humor

There he speaks with self-deprecating humor about the shame of having been born in working-class Brooklyn.

Harnett had much simpler taste than his patrons, and while “Ease” is not a vanitas painting auguring death, he was known for incorporating traces of humor and irony in his paintings.

As always, I am thankful for friends, family and a sense of humor.

That’s all in the name of bringing a little humor to what would otherwise feel like a very utilitarian part of his daily routine.

“Mean” comments can sometimes just be ill-judged humor intended to defuse the atmosphere and, yes, sometimes they can be mean.