This chair is $1879

Some shots from Dallas. We had the opportunity to visit Meow Wolf in Grapevine, which is located in an actual thriving (not dead) mall.

This is the 2nd Meow Wolf we've been able to experience, the first being The House of Eternal Return in Santa Fe. By the time we were done, the absurdity of the mall itself felt like an extension of Meow Wolf. At one point, we wandered into Neiman Marcus, thinking it was a trashier version of Marshalls/Homegoods, only to realize the ugly Christmas sweaters were $700.

$742, LOL

This made me realize there is a deep misalignment of values between myself (and, I suppose, broader Midwestern culture) and people who would even have a social context for these kinds of status symbols. It's interesting how many people are living in close proximity to one another while living in totally separate versions of reality.

We also went to the Dallas Museum of Art, which was both transcendent and fabulous for people watching.

I was amused by the juxtaposition of the "juicy" pants with this ancient relic

This person was using the art as a backdrop, asking the guy to take more photos of her because the first ones he took weren't adequate (a feeling I empathize with)

Just a few of my favorites:

Melchor Perez Holguin, Virgin of the Rosary, 1675-1725

Hans Thoma, Olive Grove at Lake Garda, 1897

Jean Baptiste Marie Pierre, The Abduction of Europa, 1750

Meanwhile, back in Kansas:

The Eviction

 Some good 'ol Oklahoma spookiness

Five haikus for the bad drivers on Highway 171

You psychopathic (5)

Reckless passing piece of shit (7)

Why would you do that? (5)

Following speed is (5)

Two Mississippis. I guess (7)

You can’t count to two (5)

You seem to lack the (5)

Capacity to assess (7)

Risk reasonably (5)

Go ahead and speed (5)

But I’ll be right next to you (7)

At the next stop light (5)

Your selfish driving (5)

Endangers those around you (7)

You should crash alone (5)

Apocalyptic signs

Look what we found in the park in the dark

We will take him home, we will call him Clark
He will live at our house, he will grow and grow
Will our mother like this? We don't know
Dr. Seuss

Moon Snail Shells. Oil on gesso board.

Doomscrolling. Oil on Yupo.

Villageless. Oil on gesso board.

Another one for the Mom Guilt series.

 

I received "Best Adherence to Theme" at JRAC's show at Spiva, Upon Closer Inspection. I was home sick with a cold so I couldn't make it to the reception, but it was a nice surprise.

 

My show, Paths, at Urban Art Gallery. I was fortunate to sell half of the originals in this show. Really nice to move some pieces along. 

Ego Death. Watercolor, Gouache, India Ink, and Acrylic on paper

 A few recent projects