Brian Hester

@ibehester.bsky.social

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🌟 Medieval history (really any history), Politics, languages (living and dead), science, Georgia Football, and Good Beer. Yale/Hopper, Painter and girldad. Educational consultant for folks trying to get into college.

An impressionistic painting of a mid-century family portrait, bisected by a vertical wash of yellow light. On the left side, a woman in a striped dress, a man in a white shirt and fedora, and a young boy cling together, partially obscured by the bright band of light. Behind them, a sloping road and telephone pole lead into a soft, bluish sky filled with expressive diagonal strokes. To the right of the light band, a bright green lawn stretches toward a small white house with a porch, dappled with sunlight and shadow. A large tree canopy arcs across the center of the painting, tying both halves together with branches. The brushwork is loose and evocative, blending memory, space, and time in a composition that feels both grounded and spectral.
Two abstract acrylic paintings on paper, each divided into multiple squares by painter’s tape. The first, by Johanna (age 3), features bold, spontaneous strokes and vibrant colors in a chaotic, joyful composition. The second, by Mirielle (age 6), shows more controlled patterns, varied textures, and playful experiments with rhythm and repetition
“Senza un perché” by Nada. The image features a heart-shaped stone with a white crack running vertically through it. The text at the top of the cover reads “TUTTO L’AMORE CHE MI MANCA” and “NADA” is written in bold yellow letters at the bottom right.
A black-and-white wet plate collodion-style image of a quiet creek scene. A large tree stands in the left foreground beside a shaded path, while the still water of the creek reflects tangled foliage from the opposite bank. The background fades into soft mist, and the image features high contrast and vintage imperfections.
A hand-drawn cartoon shows a chain of five increasingly larger fish swimming from left to right. Each fish has its mouth open wide, as if about to eat the one in front of it. The second-largest fish wears a red baseball cap and has a speech bubble that reads, “WAIT—you said only the little guys were for dinner!” All the fish except the largest one look alarmed or concerned; the biggest fish has an angry, menacing expression. The background is light blue with simple wave lines, suggesting they’re underwater.
Painting of a golden yellow road (or is it a river) curving through a wild terrain toward shimmering colors of blue, turquoise, and purple
Sebastiao Salgado, Kuwait Series, Greater Burhan Oil Field (Capping Well Head), 1991. This black-and-white photo shows to old covered workers in hardhats drenched in crude oil next to a massive valve against a long horizon.
My daughter Johanna, with a huge crinkle nose smile sitting in the chair