The Whistler Gallery, NEW and Gluten Free

[Inanna]

Tolkien?

Also sounds a bit like Pratchett’s non fiction essays, but those are more direct.

And it’s you quoting it, V.

[The Only Whistler]

I am clearly not setting the world on fire.

It may be time for explicit nudity.

[yovargas]

Careful, you might give Prim the vapours.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

Tolkien?

The give-away might be the fact that the quote says "J.R.R. Tolkien wrote."

[Dave_LF]

Tapatalk, in one of its several failings, does not show that

[The Only Whistler]

Cowardice and Stupidity Eat the World

[narya]

It may be time for explicit nudity.

As opposed to implicit nudity? Aren't we all implicitly nude underneath it all?

[Voronwë the Faithful]

Some of the nudes are really quite amazing. (Matisse would be proud.)

Just sayin'.

[elengil]

Some of the nudes are really quite amazing. (Matisse would be proud.)

Just sayin'.

And some of the nudes are much better off staying merely implied

[The Only Whistler]

Never Again

[Inanna]

Tolkien?

The give-away might be the fact that the quote says "J.R.R. Tolkien wrote."

Where? I don’t see it in your post with the quote.

ETA: never mind. I see Dave attributing that failure to Tapatalk

[The Only Whistler]

You know what’s missing here? An adequate level of admiration for ME.

I’m not saying that it’s all about me, but it is.

[Impenitent]

*Admires Whistler with Great Admiration*
*Truly*
*Has spent hours browsing through the gallery website, bookmarking artworks for my purchasing wishlist*

I note you have posted here a large proportion of works with a Holocaust theme. Is this a particular area of interest or mere chance?

*Admires some more, to ensure admiration level is sufficient*

*Is curious about the explicit nudity*

Sent from a tiny phone keyboard via Tapatalk - typos inevitable.

[The Only Whistler]

Well, somebody has the right priorities. Your admiration level is adequate.

I am fiercely politically incorrect in the “social justice warrior” sense, which I see as shallow and self-serving. But sometimes I do feel the need to address serious subjects because...well, because I can. I have several Holocaust pictures, several devoted to ISIS and Islamic terrorism, and several about the abuse of women. They won’t save the world, but I do what I feel I have to do.

The nudity isn’t explicit, but the password Matisse will get you into the NSFW galleries.

[narya]

Why only female nudes?

[The Only Whistler]

I had a number of male nudes, but nobody seemed to care for them. It was very strange.

From a purely artistic standpoint, the female form suits my style better because its beauty lies in its elegant, graceful lines. The male form is more sculptural. That’s why Michelangelo, being primarily a sculptor, painted “female” figures that are (if you study them) closer to male. I began as a cartoonist, so I like nothing better than a graceful, fluid line.

Anyway, finding a good male model is often difficult, while I have access to literally hundreds of female models.

And of course there is the fact that, as a straight male, I simply like them better.

[yovargas]

I had a number of male nudes, but nobody seemed to care for them. It was very strange.

As a gay male and an art lover, I have noticed this very, very often. It displeases me.

(It's at least partially why, back when I was still drawing, I chose to do a couple male nudes. Balance the scales a bit, as it were.)

[The Only Whistler]

The Pugilist (detail)

[The Only Whistler]

Stupid Is the New Smart

[Frelga]

I like that one. Too many people pride themselves on speaking their mind and forget to develop a mind worth speaking.