Ideas for Paintings by Jack Handey
By Chris on Mar 13, 2006 in Artsy and/or Fartsy
One of the wisest sages of our time (no, not Yoda) offers struggling artists (and ar-teests, I suppose) free money! He’s just giving it away in the form of ideas of what to paint so you can stop being a struggling artist. And it’s all free!
Because I love art, I am offering the following ideas for paintings to all struggling artists out there. Some of those artists may be thinking Hey, I?ve got good ideas of my own. Really? Then why are you struggling?
These ideas are free of charge. All I ask is that when you have completed a painting, as a courtesy to me you sign it “Jack Handey and [your name or initials].” And, if the painting is sold, I get approximately all the money.
Good luck! Let’s get painting!
One of my favorites:
Self-Portrait with Startled Expression
The key here is to be able to constantly startle yourself as you’re painting. One option is to hire a professional startler, but that can get expensive. (The best ones are from Ireland.) Be sure to use opening the bill from your startler as a free startle.
Read the whole thing on The New Yoker’s website.
(By the way, if you hear of anyone needing to hire a professional startler, let me know.)
[credit to Todd for the link]
