Warning--Proud Papa Alert

My son came home the other day and told me he had drawn a picture for school. Apparently the folks at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts thought it would be cute to have school kids from around the state submit drawings of portraits to tout the opening of A BRUSH WITH HISTORY Paintings from the National Portrait Gallery which will be held February 23, 2002 through May 5, 2002. They received about 600 submissions, which were whittled down to 190 or so pieces which will be displayed in one of the other galleries at the museum.

Yes, you guessed it--Lil' Boy's picture managed to get picked! His subject? Well ME of course! I haven't seen what he drew, but if it's anything like his other work, I have been perfectly presented in all of my rotund, large headed, bespectacled glory. "Look, dear, that poor child's father is the Elephant Man!" "Shocking! But he captured the essence of the ghastly beast with nicely rendered forms and a painterly eye for color far above the abilities of other second graders; while the juxtaposition of the hovering water element with the giant flower points to a wry self awareness of life and a radical shifting of subjectivity which asserts itself through all levels of the composition."

As his agent, I can assure you that this one-of-a-kind piece will be certain to rise in value over the years and represents a savvy investment in the budding field of 21st Century representational grade-schooler art. A limited quantity of signed and numbered photocopies will also be available for those seeking a more economical alternative.
posted by Terry at 11:45:00 AM