As you know…. probably…. I’m on my way to Liberty con. This year I decided not to drive myself and others insane trying to charge the laptop in the car. It draws too much power and the results are at best frustrating.
So I decided to challenge you with the painter who launched a thousand memes…. of himself.
Joseph Ducreux was a French painter active in the latter part of the 18th century — he was a portraitist in the court of Louis XVI and continued his career after the French Revolution. But Ducreux is increasingly remembered for his series of self-portraits that were surprisingly informal for the age in which they were painted. To contemporary eyes, they almost seem to have been painted for use in memes, a purpose for which they certainly have been used.
You know him for this one here in a goofy take on lyrics:
BUT he did so much more. And most of it silly.
They just about cry out to be memed, but I can’t do it. Could you guys give it a try? That way I can enjoy the results when I get to the hotel:
And of course the template for the well known one:
See you this evening!
According To Hoyt 
I wonder why he did all of those self-portraits.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Easier than having to pay a model to hold still for him?
LikeLiked by 2 people
Probably not to attract customers … 😄
LikeLiked by 1 person
As an artist, I can say that the answer is “because he wanted to.”
Also looks like he had a lot of fun with them, which he probably didn’t get with paying customers who just wanted a danged portrait, thank you very much.
LikeLike
Drive safe, Sarah, and have fun!
Thank you for the art lesson. Lots of potential!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I think I’d have liked him…
LikeLiked by 2 people
Dammit Schrodinger !! You said “cat”. That’s a honeybadger !!!
LikeLike
Dammit Schrodinger !! You said “cat”. That’s a honeybadger !!!
LikeLike
All of our metropolises (metropoli?) are constructed upon a geological substrate that’s in continuous rotational motion. 🤣
Unless you’re a Flerfer.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Or a Bespinner.
LikeLike
Okay, not sure if I could post images here, I elected to whip up a few memes at Sarah’s request (thanks, Sarah, for the excuse to postpone working this morning, heh!) and posted them on a page at my own site: https://bethhomicz.com/friends
Never did any real meming before, so feedback welcome… please be gentle with me! ;~) And enjoy if you’re so inclined!
LikeLike
At some point, if our paths ever actually cross, I’ll have to introduce you to Boox tablets. They use eInk displays and are functionally an Android computer. Which does lead to their biggest downside: they use Word for Android…
LikeLiked by 1 person
https://imgflip.com/i/av74nb
LikeLike
nice one!
LikeLike
alt: It’s all so tiresome…
LikeLiked by 1 person
This is my shocked face
LikeLike
#1: “No, really, I’m interested in your story. This is my gape-mouthed excitement face.”
#3: I want to go with “Be vewy, vewy quiet. I’m hunting Piwgwims,” but it seems self-defeating.
#4: “You fit five of them in your what?”
#6: “You fit five of them in my what?”
And that’s more suggestive than I was hoping I’d need to be today. Gee, thanks.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Couldn’t find the beaver hat one on imgflip, so here goes:
This is my
Ben Franklin
impersonation
LikeLike
I have no notion of how to create a meme image.
But the last two should be combined into one – captions “You made me into a meme???” and “You da’ bomb!!!”
I have the feeling that he would have appreciated it.
LikeLike
Can’t power the laptop while driving?
Consult with an RV shop about installing the proper wiring. Likely also need a bigger alternator and battery.
Also gives you an option for working through an extended power outage.
Thus probably a way to spend it in a tax-advantaged manner.
LikeLike