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A Couple of New Ones from Cliff

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  Perilous Passage , 2024     Hi Guys!  Cliff ran out of chianti money and I guess he is feeling pretty parched !  At least that's the feeling I get from his latest paintings.  Check it out!     Wanderer , 2024    I told Cliff he oughta paint camels instead of deer , 'cause camels can go for seven days without a drink!   That's when he told me to get lost!   These artist types are way too touchy if you ask me! OK, that's all for now -- See you next time! *******

Samuel Jackson Cat

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    I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy My Brothers.        Mmm-mmmm...- That is a tasty burger!   Next time - Jason Statham Kitty!     https://www.deviantart.com/bogatyrkhan

Miss Florida

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 Fun,sun,and Miss Florida! She's beach-ready! From sketch~ To finished painting~ To fun in the sun video~

Manpower Is Getting Scarce

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 A young cat answers the colors.  After all what matters is that lead ball, not the species of the soldier that sends it your way.   Ragtag Bunch. Two officers, one boy, one fat man, a mouse, a cat.  No matter, the cause needs every available, er... soldier - on the ground.  Order...Arms! James Gillray weighs in on the difficulties of recruiting.  The tavern sign may read something like The Old Fortune of War.  Foreshadowing, anyone? https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/29647/images/i004.jpg     H. W. Bunbury, who is not bothered by art theft at all. https://www.deviantart.com/bogatyrkhan   A big Hip Hip Huzzah for that master artist and most erudite historian, bogatyrkhan!

The Lion And The Unicorn

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The lion and the unicorn Were fighting for the crown The lion beat the unicorn All around the town. Some gave them white bread, And some gave them brown; Some gave them plum cake and drummed them out of town. Illustration by Sir John Tenniel, Alice's Adventure In Wonderland, Lewis Carroll. 1865. Disraeli on the left, Gladstone on the right.   The unicorn and its compliment have regularly been used in heraldic emblems, or symbolic representations of nations, families, and important ranks, since the 16th century. In 1603, James VI, King of Scotland, united the crowns of Scotland and England when he acceded to the English throne as James I, the anointed successor to Elizabeth I. This joining of the crowns of two sovereign states required a new Royal coat of arms. The lion, standing for England, and a unicorn, for Scotland, serve as supporters, or figures posed to buttress the central shield of the emblem. King James I endorsed the use of this beastly imagery as it rep

Miss Texas

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 Yee-haw! Here comes Miss Texas-a real "cow"girl! From sketch~ To finished painting~ To video (never knew there were so many songs about Texas)!

Ride'um, Red!

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Red Rabbit #9.  Winter 1948.  Dearfield Publishing. Artist Etta Hulme.