MR MANATEE ENJOYS A GOOD SMOKE

Living in Florida has afforded Ellen and I the opportunity to observe the Manatee throughout the years. The Manatee is a very unique aquatic mammal. Growing up to 1300 pounds and 12 feet long it can be quite a frightening sight if you have never seen one in it's natural habitat before, but the Manatee is gentle plant eating creature who swims about rather slowly and enjoys a calm cove or inlet where it can munch on some aquatic plants and basically sleep and pass gas for most of its time.
This painting is oil on canvas and is titled Mr Mantee Enjoys a Good Smoke. The portrait that hangs on the wall in the painting is of one of my favorite cartoonists. I'll leave you to guess who.