Budding Negotiator Pillows

'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."

Civics Class: Mock Election Today. Oh, no --- Another multiple choice test!

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

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

'Do I have to be creative?'

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

The wrecking crew!

Creative Baby.

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

'All good things must come to an end.'

'Look. Billy Curry did a nude!'

Jackson Pollock as a child

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

Michelangelo painting with watercolors as a child.

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

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

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

'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!'

Lessons from the Blakely Art School (Now Defunct)

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

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

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

Fridge with child's drawings in an art exhibition.

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

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

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

"No, he's not grounded anymore. He used his allowance and lawyered up."