That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for July 12, 2016

“Don’t get too close to it, kids; he’s tonight’s dinner.”

Big Sister: One day you’ll be able to use cans without strings and talk to anybody in the world!Mother: Don’t tease them with such nonsense!

Looks like it’s mag pie for dinner again.

And for my next trick!!!….

An artificial click-to-enlarge version, of this cropped image, can be found at the only work, by this artist, so far, to appear in Mr. Melcher’s blog (yesterday).A Feathered Friend is privately owned. It is shown with a full image by a recent auction catalog (look for Seitz, Google translated).The artist’s Google translated German Wikipedia page and collection.First work, by this artist, to appear here.

She also became this year’s Fickle Finger of Fate award winner for best use of a single digit

“Kids, if we get another three-and-twenty, we’ll have pie!”

Though this is a “mere genre painting”, it is in fact remarkable for the richness of content. Look at the 3 generations of poor women, each in a differing stage of life.. Granny fading (literally!) in the background, work-worn mother more prominent, and the almost mature daughter in the foreground with the b"Feathered Friend"…what a composition! I can’t laugh at it.

Early New Yorkers.

When was wall paint invented?