genius on routing or shipping.
Still, shouldn’t the post office have some kind of clue that this may not be the shortest distance between Wisconsin and NJ?

Then look.....carefully.......

One thing seems clear to me. Both Jackie Gleason and Art Carney both played the cornet. Themselves. No fake dubbing. Something you almost never see anymore.
Another thing. My wife and I are about to celebrate our 45th anniversary. The couple who came to the Kramdens apartment were married 40, supposedly. They looked about 89.
Do I look 5 years older than those two?
Don’t answer if you have nothing nice to say....hahahahaha

I am working right now on three cat portraits. I will admit it is a struggle. Particularly with the eyes and getting the proper emotion. I was fortunate to find this reference poster. This really makes it crystal clear.

How about this? I received an email from an Instagram follower that he had purchased a painting from a thrift store after realizing it was not a print but an original, and had my signature on it. Could I tell him any background information about it? he asked.
He sent me a good photo of it, and it even had a frame I had made some 42 years past. By the way, he paid $6.99 for the framed original.

Here is a new piece. This is a lighthouse from NJ called East Point Light. From Cumberland County in the Delaware Bay

@georgeb said in Artist on BOARD:

@bigdub

Wow. Excellent work on all that detail.

Thanks, George!
I think I am happy with it.

Got finished with another one to show. Inspired by my times in Idaho and I used a video of a mountain stream for my reference material.

@ssmith1226
Few have been in Telligent, I am afraid.

The Honda in the foreground is the same model I took my motorcycle license test with, although it was not mine. If I am remembering correctly it’s a CB450, my friend let me borrow it.
It’s actually a 1969 CL350, and used to look like this…

This was pretty much the same bike I had. Not my actual, but a lot like it. Almost identical. Mine was a little nicer.

If you work with other people on a cattle ranch, would those people be coworkers?

This is a painting I have shown in the past, but now is going to my niece's new home waiting to be completed.

Actually it is already in her possession but not yet in its final destination!

Did something a little different this time. Added a different element to this Maine Lighthouse. All of it is painted, in case there is any confusion.

@dr-go said in Artist on BOARD:

@newell-post said in Artist on BOARD:

@bigdub The water droplets are very good.

And I thought those were beads of sweat from his hard work at painting that wonderfully realistic view!

That only happens in the summer….