The creative habit is like a drug. The particular obsession changes, but the excitement, the thrill of your creation lasts. Henry Moore ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Drag in ~ Thomas Riesner Mad Swirl is thrilled as ever to bring back a mad favorite, Thomas Riesner, with his trippy, inky, creepy works of art. Each piece feels like it’s staring straight into …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 07.22.23
by Mad Swirl on July 23, 2023 :: 0 comments
Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world. Edward Hopper ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “keeping the box we are in from crushing us” ~ Edward Michael Supranowicz To see all of Edward’s colorfully trippy illustrations, as well as our other resident artists …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 07.15.23
by Mad Swirl on July 16, 2023 :: 0 comments
I try for a poetic language that says, This is who we are, where we have been, where we are. This is where we must go. And this is what we must do. Mari Evans ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “human quake” ~ Edward Michael Supranowicz To see all of Edward’s colorfully trippy illustrations, as well as our other resident artists …
Mad Swirl Open Mic : 08.02.23
by Mad Swirl on July 15, 2023 :: 0 comments
Join Mad Swirl this 1st Wednesday of August (aka 08.02.23) as we do the open mic voodoo that we do do at our OC home, BARBARA’S PAVILLION! Starting at 7:30pm, join hosts Johnny O & MH Clay as we will kick off these open mic’n Mad Swirl’n festivities with some musical grooves brought to you by Swirve (Chris & Tamitha …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 07.08.23
by Mad Swirl on July 9, 2023 :: 0 comments
I’m always excited by the unlikely, never by ordinary things. David Hockney ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “fear” ~ Edward Michael Supranowicz To see all of Edward’s colorfully trippy illustrations, as well as our other resident artists (50 and counting!) take a virtual stroll thru Mad Swirl’s Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This past week on Mad Swirl’s Poetry …
Note of Gratitude to the Mad Ones : 07.05.23
by Mad Swirl on July 6, 2023 :: 0 comments
If you joined Mad Swirl Open Mic this past 1st Wednesday of July (aka 07.05.23) at our OC home, Barbara’s Pavillion, then you know that once again whirl’d up the Swirl and got the Mad mic opened for all you Mad ones out there! Hosts: Johnny O MH Clay Musical Overture: Swirve (Chris Curiel, Gerard Bendiks) Round One: Brett “BA” …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 07.01.23
by Mad Swirl on July 2, 2023 :: 0 comments
You can find the entire cosmos lurking in its least remarkable objects. Wislawa Szymborska ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “split nature” ~ Edward Michael Supranowicz To see all of Edward’s colorfully trippy illustrations, as well as our other resident artists (50 and counting!) take a virtual stroll thru Mad Swirl’s Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This past week on …