[cassandracalin]

[huariqueje]

Pine Tree Window - Michael Banning , 2022.

American , b. 1966 -

Oil on panel , 16 x 16 in.

[urgetocreate]

Francis Sills, Front Yard, 2013, Oil on linen

[wehadariverboatinourlivingroom]

This is the cup that Mother (born in 1914) used as a little girl. By the time she showed it to me, it had a small crack that dated from her own childhood. In our house, Mother kept it on a shelf in the corner cupboard in the dining room. She told me that she was concerned that there might be germs in that crack, so only once or twice, when I was very little, she'd fill it and let me take a few sips from it. It gradually worked its way to the back of the shelf and I don't think that any of my younger brothers and sister got to use it.

Daddy used to tell us that when he was a little boy, each morning his Mother served him oatmeal for breakfast. He told us that he would eat it as fast as he could so that he could see the picture that the cereal was covering in the bottom of the bowl. He told this story so well that we kids could almost share his excitement until one of us asked, "How many different bowls did you have?"

"Well, just the one," Daddy replied.

"You mean you were that excited to discover the same picture, morning after morning?" We couldn't believe what we had just heard.

"Well, yes," he replied, "I guess I was."

After his reluctant disclosure he still told the story, but not nearly so often. . .

[hometoursandotherstuff]

"Jonathan" is the oldest living terrestrial animal known in the world, born in 1832 and in 2024 he turned 192 years old.

He lived through the First and Second World Wars, the Russian Revolution, lived through seven British monarchs and 39 presidents of the United States.

[greater-than-the-sword]

the turtle is 54 in the first image, older than most of the people in the picture.

[finishingschoolbooks]

How to Ride a Werewolf

Now remember, a lady rides sidesaddle, NOT astride. Your mother would be in hysterics at the very idea that a daughter of hers would ride a werewolf astride! Why, next you’ll be showing ankle…

[were-ralph]

That’s not how you ride a werewolf ill show you how to ride a werewolf !!

[citizenscreen]

Rodgers and Hammerstein watch Julie Andrews rehearsing in costume on set of the CBS Television program 'Cinderella,' New York, 1957.

[citizenscreen]

Marilyn Monroe married playwright Arthur Miller in a ceremony at the Westchester County Courthouse in NY on June 29, 1956. Norman Mailer famously called the union a meeting of “The Great American Body” and “The Great American Brain.” Photo by Milton Greene

[mousidy]

it's not natural for candy to be $3.49. candy is supposed to be one dollar

[deerwithamullet]

candy should cost a nickel and we should all wear little propeller hats when we eat it

[fashionsfromhistory]

Brooch

Marcus & Co. (New York City, New York)

c.1900

This exquisite brooch is one of the few extant examples of plique-à-jour jewelry made by the New York firm of Marcus & Co., whose reputation at its prime rivaled that of Tiffany & Co. Herman Marcus (1828–99), a German–born and Dresden–trained jeweler, arrived in New York in 1850 and worked for a number of prestigious firms before establishing Marcus & Co. in 1892. Following his death, the company continued under the direction of his two sons, George Elder Marcus and William Marcus.

The brooch is a superb example of Marcus & Co.’s work in plique-à-jour enameling, in which the "cells" of color have no backing, allowing light to shine through the transparent enamel, thereby creating the effect of stained glass. One of the only jewelry firms of its day to succeed at this challenging technique, Marcus & Co. followed the lead of such innovative French designers as René Lalique. The sensitive 3-dimensional sculpting of the sweet pea blossoms and leaves, as well as the naturalistic coloring of the enamels, reflects the Art Nouveau aesthetic that prevailed at the turn of the century. Indeed, close parallels can be drawn with the brilliant naturalistic work of Louis Comfort Tiffany, whose oeuvre is so well represented in the Met’s collection.

The MET (Accession Number: Accession Number: 2016.107)

[steampunktendencies]

Manhole cover in Wiesbaden, Germany

[lionofchaeronea]

Empress Elizabeth of Austria with Loosened Hair, Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1865

[random-brushstrokes]

French School, 20th Century - The black cat

[citizenscreen]

Teresa Wright in Raoul Walsh’s PURSUED (1947)

[rockpapercynic]

I spy, with my little eye, a photo that was faked by an AI image generator! Can you spot the clues?

FB is turning into a parade of fake AI images churned out by click-farming pages. More misinformation is on the way. Learn some tricks for spotting AI photos!

[sunflowerrosy-deactivated202410]

y'all PLEASE spread this around. @busybussinbee and I were just talking about studying images to see if they're ai or not.

Educate thyselves my friends and let's fight ai together!!

[lewerta]

When the desert looks back at you.

Photo by Zach Cooley

[mochachild]

I SWEAR TO FUCKING GOD BOB ROSS IS A GIFTED GOD I DREW ALONG TO HIS VIDEO IN MS PAINT AND

HOW

THE

FUCK

THIS MADE ME SO HAPPY I DONT EVEN KNOW HOW PLEASE I ADVISE YOU GUYS TO DRAW ALONG WITH BOB ROSS IN MS PAINT IT IS AN EXPERIENCE I AM SO CONFUSED BUT PLEASED FUCKING DO IT

[zooophagous]

Bob Ross teaches you using layering and color theory, which are principles which work no matter what you paint with. Some materials won’t blend the same as oils obviously, but as Ross himself said, “you can paint with almost anything.”

Paint along with whatever you have, it’s great practice.