The Floor Scrapers, by Caillebotte
An artist named Caillebotte painted men scraping floors. I always find these paintings moving. Even without being dignified in a painting, something about the sight of people engaged in their master-craft is art to the senses, and I saw some of that art yesterday played out before my very eyes…. (to read this whole story, click The Performance)
old swimmer ( Same Ol'Swimmer) 