How much Van Gogh is too much?

For those of you who have been following my blog, you will know that my little man enjoys fine art. Classical music for sure (I can hear him upstairs right now getting down with Bach on YouTube)...and of course Van Gogh prints.

And if you haven't been following my blog - get on that will ya! Feedback tells me I'm actually quite funny...and can actually write really well.

There is one picture in particular that he just loves. It's the one called, "Sunflowers in the Vase"...or something like that. I could go ask the dude to confirm - but like I said...he's busy right now. Just because he's 7 doesn't mean that he doesn't have the right to be busy - and be left alone (and besides...I just tried that! I went into "his" office to repair a desk that he has somehow managed to break [note to parent's - IKEA desks with keyboard trays should have extra screws installed....like I was about to do]....and was told that I would have to come back later, as he had things to do, and that I was interupting his quality time!

So...where was I going with this rambling tale? Oh yes...Vince, and his sunflower action. :)

Yesterday my wife was out for the day, and I was home fixing things and cleaning things that weren't (yet) broken...and generally being a helpful human being. I also made Big Macs too! Or...McLoons as I call them (there's a reciped on YouTube - check it out).

When my wife got home she happened to mention to me that she saw a HUGE...and I mean really quite large print of the Sunflower image for sale at a garage sale. I asked how big....too which I was told that she would need to take my car to pick it up. My wife drives a Mazda 3....I drive a 6....so I have more room for art transportation. She said she stopped and asked the lady who was cleaning crap out of her house (likely with the the intent to put it in mine) if she could hold it for a bit while she zoomed, zoomed home to get my car. My wife mentioned that it was for our autistic son, and that he was going to be thrilled with this acquisition. A deal was struck, and the lady hung onto it.

Nicholas went along for the ride - and I'm pretty sure he talked the lady down in price. He's a cute kid...and quite charming too (I'm taking credit for those attributes)!

So....an hour later - my wife comes home with a billboard size print of Vince's Sunflowers in the Vase. It's at least 2 1/2" by 4" in size. That is massive kids! Just massive indeed!

And now I'm expected to get this thing up on the wall as soon as possible. And I'm happy to do it....but before I do that - I want to replace the glass with plexiglass (I'm sure that'll cost more than the $20 my wife spent on the thing) just in case it ever falls off the wall. It's quite heavy...and a pane of glass that size falling off the wall could really hurt someone...safety first boys and girls! Autistic kids on occasion will throw something (at least mine does)....and I just don't really want to clean up that much broken glass. It would likely just be easier to sell the house and buy one where there isn't glass all over the place.

Now....where to put this thing? We have a small house...and finding a good spot could be a challenge.

Sigh....always something to do - but when it makes a 7 year old think that I am in fact the coolest Daddy on the planet - I'm happy to do it.

Just wish he would get into The Group of 7. This Van Gogh thing is going to clash with the two prints I have.