Some things stay in place
This is not the standard Q&A newsletter, those will resume next week, but I just wanted to share a story before this year ends. Yesterday, I was hanging out...
How to get out of gym class
This week’s painting is a reminder that police unions are not unions, cops are not workers, and they don’t protect or serve you. They protect and serve...
How to make a grilled cheese
This is Political Painting for a Centrist to Hang. (It’s the finished version of last week’s painting. I did NOT fuck it up! Today’s question comes to us...
How to maintain hope and optimism
Here’s a painting I’m in the middle of. Posting it because I really enjoyed painting it and I’m probably about to fuck it up. This week’s question comes to...
How to fight
This is for something bigger in progress. This week’s question comes to us from Alan McCoy: Do you feel it's better to fight with all of your being for a...
How to enjoy Thanksgiving
This is a union painting in progress in my studio. This week’s question comes to us from Jared Spool: What do you think we should do about Thanksgiving?...
How to apologize for broken links
Beloved friends. Last week’s newsletter contained a broken link to my book, for which I’d created a discount. For you. This bothers me. And I’d like to make...
How to ride a rollercoaster
This is Union Season. I think I painted it in late 2022? This week’s question is from myself: What now? I have opened and closed this newsletter a dozen...
How to eat Halloween candy in the correct order
This is what my paintings look like before razor blades. This week’s question comes to us from Ashley Chapokas: What’s the right order for eating your...
How to get past the utter dissapointment in everyone and everything
Glow-in-the-dark skulls, 2022, wax and razor blades This week’s question comes to us from Maria Arango-Kure: How do you get past the utter disappointment in...
How to handle news, good and bad
3 Dead Kids, 2024. These will find their way into something bigger. This week’s question comes to us from Andrew Norcross: How do you handle a situation...
How to make choices
4 Guillotines, 2023, 8×8” ea. This week’s question comes to us from Betsy Streeter: Sometimes my family has a terrible time selecting a movie to watch....
How to relax
Felix Relaxes, 2023, wax and razor blades This week’s question comes to us from Milly Schmidt: How do I learn to relax? I’ve been debating how to answer this...
What to do when you wake up at 4:30am
Little painting of Porky from 2022, maybe This week’s question comes to us from Kio Stark: What do you do when you accidentally wake up at 4:30am? During the...
How to stop digging a hole
Courage Comes from Palestine (featuring Adam Villacin) 100×64”, wax and razor blades, 2024. This week’s question comes to us on behalf of Anonymous: Why...
How many hobbies is too many?
Couple little paintings I did this week for reasons. This week’s question comes to us from Gord Fynes: How many hobbies is too many? There's only so many...
What to get your dog for their birthday
Bullshit in progess. 2024. This week’s question comes to us from Mathias Rechtzigel: What should I get my dog for his birthday? Fifteen years ago today, we...
How to enjoy sucking at things
Five Union Signs, 2022. Wax, razor blades, and sticks. For Labor Day This week’s question comes to us from Ross Floate: You know when you start a new thing...
What to eat after a colonoscopy
Sad Porky on the teeter-totter. 2022. Today’s question comes to us from Kio Stark: What should I eat after my colonoscopy? First of all congratulations on...
How to make real things
“No.” painted in 2023, by me. (photo by Sean Tubridy) This week’s question also comes to us from Sean Tubridy: You're prolific and make real things. How do...