Those Pencils Are... Dangerous! NY Artist, Everyone Unable to Sketch Tall Ships

Art has long been the enemy of authority, but that opposition has been strengthened of late as an artist was denied permission from the Port Authority to paint the Tall Ships currently in Boston Harbor. Apparently an artist's setup is a security concern. Right. It would be a real shame to create an attractive artistic commemoration of the ships and their role in Boston's history, so we're so glad that artistry has been blocked in this case. Perhaps if the artist in question had proposed crafting a series of paintings that the state could sell to fund the Tall Ships (or sweet pensions for its workers), she'd have had more success? More proof that government is greedy, and unconcerned with the finer things in life. Like paint.