Hot Shot of the Morning

 

Thomas Eakins, American Artist

Thomas Eakins is a central figure in American Realism who has emerged as a major focus of LGBTQ+ art history. Known for his uncompromising academic approach, he frequently used nude male models in his paintings and photographs, resulting in works celebrated for their classical composition and notable homoerotic undertones.

When Thomas Eakins died, he left behind a body of work unprecedented in American art for its depth, strength, perception, character, and commitment to realism. Yet during his life, Eakins sold less than thirty paintings. Rejected by the public and the art establishment of his day, it was only after his death that a new generation of scholars and critics recognized Eakins as one of America’s greatest painters.

During the final years of his life, Eakins began to receive a bit of the recognition he deserved. On June 25, 1916 he died in the Philadelphia home in which he was born. Against social demands for propriety and respectability, Eakins refused to compromise and painted his subjects as they really were, and not as they wished to be seen. His paintings reflected the passing of time, the awareness of mortality, and the nobility of everyday life. His courageous persistence in advocating his personal vision changed the nature of art education and provided future generations with a deeper view of the time in which he lived.

 

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/thomas-eakins-about-thomas-eakins/581/

Salutat (1898)

Taking the Count (1898)

Wrestlers (1899)

The Swimming Hole (1884-85)

Photographic study for The Swimming Hole

(colorized)

Thomas Eakins self-portrait (1902)

Friday Dozen

 

John Stamos, Ally

Do you want to swallow Tom Brady's good nut?

Did he not think about the name or was it an inside dirty joke?

 

https://www.jezebel.com/nobody-asked-for-tom-bradys-good-nut-but-were-getting-it-anyway

Two Cartoons

 

Dudes Outdoors

 More to come as summer expands . . .

Religion News

A Florida pastor who has argued that the nation’s largest Protestant denomination has become too woke and liberal was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday, June 9.

https://religionnews.com/2026/06/09/willy-rice-florida-pastor-and-abuse-crisis-skeptic-wins-sbc-presidential-election/

AND . . .

Southern Baptists Approve Ban On Women Pastors

https://www.joemygod.com/2026/06/southern-baptists-approve-ban-on-women-pastors/

3 from Boy Box Rebellion

These were posted today over on Boy Box Rebellion and caught my eye . . .

https://boyboxrebellion.blogspot.com/

Hot Shot of the Evening

 

Chuckles on Monday

 

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/07/9932789/what-is-tossing-salad-yes-god-yes-meaning