“When you look at art made by other people, you see what you need to see in it.” Alberto Giacometti ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Inner Demon” by Featured Artist Madelyn Olson To see ALL of Madelyn’s (uniquely)assertive, (softly)affrontive, (nervously)abashing, (unsettlingly)arousing artworks, as well as the rest of our Resident Artist’s works, visit our Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• …
Note of Gratitude to the Mad Ones : 10.07.26
This past 1st Wednesday of October (aka 10.07.26) Mad Swirl Open Mic was found whirling up the Swirl at Barbara’s Pavillion, getting the Mad mic opened for ALL you Mad ones out there! This month we featured Contributing Poet and New Mexican Trier Ward! And what a feature she delivered to us! If you were there you know what we …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 10.03.26
“Draw your pleasure, paint your pleasure, and express your pleasure strongly.” Pierre Bonnard ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Growing” by Featured Artist Madelyn Olson Here she comes again with another round of her (uniquely)assertive, (softly)affrontive, (nervously)abashing, (unsettlingly)arousing artwork for your eyes and self-analysis. Madelyn Olson’s portraits challenge us with every image. Her use of color, form, and whimsy (uncommon with any …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 09.26.26
“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” T. S. Eliot ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Doom” by Featured Artist Thomas Riesner To see ALL of Thomas’ wild and wonderfully offbeat creations, as well as the rest of our Resident Artist’s …
Mad Swirl Open Mic : 10.07.26
Join Mad Swirl this 1st Wednesday of October (aka 10.07.26) when we’ll be doin’ the open mic voodoo that we do at Barbara’s Pavillion! We will get things started with some musical grooves brought to you by our mad musical house band, Swirve” Chris Curiel on trumpet, Gerard Bendiks on skins, Tamitha Curiel on vocals and special guest Rick Eye …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 09.19.26
“All poetry has to do is to make a strong communication. All the poet has to do is listen.” Stevie Smith ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Cataclysm” by Featured Artist Thomas Riesner To see ALL of Thomas’ wild and wonderfully offbeat creations, as well as the rest of our Resident Artist’s works, visit our Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 09.12.26
“What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible.” Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Catastrophic” by Featured Artist Thomas Riesner To see ALL of Thomas’ wild and wonderfully offbeat creations, as well as the rest of our Resident Artist’s works, visit our Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week on Mad Swirl’s Poetry Forum… we …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 09.05.26
“The painter should paint not only what he has in front of him, but also what he sees inside himself.” Caspar David Friedrich ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Disasterous” by Featured Artist Thomas Riesner Mad Swirl is delighted to welcome back Thomas Riesner with another batch of his wild and wonderfully offbeat creations. Riesner has a real knack for making his …
Note of Gratitude to the Mad Ones : 09.02.26
This past 1st Wednesday of September (aka 09.02.26) Mad Swirl Open Mic was found whirling up the Swirl at Barbara’s Pavillion, getting the Mad mic opened for ALL you Mad ones out there! This month we featured Tejana Cósmica, presenting new works around the concept of Querida—dear, beloved, dear one. Through poetry, sound, and shared performance, exploring the realities of …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 08.29.26
“You must thank the gods for art, those of us who have been fortunate enough to stumble onto this means of venting our craziness, our meanness, our towering disgust.” Robert Crumb ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Together in the Matrix” by Featured Artist Andrea Damic To see ALL of Andrea’s delightfully disorientating & psychedelically precise works, as well as the rest …