Blessed Are The Cool

What can I say about this? Irreverent? Sacreligious? Profane, even? Hopefully just witty. I had this idea 20 years ago and it has been sitting, waiting for a chance to get out of my head that whole time. That chance came when I grew my hair out and photographed myself with some cheap sunglasses (the best kind of sunglasses according to ZZ Top, and they'd know...).

And, just in case someone is wondering, I am quite familiar with Verses Three through Eleven of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of St. Matthew, and I know that "Blessed are the cool," was not one of the Beatitudes uttered on the Sermon on the Mount.

But wouldn't it be cool if it had been...?

Pen and Ink. 8.5" x 11" (21 cm x 28 cm). About five hours. Lettering done in Photoshop.

Enjoy!