Personal history

You’ve found artist Mark McKinney in NYC, not the actor

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artist Mark McKinney behind a vintage television set in NYC

I have a funny story about mistaken identity and fan mail, back when I lived in New York City in the 1990s. I was working at Pace Gallery and lived downtown, near Wall Street. I was doing as much painting as I had time for after my “day job,” and it was the tail end … Read more

Painting in a high-rise apartment

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East 45th Street apartment in Manhattan

I had the tv on while cleaning up after dinner tonight, and the show on was “My Lottery Dream Home” with David Bromstad. The couple being featured had won $15 million on a lottery ticket and decided to shop for their dream home with a budget of $700,000 … my first thought was, if you’ve … Read more