Art Critic: the skull in the corner is artfully placed on the periphery of vision to symbolise the omnipresence of death, important thematically to the artist’s conception of life and mortality.
Actual Artist: aw shit, I got all this negative space, guess I’ll stick a skull there that looks pretty rad.
I painted a copy of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring for a class in college, and when I displayed it for review the professor was like, “Are you making a statement about materialism by not painting her wearing the actual earring?”
And that, kids, was the first time I ever cursed in front of a teacher.
The painting is called The Girl with the Pearl Earring, and I forgot. To paint. The damned. EARRING.
Most of you have confirmed your assignments (yaaaasss) but there are a few who haven’t, and you know who you are, we’ll put you in the sun for your crime!
J/K, it’s fine. Please confirm your assignment to us via ask or chat if you haven’t already done so.
Aaaaaand if anyone feels they can’t complete their assignment for any reason, please let us know so that we can reassign your gift to another Giver/Santa.
I-want-my-IWTV 