Happy Meal:

Following on from my previous Jack-in-the-Box post, here’s another funny reference to my favorite Stanley Kubrick movie: The Shining:

I’m not a fast-food eater, but I would happily pay for these happy meals to collect this range of freebie toys!

 (original source/artist unknown)

Jack-in-the-Box:

When I was a kid, I never had a “Jack-in-the-Box” toy.

Never wanted one, either.

However, if I did, then this is the one I would have chosen:

(artist unknown)

James Dean: Boulevard of Broken Dreams, by Gottfried Helnwein (1984):

Variation on a theme:

Nighthawks, by Edward Hopper (1942):

Boulevard of Broken Dreams, by Gottfried Helnwein (1984):

Project for a monument to W. C. Fields, by Max Ernst (1957):

Project for a monument to W. C. Fields, by Max Ernst (1957).

Landscape - Moonlight, by Thomas Cole (circa 1833-34):

An Italian Autumn, by Thomas Cole (1844):

Nighthawks, by Edward Hopper (1942):

Expulsion. Moon and Firelight, by Thomas Cole (circa 1828):

Let The Fire Fall, by Jim Burns, (1977):

Writing can be a painful process ... but worth it in the end:

There is so much I love and admire about Ralph Steadman’s satirical art and writing, particularly the raw energy of his illustrations. He enjoyed a long collaboration with fellow-author and satirist, Hunter S. Thompson, another of my favorite writers.

Below are just two of many I will be posting here. They convey how painful and frustrating the writing/artistic process can be.

But ... it's worth it!