Picture at an Exhibition

The great Russian composer Modest Mussorgski, after a portrait by Ilya Repin, is today's digitalium.

Downhill Racer

 The digitalium today is a skier in tuck position, headed joyfully downhill.

Flexible

 

The digitalium for today is another gymnast, exhibiting admirable flexibility.

Big Shoulders

Another gymnast is the subject of today's digitalium. "Pommel Horse."

Flip

The digitalium of the day is a gymnast on the balance beam.

Olympian

The digitalium today is a figure study of a massively-muscled shot putter at the moment before release.

Squatter

 

A digitalium for today: "Power Lifter."

Thank God

The digitalium for today is "Gracias a Dios," a drawing of a man and his son reunited nearly two years after being separated from each other by the U.S. immigration service.

Derby Queen

The digitalium of the day is an action study based on roller derby skaters.

A Century On

Today's digitalium is a figure study of a woman said to be over 100 years old.

Leap

 A figure study of a leaping ballet dancer is today's digitalium.

Shooter

The digitalium for today is a figure study of a photographer at work.

Strike!

 

Today's digitalium is a figure study of a union member on winter strike in New York.

"Night"

 The digitalium of the day is an image of the concentration camp survivor and author, Elie Wiesel.

Coffee Break

A seated figure is the subject of today's digitalium.

Momzer

Today's digitalium is an antisemitic Capitol rioter.

You don't say?

 Today's digitalium is a sketch of a skeptical old man.

What About Us?

 

A very quick digital sketch of a very angry man.

Mug

 

Today's digitalium is a study of a man with really big ears.

Stroller

 Today's digitalium is a figure study of a man in a suit.

Stacey Abrams

 A drawing of the Georgia politician is today's digitalium.

Hipster

The digitaliium of the day is a study of a bearded man.

Apprehension

This digitalium is a drawing of a man with an ambiguous expression--possibly apprehension?

Hopeless

Today's digitalium is a study of several figures fleeing violence. "Refugees."

Beret

 

The digitalium today is a drawing of a man in a beret.

Murderers

This is a digitalium of the four men convicted of mass murder in Iraq and pardoned by the current President of the United States.

Georgia President

 

The digitalium for today is the features of a great man, "Mr. Carter."

Ballerina

 Today's digitalium is a dancer, "Sugar Plum,"in keeping with the season.

Skater

 Today's digitalium is a figure skater in competition.

Cabin Builder

A digitalium for today is a drawing of Henry David Thoreau, author of Walden.

Study

 

Today's digitalium is a study of a man's head.

Figure Skater

 Today's digitalium is a figure skater in competition.

Phi Crappa Zappa

 

The digitalium today is a study of a long-deceased musician, Frank Zappa.

The Right Stuff

 The digitalium of the day is a drawing of Chuck Yeager, whose career as a pilot defined "the right stuff."

Head of a Man

 

The daily digitalium is a drawing of a man from a video freeze frame.

Swedish Thespian

 

The digitalium of the day is a study of a man's head: "Max."

Shooter

This daily digitalium is a study of a face in the news, "Kyle."

Master Copy

 The daily digitalium for today is a study after the great master, Anthony van Dyck.

Lonesome

 Today's digitalium is a digital painting of the high plains with a single cottonwood tree.

Pandemic Nurse

 

The digitalium today is another face of the pandemic. This woman is a nurse just coming off her shift in a covid ICU.

Climate Cassandra

Today's digitalium is a drawing of the British film maker David Attenborough, who recently released "A Life on Our Planet," detailed what he has seen of climate change and calling for serious action.

After Evans

The digitalium of the day is a reworking of a well-known photograph by Walker Evans.

Ten Cent Sculptor

A portrait of the sculptor Selma Burke, whose work is the basis for the FDR dime, is the digitalium for today.

Diaphanous

 The digitalium today is a figure study of a ballet dancer in a flowing gown.

Achoo!

Today's digitalium is a sketch of a sneeze.

Dresden Survivor

 The day's digitalium is a study of a man who was perpetually annoyed--"Kurt."

Figure Study

 

Today's digitalium is a figure study, from a South American television broadcast.

Picasso

 

Today's digitalium is a drawing, "Pablo," from a photo when he was about twenty.

Kneeling

Today's digitalium is a figure study of a former professional athlete.

Veterans Day

Today is Veterans Day, a national remembrance of those who have served in the military forces of the United States. The memorial was originally called Armistice Day to commemorate the cessation of hostilities at the end of World War I. We keep it on the eleventh day of the eleventh month. 

Today's digitalium is in honor of veterans everywhere, and their personal sacrifices in service to their nation.