Art Theory Gifts

"Uh, hello? My eyes are over here."

Page from 'How to Draw' by Albrecht Durer

'Hurry, wipe it off before Dad comes home!'

Joey discovers the difference between coffee beans and jelly beans.

"They say it takes 10,000 hours to perfect something- I guess I was a bit hasty throwing that together in 144."

The Art Student.

You're my Mona Lisa.

Larry's used art

Copycats

"After years of cartoon rejections, Bill stooped to trying a little shameless product placement."

'On your mark. Get set. Create!'

I've been teaching art history for decades. Students today ask new kinds of questions. No, I doubt a gluten-free menu option was available that evening. Nope, the artist was not making a statement about climate change. No, despite the umbrellas, this is not about sun exposure safety. Well, yes, I suppose you can say it's a selfie.

At the Museum

'C'mon get it straight.'

'What would your mum say if she saw you drawing all over the wall like that?'

"Hold it right there, ma'am! If you get too close to the artwork, I'll have to ask you to leave the gallery."

'It's called 'Oh Bugger It!' if you must know!'

Madonna of the Pukes.

International Women's Day

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

It's a Whole Field of Paisley!

"We're bringing the arts and sciences together here by giving crayons to mice."

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

"Cat box"

"The university said he was a climate change denier so remove the statue."

'Think I preferred the old Irish barman.'

Can You Spot the Differences?

"I call it 'Bad Dog.'"

Paul Klee

The Artist

My First Camera

Robert Fripp

Doctor describes inside guts while patient has black thoughts.

Frontispiece to the first volume of 'Master Humphrey's Clock'

Alien David statue