Poser: “I thought I’d look a little more like Bradley Cooper than that.” Painter: “Sorry. You signed up for the Slight Touch Up package, not the Fantasy package.”
[SHERLOCK HOLMES] “Watson, what do you deduce from your observations of this painting?” [WATSON] “Well, Holmes, I deduce that this is a painting of someone who has commissioned a painting of himself observing himself being painted by an artist who is painting the subject while viewing the scene in a mirror, wot!” [SHERLOCK HOLMES] “Watson, you insufferable idiot, the paint brushes have no paint on them.”
Portrait of Sir Whitlecastle as a Young Man – er, Portrait of Sir Whitlecastle as a Youthful – er, Portrait of Sir Whitlecastle as a Not-That-Old – er, Portrait of Sir Whitlecastle as a . . . . Look, I will be paid for this, right? We can title it later.
Gari Melchers was famous as an OCD painter. He always painted while impeccably attired and was meticulous in his work. He never got a drop of paint on his expensive clothes, his hands, or anywhere else – including the canvas!
He just pretended he was painting, then used an app to photoshop the subject and make it look like an oil painting.
The painting that caused Steve to drop the “s” from his last name lest someone realize he was related to this Gari hack of a painter. (Steve also shaved his ’stache for the same reason.)
all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist (again, the askart.com can be read in full for free on Fridays), perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL. So far, 4 works by him have been used here.
has the prior (my comment there used the same artist info URLs).
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2374 (January 30, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
“That’s odd! Why do I always look left handed in my mirror-aided self portraits? And why does your coat breast pocket appear on the right when it’s clearly on the left? The damned mirror must be out of whack.”
Say What Now‽ Premium Member almost 5 years ago
“Wow, it really is fun watching paint dry.”
BE THIS GUY almost 5 years ago
“Hey, who’s the painter here?”
Say What Now‽ Premium Member almost 5 years ago
This painter should know better than to look at the painter while being painted.
Bilan almost 5 years ago
I seriously hope there’s no wardrobe malfunction here.
Papared25 almost 5 years ago
Poser: “I thought I’d look a little more like Bradley Cooper than that.” Painter: “Sorry. You signed up for the Slight Touch Up package, not the Fantasy package.”
gopher gofer almost 5 years ago
where men got their porn before dirty magazines…
Kind&Kinder almost 5 years ago
No matter how long you stare at it, she won’t take her clothes off!
DATo almost 5 years ago
[SHERLOCK HOLMES] “Watson, what do you deduce from your observations of this painting?” [WATSON] “Well, Holmes, I deduce that this is a painting of someone who has commissioned a painting of himself observing himself being painted by an artist who is painting the subject while viewing the scene in a mirror, wot!” [SHERLOCK HOLMES] “Watson, you insufferable idiot, the paint brushes have no paint on them.”
GoComicsGo! almost 5 years ago
“Uhm… What am I painting? You want to see it?? No you don’t – It’s not finished! Yeah-yeah that’s it…”
Buzzworld almost 5 years ago
Those crazy Melcher boys. I can never remember which one is Steve and which one is Gari.
katzenbooks45 almost 5 years ago
Magnum, PI’s Higgins at his retirement home gig.
Knightman Premium Member almost 5 years ago
And here is how you paint-by-the-numbers, Sir!!!
J Short almost 5 years ago
Speed painting competition.
Reader almost 5 years ago
Keep scrolling, this is none of your business.
rmremail almost 5 years ago
Can I help you, sir? I am working with MY client.
Bookworm almost 5 years ago
Portrait of Sir Whitlecastle as a Young Man – er, Portrait of Sir Whitlecastle as a Youthful – er, Portrait of Sir Whitlecastle as a Not-That-Old – er, Portrait of Sir Whitlecastle as a . . . . Look, I will be paid for this, right? We can title it later.
Kirk Barnes Premium Member almost 5 years ago
No, you idiot! I asked for a soupçon of gray!
Radish... almost 5 years ago
Sports art, a little less exciting than the actual game.
aerotica69 almost 5 years ago
It was another three years before Charles discovered that mirrors created a much faster and more accurate infinite regression.
epaphus8 almost 5 years ago
Painting has always been a rich man’s hobby. Fortunately, Giles was rich enough to hire a good painter to do all the work for him.
garcoa almost 5 years ago
The start of abstract art – not watching what you are painting.
Linguist almost 5 years ago
Gari Melchers was famous as an OCD painter. He always painted while impeccably attired and was meticulous in his work. He never got a drop of paint on his expensive clothes, his hands, or anywhere else – including the canvas!
He just pretended he was painting, then used an app to photoshop the subject and make it look like an oil painting.
Sharp guy, Gari.
Rev Phnk Ey almost 5 years ago
It was called portraiture by mirrors technique.
prrdh almost 5 years ago
Still life with guacamole.
PoodleGroomer almost 5 years ago
Pornography with a low frame rate.
ajn90280 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
“I’m only watching this for the commercials.”
“What commercials?”
“Oh, right. Could you hand me the advertising section of the newspaper, please?”
Call me Ishmael almost 5 years ago
“..but you can keep yo’ HAT on…”
WCraft Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Not much action, is there?
Another Take almost 5 years ago
The painting that caused Steve to drop the “s” from his last name lest someone realize he was related to this Gari hack of a painter. (Steve also shaved his ’stache for the same reason.)
mabrndt Premium Member almost 5 years ago
In the Studio or Gari Melchers and Hugo Reisinger:
https://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/detail.php?id=344623
has info and links that point to info about this painting.
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/melchers_gari.html
https://www.the-athenaeum.org/people/detail.php?ID=1731
https://history.army.mil/books/Sw-SA/Stimson1.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149528038/julius-garibaldi-melchers
http://gratzgallery.com/inventory/index.php?page=out&id=322
http://www.askart.com/artist/Gari_Melchers/23145/Gari_Melchers.aspx
https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100148616
https://collections.lacma.org/node/165657
https://www.garimelchers.org/gari-melchers/
all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist (again, the askart.com can be read in full for free on Fridays), perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL. So far, 4 works by him have been used here.
https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2020/01/29?comments=visible
has the prior (my comment there used the same artist info URLs).
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2374 (January 30, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
Masterskrain almost 5 years ago
Actually, the Superb Owl is the MOST over-hyped few hours of television imaginable!
MissScarlet Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Sir Reisinger was determined to learn how to paint and devoted himself to carefully watching each stroke.
KEA almost 5 years ago
Well, that’s kinda snide. does the painting come with more adverts per square inch than paint?
anomaly almost 5 years ago
Portrait of the Artist Painting a Subject’s Hat.
Closteam almost 5 years ago
But you do not know what is on the painting, may have been a touch down!
Papared25 almost 5 years ago
“That’s odd! Why do I always look left handed in my mirror-aided self portraits? And why does your coat breast pocket appear on the right when it’s clearly on the left? The damned mirror must be out of whack.”