# Unknown Artist **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** arts-crafts\ **Created:** [July 8, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-artist/946001 "2021-07-08T17:12:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-artist/946001/1 "2021-07-08T17:12:00Z")
I saw a drawing on Facebook that for some reason I found myself going back to it over and over. I have no knowledge of art beyond enjoying what I see but for some reason I feel like there is something very special about this artist. It made me think a little more about how and who appreciates art and why they appreciate it. This is a very nondescript unsophisticated piece of art yet I find myself trying to examine every little symbol and brush strokes.It is like there is a peaceful force in the painting that overpowers my normally fragmented and chaotic min. If anyone knows of a way I can share a facebook post to here please let me know. I would like to share it. I have a strange feeling that no one else will see what I see, ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-artist/946001/2 "2021-07-08T18:13:11Z")
Can you use the snipping tool on facebook pages? If so, upload the snip of the pic to a webhosting site and post the link here. If not, doubtless someone more able than I will hopefully advise. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-artist/946001/3 "2021-07-08T18:54:18Z")
Maybe I’m misunderstanding something about Facebook since I don’t use it. Can’t you just copy the address of the page and paste it into your post here? ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-artist/946001/4 "2021-07-08T19:25:15Z")
> [@mordecaiB](#): > > ybe I’m misunderstanding something about Facebook since I don’t use it. Can’t you just copy the address of the page and paste it into your post here? I will give that a try ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-artist/946001/5 "2021-07-08T19:27:58Z")
If it’s a picture that’s in a Facebook post, you should be able to click on the picture in your Facebook feed, then right-click on the picture to get a series of browser commands, one of which should be something like “Open Image In New Tab.” Do that, and then the picture (and nothing but the picture) should be in that new browser tab – copy that URL from your browser, and paste it into a new post here in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-artist/946001/6 "2021-07-08T19:33:10Z")
[https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4378331828857021&set=pcb.4378332028857001&\_\_cft\_\_[0]=AZVODbwve5BI2rVuddyfX6z7XABlwBe\_JlEpRQxNEnNtEvs6xE8MZ5Lt\_i-pCeJ\_gFYSd4CkhZzsR0R6AtRzO80c4Kn8KXuqv41a5bDfbTHWlZjGFsBSJOQydzTMuEkaCFDaWULC-cN2dnd0AavwpEe3EeFEw0fYxXX0Ohi-\_9dn7g&\_\_tn\_\_=\*bH-y-R](https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4378331828857021&set=pcb.4378332028857001& __cft__ %5B0%5D=AZVODbwve5BI2rVuddyfX6z7XABlwBe_JlEpRQxNEnNtEvs6xE8MZ5Lt_i-pCeJ_gFYSd4CkhZzsR0R6AtRzO80c4Kn8KXuqv41a5bDfbTHWlZjGFsBSJOQydzTMuEkaCFDaWULC-cN2dnd0AavwpEe3EeFEw0fYxXX0Ohi-_9dn7g& __tn__ =*bH-y-R) ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-artist/946001/7 "2021-07-08T19:39:03Z")
[![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ZKIP7ePfq5_JJuASL47B7lP3Nykyesl3nIu8_NRREYhI0IZrv6v9fAvg000otjkFYH-ndrikyYZv5Z4VCnd-JMnockqKKDcFeIIhuHGctv4jt5XrizjNE1XrnjLl7ppzoBlAPpN1kck=w600-h315-p-k "New item by Jonathan Skogstad") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/8NpzQwF4mjrU3zh27) This one? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-artist/946001/8 "2021-07-08T19:41:23Z")
I thought this might be about this guy: [Unknown Hinson - Home](http://www.unknownhinson.com/) But that is a pretty cool Elephant ‘thing’. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-artist/946001/9 "2021-07-08T19:44:13Z")
Yes, that was the one, not sure why I like it so much. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-artist/946001/10 "2021-07-08T19:52:14Z")
That worked. I like the painting also. Is the artist the woman whose Facebook page it is on? Until I saw how large it was I thought it may have been watercolors on a piece of slate. Now it looks more like stiffened canvas. I’ll give a call out to @panache45, he’s one of the go to guys about art here, maybe he can give you some more info. > [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > Yes, that was the one, not sure why I like it so much. Great thing about art, you don’t have to explain why you like something, sometimes you just like it. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-artist/946001/11 "2021-07-08T20:00:15Z")
> [@mordecaiB](#): > > That worked. I like the painting also. Is the artist the woman whose Facebook page it is on? > > Until I saw how large it was I thought it may have been watercolors on a piece of slate. Now it looks more like stiffened canvas. I’ll give a call out to @panache45, he’s one of the go to guys about art here, maybe he can give you some more info. Yes, the lady posted it to her own page. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-artist/946001/12 "2021-07-08T22:53:32Z")
I just read where she had copied the photo, I thought it was original! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2021, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-artist/946001/13 "2021-07-09T00:50:04Z")
I’m no expert, but it almost looks like a **batik**. (paint the fabric, cover in wax, use dyes and generally make a huge mess) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2021, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-artist/946001/14 "2021-07-09T01:00:40Z")
Aye; batik was my thought as well, **Gato**. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2021, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-artist/946001/15 "2021-07-09T01:08:32Z")
There are marbling techniques that can produce similar designs.