That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for April 19, 2021

The event here depicted took place/ when Angelo drew his fifth Ace./ Then battle was joined/ and this famed phrase was coined :/“An’ now I’m-a breaka you face !”

Taking the game of war literally.

Just wait ’til he gets his first car!

Barefoot boys who speak with hands.

Who says cheating at solitaire is a victimless crime?

I guess Joey doesn’t like card tricks.

Guido’s career as a 3-card Monte dealer was short-lived.

Sean was new to the card sharp business, and hadn’t realized that you needed somebody to watch your back. Next time, he’d ask Leon. Lean had been kept back in the third grade. Twice.

There was a reason that Jason won whatever game he played. It wasn’t because he was smart.

I wasn’t aware that my older brother had modeled for this or any other painting.

The anti Norman Rockwell

“What we have heah is a failyuh to communicate.”

Just one of many episodes that eventually led to “the Scott Farkus Affair”.

Kid, you’ve got that foot in almost the right place. Use it. Now. Hard.

“The Art of the Deal”.

“I don’t care that we are playing a friendly game of cards, never say anything bad about Meghan Markle again!”

Hey! Jason Bourne my foot! Jason Bourne had more self-control in his pinkie than you do in your whole right hand, Melcher! Come ’ere and say that!

Slap Jack!

“You take that back! I am NOT a short-tempered Bully!”

“My Momma what?”

“Pick my sleeves and steal my aces, will you?”

You pulled that ace from your sleeve!

Marcello realized very early in life that being il giocatore d’azzardo had a certain downside.

It’s the azzardo in the gioccatore. “Chance governeth all.”

“I’M NOT POOR! YOU’RE POOR! TAKE IT BACK!”

Jim Jordan, once a schoolyard bully, now a U.S. congressman.

Two boys scuffling: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giulio_del_Torre_Zwei_raufende_Buben_1927.jpg 

has info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.

https://www.askart.com/artist/Giulio_Del_Torre/11083997/Giulio_Del_Torre.aspx 

has info about this artist (again, it can be read in full for free on Fridays), perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL, which indirectly points to his French Wikipedia page 

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giulio_Del_Torre_(peintre) 

(again, Google Chrome can automatically translate most webpages as necessary). First work by him used here.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2688 (April 18, 2021) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

That’s not Jason Bourne, that’s Donny Brooks

playing cards?? i can’t spend playing cards, where is your money!!!

I can only hold this position for so long while you paint. Can I finally hit him? Please, please, please?

Jason Borne was part of a super soldier project. Science Fiction.