Famous Painter - A Figment of My Imagination

On my trip to China I was impressed with the art work we were shown and reflected on the many famous painters of many nationalities such as Michael Angelo and our western painter, Remington. I thought how nice it would be to be famous like that. So, months later when I saw my art dealer, I said "Sam, how does an artist get to be famous?"


So Sam explained. "You live in a garret and suffer and starve. In the mean time you paint everything in sight and maybe trade one of your paintings for a loaf of bread. after you starve to death some one like me finds all your canvases under your bed, sells them for fantastic prices
and you become famous.

In the meantime Sam was walking around my studio inspecting my work. He stopped in front
of one canvas and exclaimed, "Clyde, this picture is wonderful. It has depth, has many tones of colors and above all has mystery. Even I can't figure out what you are trying to paint."

I said, "But Sam, That's the canvas I use to clean my brushes."

Sam said, "That's your best work. If only you were dead I could make you famous, and he looked at me hopefully."

I backed up a little and said, "Hold on Sam. I'm not that anxious to become famous. Maybe I'd better wait a while.