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Hello, all! This is Whistler. I was here when Voronwë the Faithful molded this site from the dust of the earth. I have wandered away a few times, but I always drift back again like a rusty can of Pepsi, littering a beach.

I am a semi-famous artist with a fancy online gallery, linked below. There I have well over 2,000 pictures on display and available for sale. I mean to be posting a few of them here, if the Powers the Be will permit. If you want to buy one, that would be dandy. Otherwise, extravagant praise is acceptable. I'm also fine with insults, as long as they're inventive.

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Laney In White, On White
Here's a simple portrait to start things off. This model is English, but her ethnicity is hard to guess.
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Messieurs Amoureaux
This was simply a costume study, created in my usual cartoon style.
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Toad and Rat
Illustration for The Wind In the Willows.
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Big Blue Woods
Dabbling in pointillism here.
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The Seven Ages of Man
Aren't people supposed to grow up?
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Iphegenia
I many not be great, but I'm versatile.
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Just wanted to say that I am enjoying seeing your extraordinarily varied artwork, though the scope of it is a little overwhelming. Please keep it coming!
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Vladimir Putin
So far, I haven't found a buyer for this one.
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And it appears that we are equally popular!
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I am very much enjoying the artwork you are sharing. Please don't vanish again!

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Ohmigod. That’s scary.
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Rasputin
Maybe you prefer old-style evil Russians.
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Also scary.

I wonder if there is a modern-day Rasputin that we don't know about.
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De Profundis
This has been one of my most popular designs. Threatened by demons at every side, the little guy can only hold aloft his tiny light. But it seems to be working.
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Before He Could Return From the Drug Store, Barbarians Conquered the Western World
I hate it when this happens.
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Minimalist Composition With Three Knuckleheads
Given the subject matter, restraint and good taste were essential.
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These Are the Souls That Try Men's Ties
I'll take the one with the hula girl.
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The Enigma Encounters the Euphemism
Let's see if larger pictures work better. This one is inspired (a little) by Kandinsky.
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The Orb of Captain Lash
I'm not sure this man can be trusted.
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