(syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, and Brave search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Category: found, and once there find the text string Helst, and click its link for info and links that point to more info (perhaps best viewed by the Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox browsers, which can automatically translate most webpages if necessary) about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.
Again, a larger strip image is also shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3374 (September 13, 2024) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger, if you trim what’s after .png from the URL). I have added a comment there pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, only work by him used here.
Gameguy49 Premium Member 6 days ago
Scratchy paper? OUCH!
Call me Ishmael 6 days ago
It was more than a minor mishap/
when the master mislaid the map !/
for when it reappeared /
it had clearly been smeared /
with a substance resembling cr&p…
garcoa 6 days ago
And esteemed houseguests, it is only $1000 a sheet.
Linguist 6 days ago
P51Strega 6 days ago
Look, can you believe I did this one when I was only 6!
MS72 6 days ago
We save the good toilet paper for the “Buy a print” product.
Solstice*1947 6 days ago
/// I’m not someone who finds fault and bashes
Steve for paintings he picks; (I hate clashes).
But three of the last four
are of subjects that bore:
stocky Dutchmen with wispy mustaches.
lagoulou 6 days ago
Waldo! I’ve found Waldo…he’s right here!
PoodleGroomer 6 days ago
Progressives are minimizing wood pulp waste. We now have fine hemp, linen, or rice toilet paper.
phritzg Premium Member 6 days ago
It’s Willem van de Velde the Younger, holding one of the earliest known CVS receipts.
Ken Holman Premium Member 6 days ago
“Now this is my design for an electric boat. It is the next big thing! Before you know it we all will have electric boats.”
Solstice*1947 6 days ago
/// Take this map which will show you a “Treasure
that can bring you a lifetime of pleasure!”
When unrolled, it’s a sketch—
several sloops and a ketch.
I sell “Sailboats, the best use of leisure.”
Jayalexander 6 days ago
It says here baths must be taken More than once a year.
jdculhane46 6 days ago
In days of old when you had to draw your own wallpaper border.
[Traveler] Premium Member 6 days ago
I was in a porta potty once and all I had was a pocket spiral notebook. True story.
6turtle9 6 days ago
Now, whoever does the best job coloring in their placemat will get 90 seconds in the closet with yours truly.
mshaw Premium Member 6 days ago
“Portrait of Willem van de Velde”
anomaly 6 days ago
“Oh, of course: I had it upside down!”
mabrndt Premium Member 6 days ago
Willem van de Velde II (1633-1707), Painter:
Paste (including the quote marks)
"Category:Scrolls in art" Wikimedia
(syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, and Brave search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Category: found, and once there find the text string Helst, and click its link for info and links that point to more info (perhaps best viewed by the Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox browsers, which can automatically translate most webpages if necessary) about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.
Again, a larger strip image is also shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3374 (September 13, 2024) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger, if you trim what’s after .png from the URL). I have added a comment there pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, only work by him used here.
Slowly, he turned... 5 days ago
No I do not want to see your etchings and you definitely don’t want to see mine!
Holden Awn 5 days ago
“Hey! van der Helst! I specifically ordered a drawing of my weiner to send to my girlfriend! Does THIS look like my massive weiner to you!?!”
markkahler52 5 days ago
Holding an early “Krazy Kat” strip..
Call me Ishmael 3 days ago
Monday:
She’s reluctant to exercise power./
That’s no way to treat a flower..
Does a petal feel pain ?/
Should a woman abstain?/
She’s been standing like this for an hour….
Running Buffalo Premium Member 2 days ago
I said I specialize in shiPs, not shi t s!