My husband, in his infinite wisdom, has decided that...

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As he hasn't organised a gift for his brother's wedding, I should sit down tomorrow and draw or paint a picture to be framed and given. Reader, I cannot draw. Nor paint. 🤔

This sounds very much life something that you need to outsource to someone local on FB marketplace. There is a plethora of 'up and coming' 'artists' to be found there. In fact, I'll do you a favour. You name a city close to you and I will find you an artist!

This is hilarious 😂 but on a serious note is this not another example of men offloading tasks they see as menial or “women’s work” onto women? I mean it’s his brother - tell him to sort it himself!

I haven't read the whole thread. But pleeeeeaaasseee decorate the frame with dried pasta with gold spray

I feel like there should be hot glue and glitter... mm!

Since he thinks do highly if your artistic abilities I'm sure he would think a painting by you would be the perfect Christmas gift for him. A collage of your dh made up of ripped photos of him and various emojis. Maybe with words arte de mierda hecho con amor round the image. (Google translate Spanish for crappy art made with love in Spanish).

Oh thank you, I remember it now

If you get stuck, I give you permission to use this. Not my best work but you did say you weren't the best artist, I tried to be authentic.

I hate it when people don't read the OP. He asked for a painting or drawing, not a collage made of his body parts ... though that would obviously be easier to deliver.

I do think that I would cheat at this point and purchase an amateurish painting from a charity shop. Something that is borderline bad but not obviously bad. The sort of thing that they would have to politely display. And just add your name and year to one corner.

Love it! I need the story behind this. Why do the guests look so sad? And is the lady in purple giving them the finger

🤣

This whole thread has me laughing out loud. Thank you OP

I love that artwork - and every time I see it at Tate Modern, it's the one thing that children instantly gravitate to.

In your position I would pull out my superpower:

Blind contour drawing:

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-blind-contour-drawing-help-better-artist

Any of these 3 drawings would look lovely framed.

@LooksABitElvish I figured the op and partner should be in the scene too. DH is looking suitable ashamed of his tardiness. Op is... Making her feelings known. I even hid a 🍆 on him for being such a todger to his wife. 10points for whoever spots it!

Ah, definitely hear that.

So, the spirit of the gift your DH wants to give is a piece of artwork....

Can you take a photo of him, add the caption "I forgot to get your gift in time"?

Do it in sepia tones? He can pose staring shamefacedly at his feet?

This chap is available on FB Marketplace to do a commission of the happy couple. If he did it tonight, he could photograph it for you to print off.

I wonder how long it will be until he realises he could just give some cash

I think you need to see beyond the horizon of your limited artistic skills here. Take the wedding invitation and repurpose it. Via a shredder.

It worked for Banksy.

Hahaha! Collar? 🤣🤣

Just give cash or an Amazon voucher ffs

Thank you for making me laugh. I'm having an awful few weeks. Really grateful for reason to laugh.

A small fake Jackson Pollock would probably not be well received. But it would be easy to produce...

How much? Seriously

That'll be why the Lady in Purple is shouting at him. 'Why have you got an effing eggplant stuck to your neck, Dave? Call that a corsage?'