tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24558766.post4763989069757083504..comments2024-03-08T03:21:10.018-06:00Comments on SECRET FUN BLOG: ARM IN ARMKirk D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05700097965524197825noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24558766.post-23941171636186073322007-07-14T14:16:00.000-05:002007-07-14T14:16:00.000-05:00Hi fish painter,I too enjoyed that bit. I recentl...Hi fish painter,<BR/><BR/>I too enjoyed that bit. I recently heard this similar story supposedly about Picasso...<BR/><BR/> Legend has it that Pablo Picasso was sketching in the park when a bold woman approached him.<BR/><BR/> “It’s you — Picasso, the great artist! Oh, you must sketch my portrait! I insist.”<BR/><BR/> So Picasso agreed to sketch her. After studying her for a moment, he used a single pencil stroke to create her portrait. He handed the women his work of art.<BR/><BR/> “It’s perfect!” she gushed. “You managed to capture my essence with one stroke, in one moment. Thank you! How much do I owe you?”<BR/><BR/> “Five thousand dollars,” the artist replied.<BR/><BR/> “B-b-but, what?” the woman sputtered. “How could you want so much money for this picture? It only took you a second to draw it!”<BR/><BR/> To which Picasso responded, “Madame, it took me my entire life.”Kirk D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05700097965524197825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24558766.post-26103583837575214012007-07-02T22:19:00.000-05:002007-07-02T22:19:00.000-05:00Just stumbled onto your blog from creativecreativi...Just stumbled onto your blog from creativecreativity.com and what do I see...my favorite book when I was 7 years old! What a fantastic collection of silly stories & rhymes! <BR/><BR/>The story from that book that I remember to this day is the story of the fish painter. He promised to paint a fish for a client, but months later, still hadn't done it. Finally, the client insists he do it. The artist dashes off the most beautiful painting of a fish. Impressed, the client asks: why the wait? Then the artist takes the client to a closet and opens the door. Thousands of paintings of fish fell out.<BR/><BR/>It took me a long time to understand that story. 30 odd years. But I finally learned the lesson of persistence. And now, I can paint awesome fish! (in my own way ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24558766.post-8445050140922070162007-06-06T10:21:00.000-05:002007-06-06T10:21:00.000-05:00Oh, my tiniest little preemie......this explains a...Oh, my tiniest little preemie...<BR/><BR/>...this explains a great deal to me.<BR/><BR/>-EMaster Wuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366866234334938530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24558766.post-41122602034458624902007-06-05T11:10:00.000-05:002007-06-05T11:10:00.000-05:00"Arm in Arm" is one of my favorites from my childh..."Arm in Arm" is one of my favorites from my childhood as well. It's definitely a product of its era. <BR/><BR/>It is also now back in print, as is Charlip's "Mother Mother I feel Sick" Unfortunately, in the reprint, the publisher chose to add backgrounds and color to the images which were originally simple silhouettes (the story is a shadow play that you can perform). <BR/><BR/>I recommend both highly.John Rozumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626209473214085436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24558766.post-77951559325048446932007-06-05T07:50:00.000-05:002007-06-05T07:50:00.000-05:00Not to tarnish your childhood or anything, but I c...Not to tarnish your childhood or anything, but I can't even <I>begin</I> to imagine the amount of illegal narcotics the author/illustrator was on at the time of creation.<BR/><BR/>When I was in Elementary School, I would always check out a book at the library that was similar. It was written by Al Jaffee, who is famously known for his incredible body of work with MAD Magazine. <BR/><BR/>It was just full of riddles, quirky drawings, puns, throwaway jokes and other various Jaffee humor. As a child, I had never seen a book written with such an open-ended and unpredictible style, so I'm fully behind you in appreciating something like this.The CDP.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10960324885155236386noreply@blogger.com