How to draw an orange
New thing I’m in the middle of. Going to get bigger and annoyingly more complex, but the message will stay clear. This week’s question comes to us from...
Why aren’t we protesting in the streets?
This week’s question comes to us from Simo Ferraro: Why aren’t people protesting in the streets this time as much as during the first Trump term?
How to choose a donut
This is my very messy hot plate. This is how I paint. Hot beeswax mixed with pigment. Yes, I burn myself a lot. Enjoying the newsletter? Gimmee $2 for a...
How to grow old
This is Sad Porky, painted in 2022(?) This week’s question comes to us from Corlin Beum: As you get older, what habits do you try to develop to keep your...
How to stop loving what harms you
This is Child Killer. It was painted in 2024/5 by me, featuring Adam Villacin (who did the drawing). It is 32×84”, painted with wax and razor blades. At...
How to survive being online
Wee little union sign I painted in 2022, maybe? This week’s question comes to us anonymously: How do we survive being online? Erika and I bought a radio. For...
How to get your joy back
Current view of the studio. Work is happening. Today’s question comes to us from Stevie Bales: I'm currently in the longest depressive episode I've had in my...
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...