#OnePanelVSS

March 02, 2026

This week’s prompts gave me an idea and while researching I got a possible Mandela effect going on. My prompts are “sticks” and “bag” and I IMMEDIATELY thought of a Rembrandt etching of a beggar or woodsman with a large sack of sticks on his back. So I researched. And researched. And researched. And I can NOT find that image anywhere! So I drew the next closest one and added the sack (sort of) as I remembered it. It’s always fun to work from a master though.

Would you like to come up and see my etchings?

Weekly disclaimer/explanation: For those new and/or unfamiliar with my #OnePanelVSS, it is purely a writing exercise. Like sketching for your prose muscles. Use the image to come up with whatever you think is happening. No need to use my prompt words in the writing. But I would love to see what you come up with, so please tag me on social media! (I’m paintmonkeyart on Bluesky and Instagram and Paintmonkey Studios on Facebook.)

Have a good week and be safe.

-The Paintmonkey