Art Therapist Gifts

"We like to think he's experimenting with color and form, but his art therapist suggested we're not giving him enough candy."

"Today we're going to explore in paint how we feel when we're picked up late from preschool."

'Mona Lisa, would it make you happy if I gave you a foot massage every night?'

'Do I have to be creative?'

"So you think you might be contriving your narrative?"

'It all started when I took a Rorschach test.'

"That must be the artist over there."

Adult colouring books

'Remember your blood pressure.'

Me Head's in Bits

"Studies show that people who allow art into their lives can substantially reduce their dependency on selective seretonin reuptake inhibitors."

Child's Drawing (With Elephantiasis)

“She’s in her abstract expressionism phase.”

Van Go

Scream Patient

"Feel better, dear?"

"I don't know a damn thing about art, but my back hasn't felt this good in years."

A Puppet Named Juan

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

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

They hated me.

Larry's used art

"In high school, I was quite the star in metal shop."

You're my Mona Lisa.

Copycats

'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.

'C'mon get it straight.'

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

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

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

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

Madonna of the Pukes.

It's a Whole Field of Paisley!

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