Relentless Artist Gifts

"Being happy with one's work is the kiss of death."

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

"I did the best dental health poster in the class. I just hope Mr. Tooth Decay doesn't hold a grudge."

It isn't widely known that Michelangelo was the first in a long line of cartoonists to buck the family tradition.

battered artist has painted picture of falling bomb.

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

Graffiti artists signs his memoirs in bookshop.

"I'm working on more of a 'personal' mythology."

Whistler's Great-Great-Great-Great-Great Grandson

"This next one is a typical blues number about exceeding your data plan limit, cracking your ipad screen, and losing your new ear buds."

This year Mike decides to make his own Valentine's cards.

"This next song is about narrow-minded record executives and their reluctance to take a chance on anything a bit different."

Dear Author: We really are tickled by your persistence. Sincerely, The Editors.

'Sorry, but I think your Mondrian tattoo was a mistake.'

The Greatest Mime in the World

Artist uses connect-the-dots canvas to paint nude model.

"Stripes weren't dazzling enough?"

Award-Winning Photographer.

Just Stop Oil Painting

Toilet Art.

Banksy

Artist painting a lightening bolt that is about to strike him.

"Bloody Graffiti."

A mime visits a psychiatrist.

'If you do not stop smudging, I'm getting a new cartoonist.'

The sword is mightier than the pen.

"It won the award this year for aggravating the most architects."

ASBOs

"I'm sure it's illegal to pose as a police officer"

"Oh look! Another crappy grant which requires my goddamned work interact with the f**king community!"

"Face it, William - you're shit at it!"

"No thanks, we're going to create some alternative options over here. Want to join?"

'This next song is about a close call and a near success. It's called The Grant that Got Away.'

The architect speaks: '...I went back to my roots...this house is based on a drawing I did when I was six.'

The War Against Imagination