That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for November 03, 2020

George, thinking he might have overdressed for the occasion.

thoma had to paint this one quickly, before the lion got hungry…

Heinrich ended up at a different type of jousting contest.

Guarding the Nudist Colony In Case . . .

It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it!

It was the only way to keep Hans from “polishing his lance” in public.

Margaret Thatcher, was actually known as the “iron lady” because of this summer job she held while in college.

That mysterious oily aroma/ that you sense ’round the works of Hans Thoma/ simply had to be done/ ’gainst the fierce German sun/ / lest his models acquire melanoma.

What a life! I’m a lion, and if I’m lyin", I’m dyin’! Got a guy here who’s trying out for the role of a tin can, and a bare-assed boy with cheeks of tan. And me? Well:

“All you strangers better beware

This is the king of the jungle here

And if I happen to let you slide

Don’t just stand here

Run and hide

You just caught my better side

I’m a mean ole lion"

- The Wiz (Great show, Great film-see “I’m a Mean Ole Lion” on YouTube!)

“None shall pass!”

The sentry discovered they had fewer problems since bringing “kitty” to work!

Elizabeth was absolutely sure one of these days a woman would show up looking for a knight in shining armor…..even here at Greco Island Lesbian Club…..and she was going to be ready!

I wonder what the artist was really trying to depict here?

“Workin’ on some Knight Moves..”

The knight’s moves you’ve got to deride/ for it simply cannot be denied/ that you’ll never get far/ when all your moves are/ two steps forward – then one to the side.

New Disney dress code: none.

Not So Great Moments in Phallic Portraiture #13

What is that child going to do with the booger they are digging for?

A glance askance and an erected lance.

Bob liked to think they respected him, but it was the lion that kept the peace.

Joan of Arc was not happy about her demotion.

“My jock itches.”

Given the… ‘quality’ of the nudists, I really don’t think they need a knight in armor as a guard. A retired mall cop would suffice.

It’s not actually a nudist colony – it’s actually an ‘all you can eat’ buffet for lions.

It’s erection day at the nudist colony. Just like every day.

clothing-optional election day parties were not a big hit even in the good ol’ days

“Okay, I’m all suited up. Let’s go to the polls.”

And about this time, the King’s token hot nude woman in court wondered if it a good idea for her to participate in bring your children to work day.

Looks like three different paintings mashed into one!

The painting is called “Guardian in front of the Garden of Love” https://pixels.com/featured/guardian-in-front-of-the-garden-of-love-hans-thoma.html

As a prank the women would taunt the guard with the question, “How about a quickie?”

Suddenly, it dawned on Joan that perhaps she was a tad over-dressed for the garden party…

Is he facing IN, or OUT.

An Anthony Weiner vacation pic.

“This rear view mirror on my lance is way too tiny…”

SPF protection was handled differently in the past.

Guardian in front of the Garden of Love: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1890_Thoma_W%C3%A4chter_vor_dem_Liebesgarten_anagoria.JPG 

(best viewed using Google Chrome, which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info and links that point to info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/thoma_hans.html 

https://www.the-athenaeum.org/people/detail.php?ID=5026 

http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803104005692 

https://learn.ncartmuseum.org/artists/hans-thoma/ 

https://www.wga.hu/bio_m/t/thoma/biograph.html 

http://www.hans-thoma.com/ 

http://www.safran-arts.com/42day/art/art4oct/art1002.html 

all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist (again, Chrome can automatically translate if needed), perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL. So far, 9 works by him have been used here. 

https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2020/09/22?comments=visible 

has the prior (my comment there included the same artist info URLs, the second of which may be unresponsive).

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2570 (November 2, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

A watch lion?

The Eloi knew lion would have to be fed eventually One’s turn in the suit of armor one protected you for one day.

Joan de arc, wishing that she never volunteered for guard duty after seeing the young men prancing around nude while she was in uniform.

What we can’t see is that the armour allowed him? to moon all of those people.

Some people just can’t be a wallflower, no matter how hard they try.