That Article or Page No Longer Exists...
Instead check out the latest blog posts below or three random blog posts further down.
Latest Additions to the Blog
AI, the end of Illustration art
I recently came across an illustration of Elon Musk published on a popular news and commentary website. The credit for the likeness read “Image generated
Frida Kahlo and The Dream
The culture vultures have descended. On Nov. 20, 2025 Sotheby’s New York auctioned a 1949 self-portrait by Frida Kahlo. It is titled El sueño (La
Luigi’s Circle Jerk Army
On April 13, 2025, the antediluvian punk rock band from Los Angeles, the Circle Jerks, performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Singer
Three Random Blog Posts
Drawing the Line: My Early Sketches
In 2005 I rediscovered a number of my old sketchbooks that had been packed away for decades. These sketchbooks contain hundreds of pencil and pen
Vallen: Under the Big Black Sun
My 1980 silkscreen print, Whatever Happened To The Future!, is included in Under the Big Black Sun: California Art 1974-1981, at the Geffen Contemporary at
Forget “isms” – except eclecticism
Forget “isms” – except eclecticism, was an October 1st, 2006, essay written for the Los Angeles Times by art critic Christopher Knight. He opened his