Rich La Bonté

R.U.R. - Robots in Love by Rich La Bonté (2024). Suggested by the classic science fiction play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots, 1920) by Karel Capek.

Entering the Ring Singularity by Rich La Bonté (2024). "A black hole of stellar mass forms when a massive star collapses at the end of its life cycle and grows by absorbing mass from its surroundings." - wiki

Robot Culture by Rich La Bonté (2024). Fight The Future!

Which Came First? by Rich La Bonté (2024). Arguably world's oldest riddle, yet unsolved.

International Jazz by Rich La Bonté (2024). International Jazz Day is celebrated world-wide annually on April 30th.

The Toothbrush Man by Rich La Bonté (2024). Englishman William Addis of Clerkenwald created the first mass-produced toothbrush in 1780. Wisdom Toothbrushes, the company he founded, now manufactures 70 million toothbrushes per year in the UK.

Red Balloon by Rich La Bonté (2024). Up, up and away...

Whatever it is, I'm against it! by Rich La Bonté (2024). From the song by Harry Ruby and Bert Kalmar sung by Groucho Marx in the film Horse Feathers (1932)

Two Children Not Frightened by Nightingales by Rich La Bonté (2024). For Max Ernst.

Studebaker Electric Vehicles by Rich La Bonté (2024).

Happy the Dog by Rich La Bonté (2024). Happy in the garden.

Well Respected Man by Rich La Bonté (2024). "He's a well-respected man about town, doing the best things so conservatively..." Ray Davies, 1965.

Peace Garden by Rich La Bonté (2024). Plant sunflowers for peace.

Tyger by Rich La Bonté (2024). "Tyger Tyger burning bright..." William Blake (Songs of Experience, 1794)

The White Horse by Rich La Bonté (2024). The western rider on a white horse. We all need a hero. (The horse is the hero. Remember when we rode horses? Probably not. There were at least 20 million more horses in the US in 1910 than in 2024.)

The Game is Afoot by Rich La Bonté (2024). Playful conspiracy.

Dark Spirit by Rich La Bonté (2024). Sometimes it's better to let sleeping ghosts lay.

Earth Day by Rich La Bonté (2024). “L’acqua è la forza motrice di tutta la natura.” - Leonardo da Vinci

Illustration by John R. Neill from "The Magic of Oz" by Lyman Frank Baum (1919). Restored and colorized by Rich La Bonté (2023).

The Disciples by Rich La Bonté (2024). Performing a famous rock musical you may have seen (done) in high school.

Dark Alleyway by Rich La Bonté (2024). I'm startin' to have a bad feelin' about this, Manny...

The Aquarium by Rich La Bonté (2024). Remember when there were oceans?

Modern Choices by Rich La Bonté (2024). Decisions, decisions...

Ghost Posse by Rich La Bonté (2024). Out of the night, when the full moon is yellow...

Our Lady of the Snails by Rich La Bonté (2024). A slimy conclave.

Record Store Day by Rich La Bonté (2024). April 20th ~ a holy day for vinyl fetishists.

War Is a Contagion by Rich La Bonté (2024). "War is a contagion, whether it be declared or undeclared." Franklin D. Roosevelt, October 5, 1937.

Arizona by Rich La Bonté (2024). Visit Arizona - a desert fantasy.

The Escapee by Rich La Bonté (2024). Hoping to lose them in the fog...

Riding The 7th Avenue Line by Rich La Bonté (2024). New York, just like I pictured it...

The Tree by Rich La Bonté (2024). A lone tree on an Arizona hill.

The Night Shift by Rich La Bonté (2024). Night shift meal break in the park.

The Creature from The Blue Lagoon by Rich La Bonté (2024).

Who Wants Ice Cream? by Rich La Bonté (2024). We all scream for ice cream...

The Bakers Awaken by Rich La Bonté (2024). Early ride by for baguettes.

It's In The Cards by Rich La Bonté (2024). She went to see the gypsy...