Artistic Friend Gifts

"Let's try one with your hand tucked into your shirt."

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

'Could you tone down the smile just a little?'

'Sit!'

"I was going to play the Moonlight Sonata, but I forgot the key."

'Projectile painting.'

The signing of Ben Franklin's non-disclosure agreement.

A sign that reads "ART...and plenty of it!" hangs above the entrance to a museum.

Father Christmas Painting Robins.

'It was restored just last year, and changed from an abstract painting to a landscape.'

'I told you Nick's an absolute scream.'

"It's Chicken Mole!"

"These brisk fall afternoons remind me of Chekhov, which reminds me of Putin, then Trump, the alt-right, facism, nuclear weapons ... let's go home."

No caption. (The Mona Lisa is depicted wearing a smiley face button.)

"An overload -- even this is beginning to look like Kitsch."

Who are you?

A Friend in Need.

"Virginia Woolf meets 'Car Talk.'"

Great Moments in Art History: 1898 Francis Barraud finds inspiration after having his dog spayed.

'Who else have I written for? Ridge Park Avenue, 7th Street, Elm Road, Thornwood Drive...'

Warhol Exhibit

Michelangelo's David is cleaned every two months.

"He spends hours waiting for his muse to strike..."

Rudolf Carnap

'Doing this was easy. Finding someone nuts enough to buy the crap - THAT'S art!'

I hear you're preaching godlessness, you little heathen. I'm preaching intellectual honesty. There is no proof of a Judeo Christian almighty. You might as well believe in Zeus or the spiritual powers of a raisin scone. Where do you think morality comes from? What do you think is the basis for our civil society? The almighty! All hail the raisin scone! HOJ.

'My right brain isn't working.'

'A...B...C...D...E...' - Graffiti on classroom wall.

Arabian Nights.

"I know it's only a thumbnail sketch, but I quite like it!"

Philosophie.fr Bulletin Board - 1936

'No...I would not like a nice big slice of Angel Food cake!'

Binge Scrapbooking: the morning after.

Pavement Art.

Junk Art