Budding Negotiator Gifts

'Keep asking for more allowance. It's good practice for negotiating future stock and option grants.'

'I think my allowance should include a cost of living increase.'

'OK, it's a deal. You take my baths for me and I'll buy you some new toys.'

'Don't ask for anything.'

'Hmph. College kids.'

"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.

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

" 'How I Spent My Summer Vacation,' a treatment by Todd Mozelle, Grade Three."

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

'She flunked me, but I plea-bargained my way up to a C-plus!'

'Do I have to be creative?'

'All good things must come to an end.'

Creative Baby.

"This is an excellent story, Doris, so far."

The wrecking crew!

"Dad, this is Wendy, she's going to re-negotiate my allowance!"

'Look. Billy Curry did a nude!'

Jackson Pollock as a child

Michelangelo painting with watercolors as a child.

'I know that other kids manage on ?5 pocket money - but their parents don't charge them to watch any television programme their parents don't happen to approve off!'

'Talk about stuck-up! -- he has Masterpiece Theatre action figures!'

"So you can tweet. That's why you have to learn the alphabet."

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

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

Lessons from the Blakely Art School (Now Defunct)

"Well, so far I'm managing to stay above the fray."

'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."

'Could I trade all of this for more of that?'

Colours

"I just called to say I love you, but come to think of it - can I borrow some money?"

"Dad since my pocket money isn't index linked, you've forced me to have to renegotiate."