Chaotic Genius Gifts

Action shot portrait.

Congratulations! - You have been nominated for the Turner Prize...

"Good" "Bad" "Work on it" "Keep working - maybe it's not as bad as you think it is" "Put it to a committee" "Give up" "Make it worse" "Make it better" "Still a bad idea" "Overthink it" "Throw yourself into a pit of wild badgers" "Throw it away" "Call it done" "Sigh."

"The dryer giveth and the dryer taketh away."

"No, ma'am. I'm not sure what the difference is between being creative or just plain weird."

Yound Einstein disproves an early theory: 'Aha! A watched pot DOES boil!'

"I hear you've been doing exciting things with eggs and dye."

'I have a feeling one day when he grows up he'll be an artist of some kind.'

Artist and Musician

'Look, Dad, I made a pair of boots out of your chest waders.'

Work colleague says 'This is great, where do you get your ideas from?' as man gets them from small elves living in the wall

"There's an app that helped me finish grades 3 through 7. If you need me, I'll be in my room playing video games for the next few years."

"Oceans are rising, landmass is shrinking - so far so good."

'The kids just love doing paint by numbers.'

"But some of my best ideas come while I'm in the litter box."

'George! This way quick!'

"I'm enhancing my appreciation for the knowledge gathered by humankind."

'He was working on a theory of entropy, and developed a severe case of it himself.'

'J.B. Potts, Head of Research, Aerodynamics...'

A man stealing another person's ideas

"Now we know who'll be taking care of us in our old age."

'I know, but he's a genius.'

Making snowmen with a snowblower.

When cartoonists get ahead of themselves.

All work and no play makes jack a dough boy.

'The last guy had a system... if you've got a better one, I'd sure like to see it.'

"Hey, this is brilliant! Where do you get my ideas?"

"And I suppose cleaning up after yourself just once would in some way stifle your precious creativity."

'Damn sea monkeys.'

"Summer's coming. How does pre-med camp sound."

'Your manuscript was delicious.'

"Ok, let's sneak up on Mr. Canvas and see if we can make a good impression."

Falling for art

'Leonardo's Lament' - 'I have nothing to do.'

An artist blows smoke that forms into a cloud which rains onto his canvas.