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"How much would you pay for an original drawing of Tom Hanks?\nThe blog I Draw Tom Hanks does exactly what the title says, but with a unique spin. Each drawing is up for grabs and priced at $9000. (No, that's not a typo.)\nSee also: 14 Tom Hanks GIFs that Prove He's Awesome\nWhile the drawings certainly have their charm, the price seems a bit steep \u2014 especially considering the artist can never seem to get Mr. Hanks' name right. The actor is referred to as \"Tum Henckz,\" \"Tob Hangsh,\" and \"Tam Hinkley,\" but never by his actual name. The intentional flubbing extends to Hanks' films and family members, as well. The confusion only makes the drawings more endearing, which is probably why they're priced so high.\nMashable chatted with artist Nic Michaels via email for some more information on this potentially lucrative, and definitely entertaining, art endeavor.\nMashable: What made you decide to exclusively draw Tom Hanks?\u00A0\nNic Michaels: I just drew him once when I was bored. His face is kind of hard to draw, plus I'm not very good at drawing, so it came out looking like a weird mutant version of Tom Hanks. \nI put it up on Instagram with the caption, \"anybody got Tom Hanks's home phone? He sorta owes me nine grand for this portrait.\" Some friends liked it and started requesting different Tom Hanks characters. So I did some more and basically just kept making the same joke.\nHow do you think Tom Hanks would feel about your drawings?\nI just hope if Tom Hanks ever finds out about this, he's not too creeped out by it. I mean, ideally I hope he gets a real kick out of them and maybe buys one or maybe comes over for a cookout or just wants to hang out and play some board games or something. \nBut I would settle for him just seeing them and not being creeped out.\nWhat is your favorite Tom Hanks movie?\nProbably Big.\n\nHas anyone contacted you about paying $9000 for a drawing?\nLots of people have contacted me about buying drawings, but not for $9,000.\u00A0\nWould you accept any price lower than $9000 for a drawing?\nI've been telling people I will never accept any price lower than $9,000 because I'm pretending to be an artist and have integrity and junk like that, but I would like to be able to share my work. \nPlus I've gotta pay rent soon. I'm entertaining offers at idrawtomhanks@gmail.com if anyone's interested.\nCheck out the images below, and see if you'd be interested in taking out car-sized loan for one of these beauties.\nUPDATE: Or if you'd rather, Michaels has now opened an Etsy shop for, as he puts it on his blog, \"cheapskates who aren\u2019t willing to pay $9000 for great art.\" \n\n\nI Draw Tom Hanks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"Still and catchphrase from everyone\u2019s favorite Tim Hank film, 'Jeremy McGuire.' $9000.\"\n\nImage: Tumblr I Draw Tom Hanks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"Tim Hank. Nine thousand $US.\"\n\nImage: Tumblr I Draw Tom Hanks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"Spaceman Tim Hank. 9000$US.\"\n\nImage: Tumblr I Draw Tom Hanks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"Tiny Tim Hank. Drawn on notepad at work.\"\n\nImage: Tumblr I Draw Tom Hanks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"Tim Takes an Important Phone Call\" 9000$.\"\n\nImage: Tumblr I Draw Tom Hanks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"Tom Hink in the Floor. From \u2018Money Pot\u2019 9000$.\"\n\nImage: Tumblr I Draw Tom Hanks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"Hank Gets Hitched. $9grand.\"\n\nImage: Tumblr I Draw Tom Hanks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"Tim and Calvin Hank. $9000.\"\n\nImage: Tumblr I Draw Tom Hanks\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHomepage Image: Tumblr, I Draw Tom Hanks."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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