Speed of Life

This is essentially what Mao Zedong said in China when he attacked elites & started the cultural revolution. How did that work out? https://t.co/ucyhuExXg3 — Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) June 30, 2017 Some of us boycotted the relatively small inauguration of @realDonaldTrump . Just reminding everyone that we were right. https://t.co/qPRP3k9qlp — Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) June 30, 2017

Thank you, Michael Bond. #PaddingtonBear pic.twitter.com/wDVOoReolF — Flavia Fazenda (@FlaviaFazenda) June 28, 2017 Michael Bond at home in 2014. He said of Paddington Bear: ‘He’s never put down or deflated. He has the naivety of a child and the sophistication of an adult.’ Photograph Courtesy: Geoff Pugh/Rex/Shutterstock Much more on Michael Bond and Paddington in The Guardian.

by Gregg Chadwick As the husband of a cancer survivor I ask those who support Trumpcare- "How can you help pass legislation that you know will kill people? Where is your compassion? Where is your humanity?" Yesterday, the American Medical Association released a letter  expressing fierce opposition to the GOP Senate's current proposed healthcare legislation that would repeal the Affordable Care Act passed during President Obama's first term. The AMA writes,"Medicine has long operated under the precept of Primum non nocere , or “first, do no harm.” The draft legislation violates that standard on many levels." Written in a series of secret closed meetings, the GOP cabal's Better Care Reconciliation Act , or more accurately Trumpcare , is worse than imagined. According to the latest Congressional Budget Office estimations the bill will strip millions of Americans of their health insurance  - increasing the number of people without health insurance by...

I am honored to be a Fellow in The Clark Hulings Fund’s  2017 Business Accelerator Program  which just posted a podcast with me - We cover a lot of ground and discuss some timely topics. Hope you enjoy it! Link Here:   https://clarkhulingsfund.org/strengthening-arts-community-gregg-chadwick/   Podcast:  Play in new window  |  Download Subscribe to the Thriving Artist Podcast:  iTunes  |  Android  |  RSS Gregg Chadwick  is a Santa Monica–based artist who has been painting for three decades, and his work has been exhibited in national and international galleries, art fairs, and museums. He’s given many lectures on the arts, including speaking engagements at UCLA and  Categorically Not —a forum that examines the intersection of art and science. Art and social justice: “All art has a political stance whether it’s on the surface or boiling underneath.” “Every day something new happens in the world an...

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A photo memento from May's Venice Art Walk & Auctions at Frank Gehry's Google building. The Talented Actress Robin Tunney ( The Mentalist / Prison Break) with my painting "Museum Whispers (de Young)"  I just learned from the Venice Family Clinic - "that with the collective efforts of our participating artists, we raised more than $780,000 ($50k more than last year). We are pleased to announce that this is the most successful Venice Art Walk that we had in over a decade! "

by Gregg Chadwick Organizing this benefit is a true act of love and courage. Deep respect to Ariana and all involved   #OneLoveManchester pic.twitter.com/umjYrGnWPG — Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) June 4, 2017 The One Love Manchester benefit concert held today was organized by Ariana Grande and others as an act of courageous remembrance in the face of violence and fear-mongering. Over 50,000 folks of all ages joined together at the Emirates Old Trafford arena to pay homage to the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing on May 22, 2017.  As Ariana Grande's concert ended that day 22 people were killed and over 100 injured. Today, Manchester was filled with brave souls who gathered to sing, to smile, to cry, and to persevere. The gathering opened with a minute of silence for those killed and injured in the senseless attack. "I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for being here today," Ariana Grande said during the concert. "I want to thank you so ...

Honored to have my painting "Bookseller's Night" in the latest issue of The Santa Ana River Review. A wonderful art and literary magazine out of UC Riverside. Link Here: http://sarreview.ucr.edu/booksellers-night/

by Gregg Chadwick You may have noticed that many folks are wearing orange shirts today. Or perhaps a friend changed their avatar to orange. That's because today is National Gun Violence Awareness Day. In his press briefing this morning, current Presidential Press Secretary Sean Spicer gave a shout out to National Donut Day, but not National Gun Violence Awareness Day.  In a complete contrast Senator Kamala Harris expressed on twitter that -> Women are 16x more likely to be killed with guns in the U.S than in other developed countries. What will it take for us to act? #WearOrange There's a lot of misinformation going around about gun violence. Here are the facts. #WearOrange pic.twitter.com/S7HxElYacn — The Root (@TheRoot) June 2, 2017  The Root created a powerful video (shown above) that clears up some of the misconceptions surrounding gun violence. AJ+ shows the human costs of gun violence in the video below: Many will #WearOrange today on National Gun Vio...