Speed of Life

 This Christmas we have been given a soulful present from Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul. This new single is a Jersey shore infused version of the late, great Joey Ramone's "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight). Happy Holidays to all!

by Gregg Chadwick If you happen to be in Memphis this season, please stop by the L Ross Gallery for this year's Holiday Exhibition. My painting Memphis Train (Arcade Restaurant)  is featured in the show.  L Ross Gallery Gallery Artists Holiday Exhibition December 1 - 30, 2017 5040 Sanderlin Ave, Suite 104, Memphis, TN More at: L Ross Gallery Holiday Exhibition

Loved this card from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Reminds me of the many holiday seasons that I have spent in Japan. Especially the year that I spent chasing Hiroshige in Tokyo.  

RIP Pat DiNizio: - The Smithereens-In A Lonely Place

Sad News as Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens Dies at 62 http://variety.com/2017/music/news/pat-dinizio-smithereens-dead-1202638793/#utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=social_bar&utm_content=bottom&utm_id=1202638793 via @variety #RIP

Bruce Springsteen sings "Robert Mueller's Comin' to Town" #YouBetterWatchOut #YouBetterNotCry #YouBetterNotLieToTheFBI pic.twitter.com/HvebMmVQCR — Fallon Tonight (@FallonTonight) December 5, 2017

Support these groups fighting to protect public lands \\\Grand Staircase Escalante Partners Soda Mountain Wilderness Council Friends of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Friends of Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Friends of Basin and Range Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters Friends of Cedar Mesa Utah Diné Bikéyah Friends of Gold Butte Alaska Wilderness League Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness Wild Salmon Center Salmon State Initiative Conservation Lands Foundation Grand Canyon Trust

Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless. (Isaiah 10:1-4) #TaxBill — Rev. Dr. Barber (@RevDrBarber) December 1, 2017

VIDEO: Chris Martin and Bono sing 'One For My Baby' by Frank Sinatra on  #JimmyKimmelLive | via @ColdplayAtlas pic.twitter.com/KHDeg78o3g — Mundo Coldplay (@MundoColdplay) November 29, 2017

For the past year, I was honored to be a fellow in the Clark Hulings Fund Business Accelerator Program. With no financial cost to myself, I was able to dig deep and learn how to keep my art business thriving. I have recently learned that I was chosen to be an Executive Fellow at CHF for 2018. The Clark Hulings Fund is helping me learn how to take my Mystery Train Exhibition on tour. The Executive Fellows will receive the services of CHF to rewrite the fellow’s Investment Grade Proposal (IGP) for capitalization and underwriting to get it to the point CHF can pitch it to potential funders. Meanwhile CHF expects the fellow to continue executing on their project, and collaborating with CHF with monthly field reports and meetings, along with marketing assistance given to the fellow. Please join me for the journey ahead. Link to my recent Clark Hulings Fund podcast with Daniel DiGriz . More at:  The Clark Hulings Fund Announces Fellows Continuing to Year Two of thei...

Gregg Chadwick Autumn Monk 33"x20" monotype on paper 2017

Los Angeles City Hall lit up tonight tonight in remembrance of the trans people who have lost their lives to hate and violence. You will never be forgotten. #TDOR

by Gregg Chadwick Intimately viewing the drawings of Michelangelo helps pull the veil of fame off of this towering figure. In spite of the title of the exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, to give humanity back to artistic gods is no easy feat. The Met has done it twice in fourteen years. First was the 2003 exhibition of  Leonardo da Vinci's  drawings and now those of Michelangelo in 2017. Both exhibits have given a sense of hope and human possibility back to viewers in times of struggle and uncertainty. In its exhibition,  Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer  the Metropolitan Museum has created a temporary museum dedicated to the life, times, and art of Michelangelo. It includes 133 drawings and poems created by Michelangelo that link the artworks to ongoing projects by the artist and his workshop. One of Michelangelo's earliest paintings is included and a small group of his sculptures in marble fill out the show. Also included are dr...

Anthem for our times.  "Every night / I turn the TV on and cry (And I cry, and I cry) I say why / I feel like we're all gonna die" Chance on SNL  pic.twitter.com/bQYqC5Ytsm — HawaiiDelilah (@HawaiiDelilah) November 19, 2017

Happy Nov 1! 2018 ACA enrollment has begun. 80% can find plans under $75/month. Go to http://www.healthcare.gov   . Please spread the word. November 1, 2017: Enrollment for 2018 health insurance begins. December 15, 2017: Enrollment for 2018 health insurance ends. Please share #ACA enrollment deadlines for health insurance. More at: https://www.healthcare.gov/blog/common-health-questions-answered/

Barack Obama spoke in Virginia today. Watching him speak gave me the dosage of hope & inspiration I needed. Enjoy.🇺🇸 https://t.co/JDdSPDnncD — Ricky Davila 🇵🇷 (@TheRickyDavila) October 20, 2017

Please Join Me This Upcoming Weekend for the 13th Anniversary of the Santa Monica Art Studios  Gregg Chadwick City Lights (Chaplin's Night) 48”x36” oil on linen 2017 In my thirteen years creating at the Santa Monica Art Studios,  I have opened my studio to visiting collectors, art writers, students,  local groups, scholars, and international guests. Visitors to my studio have included a bus load of Japanese nursing students from Tokyo,  a group of academics from the University of Verona in Italy, professional art conservators from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam  and the Getty Museum, a group art meditation session led by noted  art writer Peter Clothier, as well as numerous visits by Santa Monica students interested in the arts and culture. At the Santa Monica Art Studios, I am part of a community of artists -  driven to create, share knowledge and experience,  and help the com...