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The Best of Mad Swirl : 04.25.15
“The greater the step forward in knowledge, the greater is the one taken backward in search of wisdom.” Stephen GardinerWelcome to MadSwirl (4)2.0!It has been a long time coming but finally the time...
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The Best of Mad Swirl : 05.02.15
“I learned a long time ago that reality was much weirder than anyone's imagination” ~ Hunter S. Thompson••• The Mad Gallery •••“Gonzo Fuel” (above) by featured artist Brett “BA” Ardoin. To see more Mad...
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The Best of Mad Swirl : 11.15.14
"To create one's world in any of the arts takes courage." Georgia O'Keeffe••• The Mad Gallery •••Photo (above) by featured artist Toby Oggenfuss. To see more Mad works from Toby, and our other...
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The Best of Mad Swirl : 05.09.15
“Master of the universe is every man's potential insight, cosmic potential.” ~ Maharishi Mahesh Yogi••• The Mad Gallery •••“Cosmic Kismet Trigger Effect” (above) by featured artist Brett “BA” Ardoin....
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The Best of Mad Swirl : 11.29.14
"Artistic temperament sometimes seems a battleground, a dark angel of destruction and a bright angel of creativity wrestling." Madeleine L'Engle••• The Mad Gallery •••Photo (above) by featured artist...
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The Best of Mad Swirl : 05.16.15
“I want a language that speaks the truth.” ~ Studs Terkel••• The Mad Gallery •••“Electric Love Plug In” (above) by featured artist Brett “BA” Ardoin. To see more Mad works from Brett, and our other...
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The Best of Mad Swirl : 05.23.15
“Although idea and form are ultimately paramount in my work, so too are chance, accident, and rawness.” ~ Martin Puryear••• The Mad Gallery •••“Radiance in Blue” (above) by featured artist Brett “BA”...
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The Best of Mad Swirl : 05.29.15
“If a guy's got it, let him give it.” ~ Benny Goodman••• The Mad Gallery •••“Now” (above) by featured artist Brett “BA” Ardoin. To see more Mad works from Brett, and our other contributing artists,...
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The Best of Mad Swirl : 06.06.15
“Creativity is piercing the mundane to find the marvelous.” ~ Bill Moyers••• The Mad Gallery •••“In Lightened” (above) by featured artist Brett “BA” Ardoin. To see more Mad works from Brett, and our...
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The Best of Mad Swirl : 06.13.15
“The work of art is a scream of freedom.” ~ Christo••• The Mad Gallery •••“Technicolor Thought” (above) by featured artist Brett “BA” Ardoin. To see more Mad works from Brett, and our other...
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The Best of Mad Swirl : 06.20.15
“That's one of the great things about poetry; one realises that one does one's little turn - that you're just part of the great crop, as it were.” ~ Paul Muldoon••• The Mad Gallery •••“Impulse” (above)...
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The Best of Mad Swirl : 06.27.15
“Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language.” ~ Lucille Clifton••• The Mad Gallery •••“Stay Syrbarite Stay” (above) by featured artist Paula “Pd” Lietz. To see more Mad works from Pd,...
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The Best of Mad Swirl : 07.04.15
“When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God.” ~ Robert Mapplethorpe••• The Mad Gallery •••“Self” (above) by featured artist Paula “Pd” Lietz. To see more Mad works from Pd, and our other...
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The Best of Mad Swirl : 07.11.15
“almost exquisite, the slight madness” ~ James Tate••• The Mad Gallery •••“Battle Fatigue” (above) by featured artist Paula “Pd” Lietz. To see more Mad works from Pd, and our other contributing...
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The Best of Mad Swirl : 07.18.15
“You can play a shoestring if you're sincere.” ~ John Coltrane••• The Mad Gallery •••Photo of Swirve's Chris Curiel taken by Dan "The Photog Man" Rodriguez••• The Poetry Forum •••This last week in Mad...
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The Best of Mad Swirl : 07.25.15
“The big artist keeps an eye on nature and steals her tools.” ~ Thomas Eakins••• The Mad Gallery •••“The Unexpected” (above) by featured artist Bill Wolak. To see more Mad works from Bill, and our...
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The Best of Mad Swirl : 08.01.15
“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.” ~ Herman Melville••• The Mad Gallery •••“The Death Mask of Friedrich Hölderlin” (above) by featured artist Bill...
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The Best of Mad Swirl : 08.08.15
“The artist need not know very much; best of all let him work instinctively and paint as naturally as he breathes or walks.” ~ Emil Nolde••• The Mad Gallery •••“Belonging” (above) by featured artist...
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The Best of Mad Swirl : 08.15.15
“An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.” ~ Charles Bukowski••• The Mad Gallery •••“Coaxing Light Out of Nakedness” (above) by featured artist...
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The Best of Mad Swirl : 02.28.15
“You've got to bumble forward into the unknown.” Frank Gehry••• The Mad Gallery •••“Pick N Save” (above) by featured artist William Zuback. To see more Mad works from William, and our other...
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