Painter Mark Roth lives and works in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan. This week, thanks to Hurricane Sandy, he’s one of several…
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Spell Paintings: the Process of Desire
I’ve mentioned spell paintings before – they’re one of my specialties. They operate sort of like vision boards. They’re artistic…
Here’s a Guy Doing Something Different: Paul Catalanotto
Paul Catalanotto has 17 years as an artisan plasterer under his belt, and now he’s working as a fine…
What I’m Reading Now, If Now Were About Two Years Ago
I picked up Paul Madonna’s All Over Coffee a couple years back during a visit to San Francisco. Bought it…
Shameless Plug for My Friend Sorgatz
Shameless is an overused word. Why do “plugs” always have to be described that way?? How about “unabashed?” Or “sincere?”…
A Thank-You Postcard from Burning Man
Just got back from a fairly intense stay in the Nevada desert. Alkali dust, all the time, from an ancient…
What I’m Reading Now Dept.: Mineshaft
Where did they go, all those underground comic books of yore? Well, many tanked. But R. Crumb kept it going…
“Who Will Save Us?” (a nice article by Stephanie Thompson)
(The following is a little write-up by Brooklyn arts reporter Stephanie Thompson on the recent show I have in Park…
Blast From Past Dept: “Want Some Bacon?”, a 1995 Sketchbook Piece Commemorating Pulp Fiction
Thanks to shoulder surgery, I’m posting reruns. Here’s a little chestnut from my sketchbook circa 1995, based on the infectious…
Your Life is YOUR Life…. REMEMBER THAT.
Bukowski. He knew. He knew…. Here’s a piece I did based on his poem, “The Laughing Heart.” And now, Mr.…