How to clear an inbox
Cleared out of my art studio last week. Because last week’s newsletter was such a bummer, and because this was a short week, and because I have tickets to a...
How to lose a child
Out of kindness: We’re talking about children’s deaths. This is Uvalde, painted by me in 2022. This week’s question comes to us from Chad Moore: What do you...
How to rewrite the future
This is my art studio, currently in storage. This is temporary, but it’s got me in a mood. 💰 Join the $2 Lunch Club 💰 This week’s question comes to us from J...
How to stay hopeful
Close-up of a little Porky Pig painting from 2022. Join the $2 Lunch Club! This week’s question comes to us from Kevin Smith: Dystopias are fun to read about...
How to not build the Torment Nexus
This is No Gods No Masters, 2024, painted by me, in wax. 65x78” Join the $2 Lunch Club! This week’s question comes to us from Will Hopkins: When your job and...
How to hotel your parents
This is Empty Nest from 2022, I think. First off, I want to thank everyone who’s joined the $2 Lunch Club. I love you all very much, and I have a lot more...
How to build a barn
I lost my art studio, which is a story I may or may not tell at some point. But I’m looking for a new one. 💰Gimme $2 for ice cream.💰 This week’s question...
How to wrestle words
This is how I store excess wax in my studio. 💰 Gimme $2 so I can try something in Todd’s zine 💰 This week we’re ganging up two questions because, well,...
Summer Reruns
Waymo on fire, 2025 💰 Gimme $2 for a new art studio deposit. Because of some personal BuLLsHiT this week I didn’t have time to write a new newsletter. Also,...
How to accept a compliment
Still in progress, but making progress. Giving me $2 counts as a compliment. This week’s question comes to us from Tante: How do you take a compliment? I...
How to leave the house
A very stupid painting I’m in the middle of. Gimme $2 so I can buy a donut. This week’s question comes to us from Natallia Shauchenka: The internet and the...
How to keep sea-monkeys alive
Little painting I did a couple of weeks ago. There’s a stick so it looks like a protest sign, but I cropped it out. Enjoying the newsletter? Gimme $2 for...
How to protect and serve
Overturned cop car, 2023(?) Enjoying the newsletter? Gimme $2 for bail. This week’s question comes from me, actually: How do we protect and serve our...
How to live off the rails
Sometimes you end up where you started. And that is beautiful. Enjoying the newsletter? Gimme $2, you freak. This week’s question comes to us from Tyler...
How to survive the weight of an entire industry trying to convince you that you're inadequate
Look at all this evidence of humanity! If you enjoy the newsletter gimme $2. This week’s question comes to us from DB: How do I make art without feeling...
How to wash the dishes
Little prototype painting I’m working on. Become a premium subscriber! $2/cheap. This week’s question comes to us from Michael Calore: What's the best way to...
How to fuck
Fun fact: You can give me money now. More detail at the bottom. Detail of a large painting I’m hoping to have finished by next week. This week’s question...
How to get good fried rice
Detail from a bigger painting. 2024 This week’s question comes to us from Megan Butler: What is the most dangerous inconsequential stupid opinion? MSG is bad...
How to be a tugboat captain
This is what one of my stupid paintings looks like in progress.It’s a very dumb way to paint. Enjoying the newsletter? Gimme $2. This week’s question comes...
How to get to tomorrow
Overturned cop car. 2023(?) This week’s question comes to us anonymously: How can we stay positive about the future these days? I cannot get excited about...