Art Class Graduation Gifts

'It was life-class again and for once the vanishing point was a pleasure to find.'

The Art Student.

'On your mark. Get set. Create!'

"I think that's one of his early 'blank canvases'. I think there are some bigger ones in the next room."

"You've got a long, long road ahead of you, young man."

The Artist

"I would like a tube of lemon yellow, cadmium red, cobalt blue, ivory, black, and zinc white, a sixteen-by-twenty canvas, a couple of brushes, and that book 'Painting in Oils'."

"I'm afraid you were drawn too big and not centered on the page."

"An unfortunate museum gift shop." "Banksy activity set." "Jackson Pollock coloring book." "MC Escher building blocks." "Claes Oldenburg miniatures." "Marceau Marceau CDs." "Seurat's connect-the-dots aaAAAAA."

'Projectile painting.'

Schools of Art - A Rough Guide.

Just call me Picasso!

"Don't worry, Miss. I'll soon get the hang of it."

"The Leonardos, the Raphaels, Titians, Veroneses, Giottos... Italy wants them back, all 427 of them."

Picasso: The Early Years

"So, Sandra, what can you tell us about your lovely mood board?"

"Judging by the number of 'Polar Bear in snowstorm' paintings the class seems apprehensive using color."

'Hold everything! -- The National Endowment for the Arts changed its mind!'

German School

School holidays

'How can they call it modern art when it's 100 year's old?'

The Best Art Teacher in the World.

"I like it, honey ... it speaks to what a waste of time your MFA was."

Cartooning 101: Figure Drawing

"I'm not an Antony Gormley, I am Antony Gormley."

Art Plagiarism

'I've been told I have Rembrandt's golden glow.'

Cubism Model

"He had the Guggenheim in mind, I think."

'Yes, I'm very excited. I really think that I will make my mark as a surrealist miniaturist.'

'It may not be a great report card but it beat the street expectations.'

"Have you ever given any thought to what you're going to do after all your hopes and dreams are crushed?"