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Though her pockets were known to be deep/ Rosa Bonheur was dreadfully cheap:/ she constantly raved/ about how much she saved/ on models, by just painting sheep.
She painted the sheep by the sea/(a nice enough place to be)/ but the greater appeal/ for the little schlemiel/ was the fact that the background is free.
âYou are here / So am I / Maybe millions of people go by / But they all disappear from view / And I only have eyes for ewe.â Apologies to Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics): 1934.
For the sheep and goats, this pandemic lockdown has opened up lots of green pastures for them. Here, theyâve reclaimed Sheeps Meadow in Central Park, New York.
MOM: This kidâs been a real disappointment. DAD: That because heâs not a goat. MOM: What a relief. Iâve always believed Billy was his father. DAD: BAH.
all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist, perhaps in addition to whatâs pointed to by the title URL. So far, 3 works by her have been used here.Â
has the prior (my restored today comment there included the same artist info URls, the 3rd of which may be unresponsive).
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Again, a larger strip image is shown by (â- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcherâs MASTERPIECE #2453 (May 19, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
BE THIS GUY almost 5 years ago
The Sheep family always liked to spend a few day at seashore before the busy shearing season started.
Strob almost 5 years ago
âItâs sure been easy getting great campsites since the humans disappeared!â
Say What Nowâ˝ Premium Member almost 5 years ago
âGeeze, this painter is slow. I donât know if I can even stand up now.â
PICTO almost 5 years ago
When herding sheep this close to the cliff you have to be able to make a ewe turn.
DATo almost 5 years ago
Well son, itâs complicated. Six months ago we were Democrats. Now we are Republicans. Six months in the future we might just be canned Spam.
Papared25 almost 5 years ago
âLook on the bright side, son. Since we taste like mutton our life expectancy is ten limes longer than that of a pig.â
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Uno, dos, one, two, tres, quatro
Matty told Hatty about a thing she saw
Had two big horns and a wooly jaw
Wooly bully, wooly bully
Wooly bully, wooly bully, wooly bully
Matty told Hatty, thatâs the thing to do
Get you someone really to shear the wool with you
Wooly bully, wooly bully
Wooly bully, wooly bully, wooly bully
Kind&Kinder almost 5 years ago
Uh-oh, do I hear ram-a lama and the incredible ding dong approaching?!
Buzzworld almost 5 years ago
âHey Bo, I found your sheepâ
jbrobo Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Sheep parents explaining to their kid on the virtues of virgin wool.
Helen Ferrieux almost 5 years ago
My sister is married to a Scot; she said âHeâs never slept with a sheepâ (popular idea about Scotsmen). I said âHe sleeps with eweâ
Reader almost 5 years ago
Havenât had a shearing since mid-March â excited the baa-baa shops will open again soon.
Call me Ishmael almost 5 years ago
Though her pockets were known to be deep/ Rosa Bonheur was dreadfully cheap:/ she constantly raved/ about how much she saved/ on models, by just painting sheep.
Call me Ishmael almost 5 years ago
She painted the sheep by the sea/(a nice enough place to be)/ but the greater appeal/ for the little schlemiel/ was the fact that the background is free.
J Short almost 5 years ago
Surfer Sheep waiting for high tide.
Bookworm almost 5 years ago
âYou are here / So am I / Maybe millions of people go by / But they all disappear from view / And I only have eyes for ewe.â Apologies to Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics): 1934.
rmremail almost 5 years ago
Sam the sheep taking a break from the poison ivy removal business
lagoulou almost 5 years ago
Go tell Little Bo Peep her sheep are hereâŚ
Egrayjames almost 5 years ago
I guess Steve was feeling a little sheepish today.
Rev Phnk Ey almost 5 years ago
So I slept with the herdsman last night. So what. Big deal. Get over it.
prrdh almost 5 years ago
Early Sominex label art.
Radish... almost 5 years ago
I think the one on the left is a wolf in sheepâs clothing.
Linguist almost 5 years ago
For the sheep and goats, this pandemic lockdown has opened up lots of green pastures for them. Here, theyâve reclaimed Sheeps Meadow in Central Park, New York.
Another Take almost 5 years ago
MOM: This kidâs been a real disappointment. DAD: That because heâs not a goat. MOM: What a relief. Iâve always believed Billy was his father. DAD: BAH.
mabrndt Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Sheep by the Sea:Â
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rosa_Bonheur_-_Sheep_by_the_Sea_(1865).jpg
has info and links that point to info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting. References has strip coloration image.
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http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/bonheur_rosa.htmlÂ
https://www.wikiart.org/en/rosa-bonheurÂ
https://www.the-athenaeum.org/people/detail.php?ID=1016Â
https://www.wga.hu/bio_m/b/bonheur/rosa/biograph.htmlÂ
https://www.clarkart.edu/Mini-Sites/Women-Artists-in-Paris/Rosa-BonheurÂ
https://www.daheshmuseum.org/spotlight-on-march-april-2017Â
https://www.artrenewal.org/Artist/Index/333Â
https://books.google.com/books?id=UK_jTggtYl8C&pg=PT300#v=onepage&q=&f=falseÂ
http://www.schillerandbodo.com/artists/bonheur/artworks/lion-at-restÂ
https://www.theartstory.org/artist-bonheur-rosa.htmÂ
https://arthistoryproject.com/artists/rosa-bonheur/Â
all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist, perhaps in addition to whatâs pointed to by the title URL. So far, 3 works by her have been used here.Â
https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2019/06/24?comments=visibleÂ
has the prior (my restored today comment there included the same artist info URls, the 3rd of which may be unresponsive).
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Again, a larger strip image is shown by (â- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcherâs MASTERPIECE #2453 (May 19, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
Csaw Backnforth almost 5 years ago
Ram and Ewe: âLittle lamb who made thee, dost thou know who made thee?â Lamb: âOh great, Iâm getting THAT talk. I learned that in school.â
jel354 almost 5 years ago
Incomplete since the painter lost sleep after counting up to that number.
Radish... almost 5 years ago
Sheep asleep by the sea.
anomaly almost 5 years ago
âStop complaining. I told you wool shrinks when it gets wet.â
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Where sheep may safely gazeâŚ
Zykoic almost 5 years ago
Thatâs what the wolf said!
Kind&Kinder almost 5 years ago
âMairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy diveyâŚâ
MissScarlet Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Say it 5 times fast:
Shirley shears sheep by the sea so she can share the shears with the shepherds.
Call me Ishmael almost 5 years ago
Shapely Shirley shares the shears/ and something more, as it appears/ but with the passing of the years/ Shirleyâs shape soon disappears..