Pictures I like

[LKB]

Reminds me of Star Wars.

[Kalevala]

(I am assuming that, for the price of c. $50,000, the installation would be as good as it gets.)

-Bruce

I'm thinking that our music lovers here, CD or vinyl, might appreciate these ones:

https://www.ingo-maurer.com/en/products/flying-disc/

K

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

I just saw this on X Twitter .

The Office at Night, a homage to Edward Hopper by Phil Lockwood, retired Sheffield art teacher.

Oh, this is a wonderful homage. The many moods of Hopper all rolled into one.

[SimonNZ]

Unacceptably gay (apparently):

[Karl Henning]

Seen at a bakery in Salem, Mass. Perhaps for when one is, erm, "baked."

[foxandpeng]

Seen at a bakery in Salem, Mass. Perhaps for when one is, erm, "baked."

Whatever do you mean, Karl?

*coughs*

[brewski]

Cover art by Grace Hsiu for the new album by the Attacca Quartet

[JBS]

Cover art by Grace Hsiu for the new album by the Attacca Quartet

In abstract, nice. But I must admit that I never thought of Ravel as being incendiary.

[Karl Henning]

In abstract, nice. But I must admit that I never thought of Ravel as being incendiary.

Especially the Quartet.

[brewski]

In abstract, nice. But I must admit that I never thought of Ravel as being incendiary.

Especially the Quartet.

Of course, not a bonfire, but how about a slow, quiet flicker? That resonates with me.

[JBS]

I suppose there may be a more personal connection in Ravel's case

After two months of planning, Ravel made a four-month tour of North America in 1928, playing and conducting. His fee was a guaranteed minimum of $10,000 and a constant supply of Gauloises cigarettes.[153]

From the Wikipedia biography of Ravel. Emphasis added.

[brewski]

I suppose there may be a more personal connection in Ravel's case

From the Wikipedia biography of Ravel. Emphasis added.

OK, high marks for research! Truly, it does add an extra dimension.