Character Illustration - "Businessman"
(watercolor & acrylic illustration on paper, 2008)
"Catch a man a fish, and you can sell it to him. Teach a man to fish, and you ruin a wonderful business opportunity."
Karl Marx
"I think it's wrong that only one company makes the game Monopoly."
Steven Wright
"Big business never pays a nickel in taxes, according to Ralph Nader, who represents a big consumer organization that never pays a nickel in taxes."
Dave Barry
A businessman on his deathbed called his friend and said, "Bill, I want you to promise me that when I die you will have my remains cremated."
"And what," his friend asked, "do you want me to do with your ashes?"
The businessman said, "Just put them in an envelope and mail them to the IRS. Write on the envelope, "Now, you have everything."
Name: Berry Swanson
Profession: Financial advisor
Personality: Calm exterior with well-hidden temperamental interior. Intelligent and curious.
Place of residence: Boston, Massachusetts
Life story: Born in Connecticut. Went to UConn. After working at an insurance company in Hartford for eight years Berry moved to MA in his early thirties. He enjoys his life as a bachelor and likes going out every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Over the years Berry has converted from a Yankee fan into a Red Sox fan. His Yankee-worshipping family who still reside in Southern Connecticut are still trying to forgive his betrayal. Berry in his turn is still coping with what he perceives to be Johnny Damon's betrayal of his team. Berry is bitter about many other things as well, but he is very good at concealing his emotions.
