"What He's Trying to Paint" is a 2020 Scars Publications cc&d magazine (v303, the November 2020 issue) poetry and short story book by assorted writers and artists. "Children, Churches and Daddies" (AKA cc&d, subtitle "the UN-religious, NON-family oriented literary and art magazine) has been printed in many forms since it's inception in 1993, but since 2014 cc&d has been released either monthly or every other month (with bonus issues) as a 6"x9" perfect-bound paperback book, with not only it's usual ISSN# (print ISSN# 1068-5154, Internet ISSN# 1555-1555), but also an ISBN#. With ISBN#s for issue/book releases, all issues now carry a title to accompany the new format, reflecting the writing inside the book and the cover design. Writers and artists in this book include ayaz daryl nielsen, CEE, David J. Thompson, Eric Burbridge, Erren Kelly, H. Lynn Dowless, James B. Nicola, James Bates, James Mulhern, Janet Kuypers, John Amendall, John F. McMullen, John Zurn, Juanita Rey, Katherine Hyde, Krista Canterbury Adams, Linda M. Crate, Michael Ceraolo, Michael Lee Johnson, Mubanga Kalimamukwento, Nzube Harry Nlebedim, Simon Perchik, Thom Woodruff, Thomas Cannon, Westley Heine, Edward Michael O'Durr Supranowicz, Eric Bonholtzer, and Helen Bird.