That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for March 20, 2025

Artist, quickly erasing the sketch he drew when his mom comes in.

My original comment: Precursor to clearing your browser history.

Some of my comments, (slightly edited), from 10 June 2021:

/// The hot anger of Ingres was chronic;

the boy’s surliness blocked by no tonic.

Although he’d never smile

he embodied a style

which he thought made him look quite Byronic.

Writing 100 times, I will not doodle in my text book

More from 2021 (with a few revisions):

/// Madame Hequet had feared it might taint her,

to portray this ill-mannered young painter.

He wiped chalk from his slate,

his face filling with hate,

the vile words he erased growing fainter.

Still more edited comments from 2021:

/// "Listen, here’s how I plan my attack:

First, I’ll jab this sharp stick at her back

when she leaves the girl’s dorm.

On this rag’s chloroform.

That’s how I’ll get her into the sack."

/// This degenerate would-be abduction

was confided with detailed instruction.

he meant large burlap poke.

His “confession” lead to his destruction.

/// Before carrying out his sick plot,

he was ratted out and the cops got

someone as a decoy.

They arrested the boy

with his chloroform there on the spot.

Though his talent the earth has not shaken/

he’s certain the world will awaken/

And so, for the nonce/

he will pose as a Ponce/

And one day he’ll bring home the bacon!

On his canvas he’s noticed a spot/

Of color: it’s greenish, God wot !/

He notes with regret/

It’s not from his palette-/

He had hoped it was paint. But it’snot..

Who, pray tell, is this arrogant weasel/

Who defiantly stares from his easel /

In a posture of pique ?/

Judging by his physique/

It probably isn’t Vin Diesel..

My pretentious art teacher after l told him l was going to be a cartoonist.

Wax on, wax off Danialson.

‘’So you think it sexy when my robe is shown falling off my shoulder. You artsy fartsy Puff! Step any closer and I’ll jab this paint brush right up your bloody nose!’’

How they rubbed out ex-girlfriends back then…

Artist regretting the choice to get the $15 a day model

With one final swipe of the rag, he officially became ’The artist formerly known as Prince.

AND YOU ARE GOING TO (((STAY))) IN “TIME OUT” UNTIL YOU GET ALL OF THOSE CRAYON MARKS OFF THE WALL!

It is said, “in the Louvre there lingres (sic)/

The aroma of David and Ingres/

But others believe/

That it’s just joie de vivre/

And still others think it’s chicken fingres.

Hey – where is Bookworm ?!

Why am I getting John Stamos vibes from this guy?

What did Mr Miyagi say? “Wax on, wax off?”

gesundheit

“You lookin’ at me?”… couldn’t resist it

“Yeah I found Waldo, so what?”

“Sorry, I thought that was a nipple. Let me start over.”

Oops, I made a mistake………..

“Really, dude? You couldn’t just turn away and cover your mouth!?”

“(sniff)…you haven’t even drawn anything on it, baby.”

“Well I was about to draw a Greek goddess sitting on a marble wall, but now I don’t know; should I condemn a goddess to sit on YOUR snot for perpetuity?”

“Better than sitting in a dentist’s office. That’s where most of your garbage ends up anyway!!”

“You b-(throws paintbrush)

BI BI as a boy, wiping out gaza.

How George Seurat got his inspiration?

This is getting intriguingly meta. What we have is a copy of a self-portroit. So, is Hequet painting a potrait of Ingres? Or is Hequet painting a portrait of a portrait of Ingres? Or is Hequet painting anything at all other than a copy of another paiting?

Or is he waiting for Noman Rockwell to share the mirror?

For Friday:

It’s unfortunate when elephants trample/

your carefully stored urine sample/

but the lab techs agree/

is a quantity far more than ample