Business-minded Artist Gifts

"All of P.J.'s landscapes look vaguely similar."

'Dude, touring with a punk rock band was fun, but what I'd really like to do is be CEO of a fortune 500 company.'

"What these product ideas lack is a little bite."

LEMONADE 50 CENTS, NOW HIRING, 'Okay, you're hired -- now, I want you to forget everything you learned in pre-school.'

'Toys?! Good heavens, no! I made my fortune through commercial endorsements.'

'Most of my clients are shareholders, managers and sales executives.'

"Get me someone in Apologies, someone in Walkbacks, and send up the whole Scapegoating team."

"Let's talk more about your valuation policy."

"I've built this business up from scratch. . . "

'The action next week is going to be in bird seed, but if you quote me, I'll deny I said it.'

"So what do you really think of my business plan?"

"Excuse me...but there are hairs in my soup. I think we should be supportive when our friends open a business. But sometimes I wonder...what are they thinking?"

Artist and the artist's model both thinking of the money.

"I'm hoping to sell my startup - a chain of fast-food meditation centers - to Google for seven figures."

"I'm creating the world's first 'instant lowrider' kit! I'll need partners...and when the profits roll in, I'll take 75 percent and they will get 50 percent."

"Alfresco Plumbing & Hardware Supplies"

"I want an eponymous retail empire when I grow up, Greg. What do you want?"

Galerie de Commerce: Invoices of the Post-Impressionists

"We'll be too big to fail!"

'I highly recommend this painting if you're into art as an investment.'

Anticipated Sales - "Now at this point reality intruded."

We're looking for someone who has their own desk, computer, fax, smart phone, copier, and customer list.

'I quit the ice cream stand last year. Now I'm double dipping.'

Art Guidelines

"Before we start planning our next brilliant foray into the global economy, I suggest we first figure out how we're going to pay our local electric bill!"

'Do you realize, this is a land of opportunity?' - 'Yes, anyone can become a tax payer.'

"Coming soon. Possibly a thrift store or a bakery...or, no—how about a coffee house? Yoga studio? Pizza joint?..."

Stan waits at the door for opportunity to knock.

'Look at it out there, Jones. Successful businesses as far as the eyes can see... We're gonna need some curtains.'

"I thought I would put in the details later."

"Mira...this artist is getting attention because he paints all kinds of images on tortillas."

"Our clients like their accountants to use their 'imagination', but most would still prefer their returns in a spreadsheet."

'What shall I do with these old books of yours? '

Snow Cones 50 Cents - self serve.

'I'd like to borrow enough to buy this bank.'