Brevity Artist Gifts

The Proust of Twitter

"Abstract Expressionism is definitely right for me at this stage of my career."

Child drawing fish from life by putting his head in a pond.

'How do you plead, in twenty-five words or less?'

"But how do I accomplish that in 140 characters or less?"

'Gimme a Canadian club on the rocks!'

'With my parents out of the house, I can finally start my long awaited mural project.'

"Someday you'll see my work in the employee break room at the Met."

'Do I have to be creative?'

Creative Baby.

'All good things must come to an end.'

'Look. Billy Curry did a nude!'

Art of Surviving

Jackson Pollock as a child

"That' a wonderful picture, sweetheart. You know, maybe we should keep all of this garbage, in case you become a famous artist."

'I ink, therefore I am....', IF DESCARTES HAD BEEN A CARTOONIST

Teacher to student: 'Nice use of glitter, but you were assigned to do math problems.'

Michelangelo painting with watercolors as a child.

Lessons from the Blakely Art School (Now Defunct)

Your resume is only 8 words long! You're hired!

'Don't be hard on the boy, dear, I'm sure that Van Gogh's first sunflowers weren't so hot.'

Fridge with child's drawings in an art exhibition.

Children's Publishing - Child's portrait of 'Our Founder'.

"I wanted to see if it made a picture."

Editor. Short. Sweet.

Colours

"Can you get that down to 140 characters?"

'We couldn't afford school pictures this year so Timmy is doing the family portraits.'

"This gives me the inner fulfillment I could never achieve through dodgeball."

"I wanted to make it look like the ones at church."

'Someday, Mel, when you're here, I'd like you to teach me how to do that 'conspicuous by his absence' thing you do so well!'

'It's just a first draft.'

Banksy