'Paper Tiger' Many years ago, I had done a flawed work - the brush slipped, and unwanted marks were on the canvas... but in a moment of inspiration, ruled four lines and transformed that flaw, along with additional scribbles to make balance, into a 'modern art' piece within the canvas..... another inspiration, and a mouse appeared looking up at this supposed work - a mouse on a shelf..... called 'Critic', it sold readily, even as it was no original in thought [Norman Rockwell, for instance, did a similar viewing]... other calls came for more of this mouse..... this here is one of them, another whimsical piece with important metaphysical overtones.......