Buying Art Gifts

"A million five is the sticker price, so to speak."

"I'm trying to find that perfect piece of art that will make me think I know something about art."

'Yeah, I bought it with the profits I made from day trading - ran me $150,000 per pound.'

'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."

Great Chinese Dynasties

'C'mon get it straight.'

"Hold it right there, ma'am! If you get too close to the artwork, I'll have to ask you to leave the gallery."

'What would your mum say if she saw you drawing all over the wall like that?'

International Women's Day

Madonna of the Pukes.

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

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

It's a Whole Field of Paisley!

"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."

Paul Klee

The Artist

"Cat box"

"I call it 'Bad Dog.'"

Can You Spot the Differences?

'Think I preferred the old Irish barman.'

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

My First Camera

Robert Fripp

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