That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for November 03, 2015

Paul Bunyan and little Paul, Jr.

Let’s see. The last thing I remember is being at a frat party.

Interior of yesterday’s painting.

Actually should have majored in basket weaving.

Total opposite of born with a silver spoon…

Someday son, this humble abode……….

Darn! This kid won’t eat your porridge!

Proof that Jesus did not die a 33 year old bachelor.

A somewhat enlarged image can be found at Mr. Melcher’s blog entry (yesterday). Again, it is a cropped image. A less cropped, maybe-click-to-enlarge image can be found here (Bing translated).Blind Peasant is shown, with a different coloration image, by a current-location exhibitions page (Google translated).A larger, that coloration image can be found here (Chrome can automatically translate, but not Google or Bing).Another different coloration, cropped image can be found here (Google translated; film instead of painting probably wrong for this artist – Google translated), and another can be found here. The artist’s (Google translated) Wikipedia page (Google translated Russian Wikipedia page has more) and collection.Third, of the 3 works, by this artist (Bing translated), that have, so far, appeared in Mr. Melcher’s blog, to also appear here (3 total).

“Simplify, simplify…” -Thoreau

Gainsborough’s Blue Boy…the early years

Rasputin, Rasputin, let down your heir.

Best laugh of the day. That’s two in one week!