That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for October 01, 2020

The nanny used her special pinch to keep the children quiet and still while their mother had her portrait painted.

Don’t move, children. Let you mommy finish painting Madame Moneybags, otherwise we don’t eat.

This artist got so caught up in her work that she forgot she was sitting on her dog.

“Sorry to interrupt, but I’ve brought the payment for my Tinder portrait.”

’Wait a minute. Was I supposed to include those kids?"

“Madame, I’ve tried to give you the cleavage you wanted, but I’m no miracle worker.”

“See, children? This is what the aristocrats spend the money on that they squeeze out of men like Daddy.”

‘see, kids, this is what it’s like to watch paint dry…’

“Excuse Madam, but do you have a public toilet here? My kids really gotta go!”

“If you don’t keep those two quite, she’s getting a mustache and goatee.”

“Quite you two or you’ll end up like Fluffy here.”

Her Ladyship has at least/ some respect for her portraitiste/ but the pitiful “help”/ who cares for her whelp/ she clearly treats like a beast.

Holding the kids to keep them from photobombing.

“But Mary Poppins, we don’t want to jump into this picture – she doesn’t look any fun at-all.”

If she were really a painter there’d be spots all over that dress and floor!

“Woman, get yourself and those children out of here. I don’t help people who don’t look like her.”

They’re $55 each; but if you act now, you can have both children for the low low price of $97.50. Tax and handling not included. But wait, that’s not all…

The way the model is facing, either the painting should be head on, or the artist should round about where the kids are standing. (Sorry, being an Engineer, it just doesn’t look right.)

Hat-like creature from outer space has his portrait painted, along with his meat puppet and his next meal.

The strain of portraying this bitch/ is causing my gut to twitch/ she’s an odious hag/ and I frequently gag/ but I paint on..because she is rich.

In her studio full of clutter/ the artist was heard to mutter/“how can I disguise/ these absurdly crossed eyes/ and these dewlaps like melting butter?”

“Excuse me, painter, when you finish your current painting, how much will it cost for a family portrait? We’d like one 8×10, four 5×7s, and ten wallet size.”

In The Artist’s Studio: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moritz_Stifter_-_Im_Atelier.jpg 

has info and links that point to info about this roughly A3 paper size painting.

 

http://www.altekunst-vienna.com/frontend/scripts/index.php?groupId=0&productId=1477&setMainAreaTemplatePath=mainarea_productdetail.html&query=Stifter 

http://www.askart.com/artist/Moritz_Stifter/11072857/Moritz_Stifter.aspx 

both have info about this artist (again, if the last is expanded to include details not currently shown, it can be read in full for free on Fridays), perhaps in addition to what’s perhaps indirectly pointed to by the title URL, his German Wikipedia page: 

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moritz_Stifter 

and links it points to (again, Google Chrome can automatically translate as necessary). So far, 3 works by him have been used here. 

https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2020/09/14?comments=visible 

has the prior (my comment there pointed to the same artist info URLs).

 

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2547 (September 30, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

“Now children, you know we can’t afford TV, so just stand here and watch paint dry.”

At the Art Museum For Poor People, street urchins were attended by a kindly old crone who only allowed the unfortunates to look at the back side of a work in progress.

“I’ve told you before Mrs. Greengrub. Tuesday’s the day for children’s portraits. Thursday is for high-class hookers!

Worst field trip ever!

What are those kids for?

Wait a sec …

When you said that you’re going to pay me in Franks, I thought you were talking about Swiss money.

After much rumination we know/what the artist intended to show/ she slyly suggests/ (as the painting attests) /that her sitter’s “richesse” is nouveau.

OK kids; that was her signal that she doesn’t like how the portrait is turning out. Go run and “accidentally” knock it over …

Oh! I see what’s wrong… I’ve painted you backwards!

Family visiting day at the Artist’s Asylum . So the kids can remember their Mummy. :>)

Lilly, understanding great art, wants to give up her kids for the portrait. it is well worth it, Lilly doesn’t like her kids too much

ANOTHER day off?