painting of a field in late winter. it is either the morning after or the evening after (the sun hangs low in the sky) an ice-storm. everything is dotted with frost. a farmhouse is in the distance between two ice-covered trees. weeds in the foreground appear to be struggling to return to life. the sky looks like it is on fire. spring is coming.

"Various hands in striking poses rise out from a bush of stinging nettles. In the background, a person is falling from the sky into a horde of figures"

Astronaut waving from the cupola of the ISS

figure showing an ad from an 1876 novelty catalogue with a sausage springing out of a small box. There is lengthy copy describing how it will amaze your friends

Caption text is: Figure 11.3. Entirely new things, many early novelties like The Lightning Sausage, a.k.a. The Magic Bologna, required not only detailed textual explanations but also illustrations that would both show and tell what they would do. Eureka Trick and Novelty Co., Illustrated Manual of Tricks, Novelties, ... 1876.

Painting of three men (two Caucasian, one Black) in a barren field (it seriously looks like the surface of the Moon). Two have clearly been shot, with the brightest color in the piece being the bloodied shoulder of one of the men. The spectral shadows of the mens' assailants, flood-lit from behind, signal their approach.

Detail/crop/background art from the 1988 animated motion picture 'Akira.' Wrecked cars are on fire in a part of a city experiencing blackout conditions. In the distance, larger towers appear lit up.

A fluffy white cat wearing pink tinted heart shaped glasses

Man in front of shop , with signs
Life coach,Voodoo master, Estates cleaned, Adult toys cleaned

A barren, flat expanse under a red-orange sunset sky. There is a glow of yellow light around the horizon. In the foreground, a person stands in front of a large metal box mounted on a pole, like an electrical box or a traffic light control box. Sticking out of the top of the box is a rall, complex mast that has boxes and antennae mounted on it. The door to the box is open, revealing a glowing green interior. The person is reaching into the box, doing something unclear. There is a windup clock key sticking out of the person’s back. The painting is signed “Chris Silverman”.

A set of action figures depicting the band Devo in their yellow jumpsuits, complete with radiation domes and whips.

Comic book illustration, a horrified bearded man having his long, white hair shorn by a disembodied pair of hands wielding scissors, says, “WE ARE IN THE HANDS OF MANIACS!”

Photo of a woman driving an open top convertible with an inflatable man beside her. Caption: “ HANDSOME INFLATABLE BODYGUARD gives a sense of security and safety to the woman alone. This life-like man sits beside you in the car at night, sits in a chair before a lighted window at home... to discourage prowlers, molesters, or thiefs. Plastic man has flesh-colored skin, brown hair and eyes, and wears a grey suit with tie. Pop a hat on his head, sit him beside you, and have no fear! Life-size head and torso inflates easily.
(Fun idea - take him to a party as a gag!)
10189-Inflatable Handsome. $2.98”

A painted canvas showing two anthropomorphic condiment bottles—one red ketchup bottle on the left and one yellow mustard bottle on the right—urinating their contents onto a distressed anthropomorphic hot dog below. The ketchup bottle has “KETCHUP” written on it and a stern expression; the mustard bottle mirrors it in yellow. Red and yellow streams cover the hot dog’s head and face as they raise their hands in alarm. The background is gray and muted, with sketchy white outlines and expressive brushstrokes, giving the scene a surreal, dramatic, and slightly darkly humorous tone.

Vincent PRice as Dracula opening his coffin

Comic panel of a flaming red man flying around in a downpour of blue lozenges in a yellow sky

Me in a T-shirt with a drawing of Stevie Nicks, labeled Saint Nicks. A Christmas tree in the background.

Amy Sedaris holds a platter. Conan O'Brien holds a large cheese ball. The closed captioning reads, "Damn, that's a smokey cheese ball."

A small creeks runs between rocks and mountain laurel. There are many fallen leaves and small patch of clear sky. It is winter, and shadows are long. However, in summer it is pleasant, dark and cool. Picture a man and a dog, in the midst of a long walk together, sitting... listening...

Illustration of a train dragging a “GOOD ENGLISH” banner over a bridge, on the other side of which boys waving flags “ought” and “ought not” flags are trying to wave
It away from rocks blocking the tracks labeled “HAD OUGHT” and “HADN’T OUGHT”

Dijon breaded porkchop with some broccoli and jasmine rice

A side-by-side comparison screenshot of the PlayStation video game tomb raider. The left image shows very clear banding in the gradient from light sources, whereas the second shows a much smoother presentation.

Photograph of people congregating at a sledding-hill in Hampstead Heath, 1938.