An olive relaxing in a martini risks being shaken, not stirred in Michael Godard’s whimsical “No Lifeguard on Duty.” With long hair, eyeliner and a labyrinth of tattoos, Godard has been dubbed the “Rock Star of the Art World.” One of the United States’ best-selling artists, Godard worked as a mechanical engineer, commercial artist, caricaturist and entrepreneur before devoting himself to art. A non-drinker, he began painting his humorous, irreverent olive images to keep himself emotionally grounded while his daughter was in a coma. Godard’s witty artworks are collected by celebrities and musicians, and are even exhibited in the Pentagon’s officers’ lounge.

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