After the first shot, Co-Pilot thought this series up itself with little guidance from me. Definitely has a sense of humor.
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| Exit through the gift shoppe |
Artifices is the web repository of the AI foolings-around of Mark A. Sherouse, Ph. D., including novels, short stories, biographies, historical studies, poetry, art work, photos, cookbooks, business plans, and more. Mark can make mistakes. He also tell stories and makes things up. Triple dog check anything you read here.
Friday, May 29, 2026
Sunday, May 17, 2026
Monet in America, 1889-90
Dismayed by the 1889 Exposition Universelle and its principal feature, the Tour Eiffel, Monet sought to escape the hoopla by undertaking an extended tour of the United States. Here are some selected works from his year-long American odyssey.
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| New York Harbor |
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| Liberty |
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| Mt. Monadnock in Spring |
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| The Maine Coast Near Acadia |
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| Still Life of Lobster Roll with Pickle and Chips |
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| The Old South, near Shitaree, South Carolina |
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| The Great Swamp |
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| Still Life of Barbequed Pork Sandwich with Corn, Slaw, Beans and Sweet Tea |
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| Midwestern Maize |
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| Little Houses on the Prairie |
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| Cattle Drive |
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| Still Life with Trail Beans and Hardtack |
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| Mountain Majesty |
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| Old Faithful |
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| The Grand Canyon |
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| In the Redwood Forest |
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| Golden Gate from the Presidio at Sunset |
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| California Still life with Deconstructed Heritage Legumes, Gently Coaxed into a State of Vulnerable Tenderness over an Open Flame of Wild-Harvested Coastal Redwood, Accompanied by a Rustic Triple-Dehydrated Ancient Grain Block...Pairs Exquisitely with a Glass of Zero-Intervention Natural Unfiltered Cabernet Sauvignon, 1885, Sili Valley, $49.95; with wine $79.95 |
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Gallery Post
Some specimen work I've done lately, some connected with other projects, some not connected with anything much.
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| Monet's celebrated Golden Gate from the Presidio at Sunset, 1887 |
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| Monet's not much celebrated Turkeys at Chateau Rottembourg, in the Musee D'Orsay [real painting] |
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| My improvement... |
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| Monet's Pissing Contest, 1891 |
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| Updated version of Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating Party |
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| Three-armed version |
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| Mount Trashmore, II |
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| Rene' Ssance, Mary Magdalene Pole-Dancing on the Cross, 1546 |
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| After running the Paris marathon |
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| "The Author and Blogger Mark A. Sherouse Uploaded His Book 'The Life and Art of Rene' Ssance' from an Apartment in This Building, in May, 2026" |
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| "We'll always have Paris"...Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, and Trigger |
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| Renaissance Man |
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