Category Archives: Art
Paintings of the Day: Frank Frazetta
Accuse me of immaturity, but I still love Frank Frazetta’s works of ax-wielding muscular warriors, scantily clad heroines and ferocious beasts of prey just as much now as when I was in my youth. Frank in his prime… Handsome, no? Frank Frazetta died on May 10, 2010. **** Below, I have collected some of his … Continue reading
Photo Of The Day: Lonesome Day
Taken in Rawalpindi, Pakistan: Continue reading
Art / Ethiopia / Places We Go
Meet Solomon Fissha
I met Solomon while I was wandering around on my own near Meskal Square. His English was pretty good and before long he revealed that he had a special talent that he hoped to use to get into the Guinness Book of World Records… Solomon claimed that he could draw a self-portrait of himself with … Continue reading
Photo Of The Day: Hypo Luxa
I took this on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan: For more of the story, click here. Continue reading
Paintings of The Day: The Course of Empire by Thomas Cole
Before proceeding, permit me to suggest clicking on the pictures below, so that in their enlarged state, they may be more thoroughly appreciated… 1) The Savage State The first painting, The Savage State, shows a valley from the shore opposite a distinctive crag, in the dim light of a dawning stormy day. A hunter clothed … Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 