(Image: A male great bustard (Otis tarda) by L. Jargal)

Gone fishing

gilded gnome

Woodcut on paper 24 x 31.9 cm (9 ½ x 12 ½ in.)

“Tao of Physics”

🦂 Die Arachniden: . Nürnberg: In der C. H. Zeh'schen Buchhandlung, 1831-1848.. Original source Image description: Illustration of a scorpion labeled “Fig. 157. Gistophthalmus pallipes” from the 1831-1848 publication “Die Arachniden.” The scorpion features a segmented dark brown body with a rounded tail terminating in a yellow stinger. It has eight pale yellow legs and two large, bright yellow pincers covered in fine hairs. The drawing highlights detailed textures on the pincers and body segments, with delicate line work emphasizing the scorpion’s joints and exoskeleton. The background is plain, focusing attention entirely on the scorpion’s anatomical features.

Jim Jarmusch, Tom Waits, John Lurie and Roberto Benigni on the set of Down by Law, 1986

The last game of human chess in St. Petersburg, c. 1924

Making of the Sputnik (via)

Oil on canvas, 41 ⅞ x 55 ⅞ in

Oil on canvas