Bad art

[legion]

Originally Posted by Christien

Why do people give gifts according to their own tastes, rather than those of the recipient?

They probably thought: You like art, you'll like this...

[gassy]

Originally Posted by cashflyer

Is there some sort of demonic squirrel in the lower left corner? Seems to be something peeking from behind the blue object. And seems to have flames shooting from it's arse.



Is the painter on some sort of meds?

Ok I haven't laughed out loud that hard in a long time

[scottmandue]

I had no idea this thread was going to be this funny...

Glad I decided to click on it, carry on, carry on...

This hardly compares to the hilarious badness of the other posts but it is the best I can do on short notice...

[kstar]

Just came across these, for your consideration:

[scottmandue]

Can't help myself... hee hee...

[notfarnow]

Originally Posted by cashflyer

Is there some sort of demonic squirrel in the lower left corner? Seems to be something peeking from behind the blue object. And seems to have flames shooting from it's arse.



Is the painter on some sort of meds?

Yeah I'm not sure what that is actually... I took a picture of the painting at the reception, it was on a table with gifts (hence the blue wrapper).

Those are definitely flames, but I'm not sure if those are eyes.

I would have loved to have seen the painting before it was "toned down". The flames coming from the buildings and the wings on the chair would have been AWESOME.

I'd actually like to know what the guy charges. If it was $500-$800, I would consider going in with my brothers and having a protrait done of my dad and his wife... maybe with spaceships in the background and lazer beams. They would go NUTS.

[JCF]

Originally Posted by Christien

Ok, I've stopped laughing and can type. This thread is hilarious! We got a right bloody awful painting for a wedding gift a few years ago. My wife and I are into contemporary art and music and someone gave us an original painting of a very quaint 19th century country home scene, complete with lord and lady in a horse-drawn carriage, lots of lace (not the good kind!), gabled roofs, etc. I felt really bad disliking it, because it was probably quite expensive, and the people who gave it to us probably thought it was really nice, what a thoughtful gift, etc. but man is it hideous. I guess it serves us right for having a tiny registry with just a few things on it...

Why do people give gifts according to their own tastes, rather than those of the recipient?

Is it a 19th century painting of a 19th c. country scene ?
Those can be worth a lot of dough - the quirkier the better.

Unlike that double portrait which isn't quirky but downright AWFUL and awfully weird - no matter when it was done (my guess would be on a bad acid trip)

[Christien]

Originally Posted by JCF

Is it a 19th century painting of a 19th c. country scene ?
Those can be worth a lot of dough - the quirkier the better.

Unlike that double portrait which isn't quirky but downright AWFUL and awfully weird - no matter when it was done (my guess would be on a bad acid trip)

Hell no. They found the artist through the internet or a friend or the institute for the blind or something.