That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for November 30, 2023

“You got it wrong according to the story boards.”

And why are you using finger paints?

/// In the Palace at Knossos in Crete,

a new mural was nearly complete.

Friendly Critics now wonder

if intention or blunder

explains knee-length tan socks, but bare feet.

Painting religious frescoes in Egypt was the opportunity of a lifetime. Especially if you did a bad job.

“I know it’s cliche now but give it several hundred years it will become more interesting.”

Well, for the second day in a row the Masterpiece on Steve’s blog doesn’t match the one here on GoComics. Yesterday mabrndt explained why that happened, and obviously Steve decided to substitute the painting intended to appear on Wednesday for the Throwback Thursday entry he would have posted today. I wrote a series of verses for the above image yesterday and have copied them here. And, as is my practice, a bit earlier I wrote a new limerick commenting on the Throwback image I saw on the blog. Since I like how it turned out and have some ideas for additional verses, I hope Steve will post that same picture here next Thursday. I photographed my poem on my iPad screen so I can retype it later if the opportunity arises. Anyway, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I am grateful that these petty issues are the kind of “problems” I have to deal with, given the chaos and insanity elsewhere in the world.

Well it beats doing it as a mosaic.

“It’s funny … you didn’t LOOK Jewish.”

I know, Love, that this brownish water and all the dead fish stink to high heaven and make your eyes water , but my factory behind you paid for this dress and your Wight holidays so you should learn to enjoy the scent.

Don’t you think it is a bit late to decide it would look better the other way around?

“FRIEZE ! Stop that graffiti right now!”

He displays his art work as well as the latest flashion.

It’s tough enough drawing without having a bunch of critics staring over your shoulder the whole time. Even if they’re friendly critics.

“Georgio, I’ve asked you repeatedly not to wear my dress! Besides, it clashes with that hair band!”

Captain Morgan – the early days.

The frescoes of ancient Crete/

Are a pretty impressive feat/

But seismic upheaval/

Has hindered retrieval/

Thus our view of them is incomplete..

A Cretan is not like a cretin/

(In case you’re inclined to forgettin’)/

If you haven’t been told/

Cretans fight- they don’t fold../

So admonish- but kindly don’t threaten.

And since we are speaking of cretins/

The worst of them actually threatens/

To take over the nation/

(To the world’s consternation)../

If you aren’t, you ought to be sweatin’..

“I see Paris, I see France, … .”

Woman at the table: Braxius, I am not sure the King will appreciate the nude paintingshowing his short comings…….

“So picture this- we hire some child to stand by the wall here, and every time someone looks at your painting, we have the kid flip up an advertisement for my flower shop. What do you say?”

Early Upskirt voyeurism.

“Eww Joseph, put some underwear on.”

(same as the start of yesterday, since deleted)

Friendly Critics or In the Workshop: 

Paste (including the quote marks) 

"Category:Paintings of artist’s studio interiors" Wikimedia 

(syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, Ecosia and Yandex search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Category: found and once there find the text string Davis, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this painting. 

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3229 (November 29, 2023) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger, if you trim what’s after .jpg from the URL). I have added a comment and reply there pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. Only work by him used here so far.

“You know, history shows us that if we want this new media technology to catch on quick that we should be doing porn instead!”

“I tell you, I’ve drawn those extra lower limbs correctly … see? Look at mine to compare!”

“This is fake news … the king did NOT kill the messenger.”

Me lord, when I mentioned briefs, I wasn’t refering to the art work, isn’t it drafty under your tunic?

Banksy’s great great great grandfather.

No dear, I am not wearing any underwear…

Comic punchline- Can you bill me? I left my wallet in my pants.

so? julips can you move your leg a bit to the right. i need to see your junk.

I have to write “Romani ite domum” 100 times?

“In the Workshop,” 1998