Current Obsession #3

As an artist, this panda is often asked, "What is your medium?" Until now the response has always had more to do with my immense dislike of painting—the act of doing it, not paintings themselves. However, it seems that this panda was very mistaken.

How does it look compared to the original? Way more awesome, you say? Well in that case, look what else you have in store:

"Native American Spirit" "Moonlit Swim"

"Frog Pile-Up" "Ocean Life"

"Zoo Montage" "Unicorn"

And these are just the new Paint By Numbers. Apparently, it was invented in 1948 although it seems to have pretty much stolen Leonardo da Vinci's method of teaching painting (he gave out numbered images to his students and directed them on what to paint where).

A little sleuthing on eBay revealed these vintage gems:

Wood Paint By Number

Oil Paint By Number

Zoo Paint By Number

They debuted in 1950 at $2.49 a piece and have since sparked a cultural debate: is this art? Well, I think you can judge for yourself.