Arts Funding Gifts

"All I'm saying is, giving a little something to the arts might help our image."

'I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen, but in order for Act 3 to go on we'll need an additional $17,000!'

"I know it is a digital production, but this cheque is a digit short."

'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.

Larry's used art

You're my Mona Lisa.

Copycats

At the Museum

'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.

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

'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."

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

International Women's Day

It's a Whole Field of Paisley!

Madonna of the Pukes.

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

"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."

'Think I preferred the old Irish barman.'

Can You Spot the Differences?

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

"I call it 'Bad Dog.'"

"Cat box"

The Artist

Paul Klee

My First Camera

Robert Fripp

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

"Of all the buildings I've designed, it's probably the most handsome."