Artistic Thinker Mugs

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"This doesn't leave much room for creativity."

'This looks like a bad case of Humorous interruptus... commonly known as cartoonist's block.'

'You'll never get the Burgundy stain out, so let's just color the whole thing.'

"Still nothing . . . Did I forget to pay the electric bill?"

"Either I'm crazy or your feathers are getting way out of hand."

A man holding an umbrella over a paper boat

Hear no evil. See no evil. Speak no evil.

"I didn't even realise Mondrian ever had a triangular period!"

Scarecrow in a birdcage

The Drinker.

Perspective repair

'I am afraid, sir, that in the current economic climate, a picture is now only worth 500 words.'

'Oh Suzie, I love it: It's both artistic and practical...'

Wrong ornament.

'What the hell is this the age of?'

'I'm going to soak for three days, then Andre here is going to sculpt me into an entirely new body shape with the pumice stone.'

"The low-res JPEG of Dorian Gray"

"Dare I ponder what's next?"

'He's on the artistic spectrum.'

Artist having painted a featureless landscape.

Fashion, if Baboons Ruled the Earth.

Three-dimensional, eh. What makes you so spatial? (Published originally on January 28, 2013).

College. Did you pick a major yet? I'm doing a double major in art and logic --- I want to draw my own conclusions!

"The dove must be back."

"Now who's being judgy?"

Sheltering sculptor.

'The wheel was great, but what have you done for me lately?'

Young Frank Lloyd Wright

'Let's not go by the book.'

Copycats

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.

"No, I didn't steal your content. I just have your content's doppleganger."

Library sections; Fiction, non-fiction and do-it-yourself.

'The creative process works best with a relaxed brain, so I'm letting my mind wander to let a solution drift in.'