Excel 16mm Projector

18"x18" oil on canvas ••• You—yes, you—are the first to see this piece. It has just been hiding in my studio/cave. I guess, like me, the outside world scares this painting. • Enough of that. Let's talk about how weird this projector looks. It looks like it has its hands up in surrender. (I know a couple of politically incorrect WWIII jokes that would fit nicely here, but I think it wise to leave them out.) It is also oddly symmetrical for a projector. Maybe it qualifies for the category "so ugly it is beautiful." Naw. Let's just go with weird and leave it at that. • Back in its day, this lightweight little projector would have been a relatively inexpensive indulgence, so it would not have been a big deal if the kids bent or broke it. That is unless one son bent it over the head of his brother. That's what would have happened in my gloriously happy childhood home. Ah, the good old days. Let me tell you... Actually... Let's not go there either. • Today's commentary seems to be leading either to inappropriate jokes or tales of horror from my youth, so I think I will stop here.

Posted January 17, 2019