That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for December 19, 2018

Ramon had to write the restaurant’s specials before the lunch rush.

Before abstract expressionism, one didn’t have to wear their “painting clothes”.

“Let’s see how it looks if I paint out the soul patch before I commit to shaving it off.”

A new artist that’s about to find out, in a very expensive way, why other artists wear smocks.

Frank Goershin? Studying for his part as the Riddler?

Jesse Pinkman paints “still life with meth” as part of his rehab.

https://cdn3.movieweb.com/i/article/4sjDPHBJV7VIpR0MyE0RuXfFQURDV4/798:50/Breaking-Bad-Movie-Sequel-Story-Details-Aaron-Paul.jpg

Caution – wet paint.

Oh crap, #3 was the blue paint.

Paintings of painters remind us of an ecosphere.

Using an easel and stylus, He was able to increase his Candy Crush score on his iPad.

Ray wasn’t exactly thrilled with his new specs, but at least now, if he peered closely, he could coud see what he was painting.

Hmmm..Let’s see ..I don’t know perspective, I can’t do anatomy, I don’t understand chiaroscuro…I know ! I’ll invent “Abstract Impressionism!”

Portrait of Federico de Madrazo Painting: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raimundo_de_Madrazo_-_Portrait_of_Federico_de_Madrazo_Painting_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg 

(best viewed by Google Chrome which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info and links that point to info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting. Other versions has the strip’s coloration. 

https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2018/04/13?comments=visible 

shows a much earlier painting by Federico, the artist’s father (painted before the artist was born), featured here, and 

https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2017/03/06?comments=visible 

shows a painting by Federico’s father (the artist’s grandfather) featured here.

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/madrazo_y_garreta_raimundo_de.html 

https://thebiography.us/en/madrazo-y-garreta-raimundo-de 

https://www.thefrickpittsburgh.org/Story-Meet-Raimundo-de-Madrazo 

https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/tesis?codigo=43522 

all have info about this artist, the last in Spanish (again, Chrome can automatically translate), perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the first URL. As was the case with his father and grandfather, this is the first work by him used here.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2104 (December 18, 2018) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

World’s worst forger struggles to spell ‘Gogh’.

@Pcolli.

Nice to BCNU…

16? 16? OK there it is. 15 to 16. 17? 17? OK there it is. 16 to 17… I wonder what this will turn out to be…