A ghostly face in the church window

Church in Belleville NJ

I was walking around a Belleville (NJ) neighborhood, when I walked by this church and did a double-take. The white shape in that window, it seemed to have a suggestive shape. If you look more-closely, as I have below left, do you see the suggestion of a forehead and brow, with the right-side eye in … Read more

Real Life Storage Wars

real life storage wars

I was browsing through Instagram the other day when I happened upon a post from an old friend and former co-worker who is a very prolific artist. He was putting the contents of a storage unit up for sale via an online auction, and this prompted a bunch of questions, thoughts and ideas. The first … Read more

Jesus on Black Velvet Painting, a missed opportunity

Jesus on black velvet painting

I was checking out an antiques store in New Paltz, New York last fall, when I saw this painting of Jesus on black velvet. It instantly grabbed my attention, as something so bad that it was good. I was completely enamored of this painting, both for the total cheese factor, and the mystifying question of … Read more

Art inspired by Paris, recently sold canvas by Mark McKinney

Mark McKinney art sold based on images from Paris

It’s always satisfying when someone wants to live with one of my paintings, and this one, titled “Paris Think and Feel” from 1998, was recently sold. It’s a 30 x 34 inch oil on canvas, and the imagery caused the people viewing it to speculate on what is going on here. As an artist, I … Read more