Visual Cogitations™: April 2011

Saturday, April 30, 2011

IF ...lesson

Appearances are often deceiving, and Aesop's appearance is a mystery wrapped in an enigma ~~at best he was considered bizarrely ugly, but his lessons were simple and beautiful.

Thank you and enjoy.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Coffee Mugs

But whoever caricatures you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also...
please

Monday, April 25, 2011

When the penny-farthing has mysteriously disappeared, enlightened folk avail themselves of Sherlock Holmes (based primarily on Basil Rathbone here) to save the day... "Where ever shall we look, Sherlock?" asks a fretful Dr. Watson. "It's 'ordinary', my dear Watson, --one begins with oneself!" replies a preoccupied Mr. Holmes...

Thank you and enjoy.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

IF ...journey

Endlessly between a rock and a hard place, Odysseus' 10 year journey set the standard for globe-trotters for centuries to come; in the process, he became one of the most celebrated wanderers in history... ~shows you what a man can become without a sense of direction...

Thank you and enjoy.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Coffee Mugs

'An exaggeration is a truth that has lost its temper' proffers Kahlil Gibran; ~~I would counter however that, in caricature, an exaggeration is a truth that has hollered its clarity.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

IF ...bottled

Cooped up for eons in obscurity is not all it's cracked up to be and leaves one desperate to pop the cork off a bottled existence. Barbara Eden went from relative anonymity to icon with sex appeal in a blink of an eye and a shake of her head
...a GOOD way to hit the bottle.

Thank you and enjoy.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

IF ...duet

In a medieval shire in a galaxy far, far away a potion ingested by mild Dr. Yoda induced his metamorphosis into the demonic Mr. Gollum, thereby tendering his dual personality for all to see. His initial hesitancy in taking the potion was quelled by an onlooker shouting: "JUST DU ET!"