Masterpiece Creator Gifts

"When Van Gogh had insomnia he created masterpieces."

'On your mark. Get set. Create!'

'The way the eyes follow you is uncanny.'

"Well....I could've done this!"

battered artist has painted picture of falling bomb.

"I made the mistake of telling him that the world is his canvas."

Raphael

"What do you mean?! That apology is the best piece of fiction I've ever written!"

'...So you claim this is genuine Rembrandt?'

"Thrilling news, sweetie! The National Gallery's entire collection of Velázquez is now attributed to you."

'I'm glad you like it, but I haven't started it yet.'

Trash-talkin' artists

Masterpiece?

"But is it art?"

"Richard P. Ruggles—a man and his mantelpiece."

"And, for God's sake, don't let anyone finish my novel!"

"It's too good. I think it's going to be a forgery, not just a copy."

"For God's sake, Michelangelo, it's just a cookie!"

"No, wait. I always get this mixed up. The manet was five point nine. The Monet was three flat."

Christo's greatest challenge.

Model Stealth Bomber.

"Hoping to find a Picasso at a garage sale isn't a solid retirement plan."

The Creative Process

"I wish I could do hands..."

'This is the museum's vault of 'Mislaid Masterpieces' which we 'come across quite by chance' from time to time.'

A bomber dropping paintings "Art Bombing"

'Michelanglo is a weird kid.'

'How much longer.'

"This would look great on out wall. . . when it's finished!"

Juno

"You're right, it does play with light and shadow while upending conventions of abstraction, but you're still under arrest."

"This is a piece of crap."

'Things change when you have children.'