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What to do when you wake up at 4:30am
September 25, 2024
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
September 19, 2024
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?
September 11, 2024
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
September 5, 2024
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
August 29, 2024
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
August 22, 2024
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
August 15, 2024
“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...
How to win an election
August 9, 2024
Shit in progress. Gonna be part of a much bigger thing. This week’s question comes to us from Caleb Sexton: What do I say to people who tell me to shut up...
How to get wise
August 2, 2024
A section of a painting currently in progress, a collaboration between me and Adam Villacin. Each panel is 12×16. This week’s question comes to us from Rain...
How to talk to animals
July 25, 2024
BILLIONAIRE SEASON, 2022, wax and razor blades This week’s question comes to us from Betsy Streeter: If animals could speak human language or humans could...
How to make your space
July 18, 2024
This is Billionare Season, painted in 2022 Today’s question comes to us from Trace Meek: Does having a dedicated space to do your work makes a big...
How to make a mixtape
July 10, 2024
Detail from Porky’s Very Bad Day, 2022 Today’s question comes to us from… well, no one. I got Covid this week. So I’m using it as an opportunity to run an...
How to write a good paragraph
July 2, 2024
I painted this a few weeks ago. Seems pertinent. This week’s question comes to us from Rafael Camargo: How long does it take to write a very good paragraph?...
Where to go from here
June 25, 2024
1312, painted in 2022 This week’s question comes to us from Anonymous. I spent 25 years building a career in what people now call UX. Now it seems like every...
How to be here
June 20, 2024
A little painting from 2022(?) Today’s question comes to us from Dan Ryan: So much of my personal growth is from small changes in how I look at the world....
Why is ABBA the greatest pop band of all time?
June 13, 2024
Detail from Felix Revolts, 2022, a series of painted cartoon stills turned into signs with sticks. This week’s question comes to us from Johan Berndtsson:...
Do you explore different materials when you are painting?
June 5, 2024
We eat tonight. This week’s question comes from Thiago AMS: Do you explore different materials when you are painting/making art? I don’t. Mariano Rivera was...
Do you miss Twitter?
May 30, 2024
Do you miss twitter?
Should I move back to France?
May 22, 2024
Detail of a painting I did in 2022. Clown Show. It’s quite large! This week’s question is from Lola Masson: Should I move back to France? Yes. No. Well,...
Should I get a tattoo?
May 16, 2024
Sad Porky, painted sometime in 2022, best I recall. This week’s question comes from James Callan: Should I get a tattoo? And if so, how do I decide what to...
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