Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Happy (Scott) Valentine's Day
During this hectic Hallmark Holiday Season don't forget to slow down, put on a Billy Vera and the Beaters album and give your respective Mallory Keaton (or Alex P. Keaton) a hug and a "Heeeyyy." Because that is what it is really all about. Sha la la la laaa.I just hope the love of my life buys me a work of art painted by the other love of my life. I know getting an actual painting is out of the question, but I'd even settle for the instructional videos. The soft-spoken genius could teach me from beyond the grave, Vincent Price style, and I could be calmed and informed simultaneously. Then I could become such a pro that I would be commisioned to paint family portraits of fake TV families, like so:
How lucky do you have to be to land that gig? I like to think that the artist is Bob Ross and that he is contractually obligated to paint every PBS station manager's family portrait, and Steven Keaton is just cashing in on one of his perks. But that's just me. You got to hand it to the guy, though. No matter who he is, the bastard can paint!As a final note, I wouldn't be surprised if someone with a little more know-how and elbow grease starts taking promotional pictures from sitcoms of the 80's and 90's and turning them into actual family portraits to sell at like Urban Outfitters or Spencer's Gifts. What hipster wouldn't want an 11x14 posed portrait of the Seaver, Huxtable, or Tanner family to put on their mantel? I know I wouldn't be able to resist.
