Pickles by Brian Crane for May 25, 2020

Sure. Let’s go with that.

Opal has taken the optimistic path. She might be correct.

In that case, I may be subtle!!

Just call it “modern” and you’ll go from subtle to genius…

Beauty IS in the eye of the beholder!

Are you enjoying painting them? If so, that’s enough. :)

It could mean it takes a second or even a third look to appreciate painting. Yeah, we’ll go with that. (-:

As Tommy Flanagan would have said “Yeah, that’s the ticket!”

Opal you need to do an Earl painting !

Ok Opal…if you say so…OY

You will appreciate the talent more after a couple of glasses of subtle wine.

Just gotta share this: human creativity knows no bounds. https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/peopleandplaces/this-artist-recycles-old-computer-keys-into-famous-paintings/vi-BB14b2Ak?ocid=msedgntp

Hey my singing might be subtle. Maybe it’s better than it sounds.

Similar to Mark Twain’s comment on Wagner: “His music is better than it sounds.”(My response: “No, it isn’t.”)

Great line

Go along with that Earl if you know what’s good for you.

Have tried painting, didn’t appear I had any actual talent. But after that banana duct tape thing, I might try again in a different style.

Just stick a whoppingly high price tag on it, Opal. They’ll think you’re a subtle genius!

Opal’s assertion that her painting is better than it looks is reminiscent of a quote attributed to Bill Nye, a Philadelphia newspaper columnist, whose short review of Richard Wagner’s compositions was, “Wagner’s music, I have been informed, is really much better than it sounds.”

Poor old gal is suffering from Anamorphosis.

“My paintings are better than they look” as indication of “subtlety” in art puts me in mind of Jackson Pollack. I’m told by those who should know that they are “masterpieces.” But to me, they still look like old dropcloths from painting the garage.

“I think he said it’s hard to define.” “No, he said it’s hard to FINE.”

An art instructor once said that paintings should not be an exact replica of the subject. If that’s what you want, take a picture.

Empathic resonance.

Art class was not my forte. Even my art teacher said she couldn’t believe I could not draw the stuff she wanted us too. So I was allowed just to do pics of colors blended or clouds.

I’d be pleased if someone said my artistic talent was… subtle… because to the disinterested outside observer, it’s clearly not even that  good.