Recent content by brianvds

Maybe someone made him an offer he couldn't refuse. :-)

People often refer to such as "Victorian." But the weird thing is, when it comes to nudity society has, in some ways, become much, MUCH more prudish than the Victorians ever were.

I confess, I have never heard of either Hudson or The Band. I find it peculiar how some famous people become universally famous, e.g. everyone knows about Einstein, even though very few could explain even in laymen's terms what exactly it was that he did to deserve all the fame, while others...

A friend and I went to see Mulholland Dr in the theater when it was first released. When the film ended, the entire audience just sat there in silence, minds blown. And then something happened I have never before or since seen in a film: the audience broke into spontaneous applause. Been one of...

Waddya know - a giant but playful cat hiding in the clouds... :-)

I got invited to go along to a fancy whiskey tasting at a fancy local mall, and began to feel like a celebrity. In between I was pleased to see the mall displaying sculptures by a locally famous sculptor (one Anton Smit; I don't think he has made much of an international splash): The lovely...

And a few more from the farmer's market: Amusing Christmas paintings with springbok instead of reindeer pulling Santa's sled: And a performance by a brass and percussion band: On the way home, some nice clouds, hinting that we may possibly have some rain later (even though the weather...

Yes, we have flea markets here as well, though usually open-air affairs rather than in permanent structures. And then I visited the local farmer's market this morning. Another bewitching, bewildering array of farm produce, handmade items, second-hand books and who knows what else. Hand-carved...

Acrylics, of course - plastic paint for a plastic subject. Incidentally, anyone is welcome to use any of the photos I upload here for reference. I consider them to be in the public domain.

No wonder people prefer AI art... https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy87202v43no

I accompanied my landlady and her daughter, who were looking for a cheap dress, to a local Chinese mall. The place is wondrously tacky, a surreal, intoxicating, creepy plastic paradise of dirt-cheap junk and exploited workers. Every time I go there I promise myself not to go overboard with...

An interesting article by cartoonist Dan Piraro about his struggles at school: https://www.bizarro.com/blog/2024/11/14/my-so-called-disorder I find it particularly interesting that he basically needed to sit and doodle sketches in order to pay attention in class (and of course, his teachers...