this is the oil painting i fell in love with at the national gallery in london. up close, the silver streaks across the canvas actually shimmer and the shading changes when you look at it from different angles:


Lake Keitele
Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1865-1931.

i don't know why i'm suddenly having such an affinity for pictures of deadbeat lakes, but here is a cool photo from the site where i love to steal wallpaper from:


Lake Sublime
Steven Davis

and this is me:


Hot Hot Hot

cheers!