What I'm working on now: "MY SELF-TALK IS BRUTAL 2026", 27.5"x18.5", charcoal & graphite on paper, ©LaurieLipton #workinprogress

“There will come a time when the rich own all the media, & it will be impossible for the public to make an informed opinion “-Albert Einstein (“HAPPY”, 6ftx9ft, charcoal and graphite on paper, ©Laurie Lipton)

14th AMENDMENT, SECTION 3: “But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States… “ (“AMERICA!! AMERICA!! 2022”, 5ft10”x7ft10”, charcoal & graphite on paper, with close-up details, ©LaurieLipton)

Of course I submitted a drawing, not a painting, of one of my favorite books: Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando”. If you want to nab a cheap, original, and conveniently small Lipton, get to this show‼️ ("ORLANDO 2026", 9"x6", pencil on paper, ©LaurieLipton)

We spend billions of dollars trying to find life on other planets, and trillions of dollars killing the life on this one. ("SMOKE", a triptych about man's pollution of Paradise, 6ft10"x20foot, charcoal & graphite on paper, ©LaurieLipton)

I am suffering from "PFS", Patriarchy Fatigue Syndrome: sick & tired of a few old white men fucking shit up for the rest of us ("BLINDS 2020", 22.25"x37.75", charcoal & graphite on paper, ©LaurieLipton)

“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious “-Carl Jung (“PANDORA’S BOX”, 39”x28”, charcoal and graphite on paper, with details, ©Laurie Lipton) #wednesdaywisdom

The Art Department at the University of California @ Santa Barbara is excited to announce the next speaker in our Spring 2026 Arts Colloquium is Laurie Lipton WHO: Artist Laurie Lipton WHERE : ILP 2101 WHEN : Thursday, May 14th 5:00-6:50pm www.instagram.com/p/DYQE91fAbL...

Does Orange Shitler & Stephen Goebbels think that releasing the "X" Files are going to distract people from prices at the gas-pump , or from watching their loved ones being abducted by ICE, &having their votes cancelled? 👽 ("ALONE IN A ROOM, SOCIALIZING",charcoal&graphite on paper, ©LaurieLipton)

#HappyMothersDay 💐🌹🌷💝 ("THREE GENERATIONS 1990", 27.5"x39", pencil on paper, ©LaurieLipton)

Sending love to all the motherless children out there this Mother's Day Weekend 🌹🌷💐💝 ("CHILD & MOTHER 1989", 38.5"x27", pencil on paper, ©LaurieLipton) #mothersdayweekend

“MAGA aren’t drawn to tRump because he is smart, competent, or “Christian”. They are drawn to him because he tells uneducated, insecure, angry people that their stupidity, ignorance & racism are actually strengths“- Jamie Bonkiewicz (“MOB”, 30.3”x43”, pencil on paper, ©Laurie Lipton)

#MetGala It seems that women are not allowed to age. They're taught to care deeply about beauty standards that are made by men attracted to children ("ENHANCED 2011", 38"x29", charcoal & graphite on paper, cen$ored for so¢ial medi@, ©LaurieLipton)

"The masses were not fooled: they desired it"- Gilles Deleuze on fascism ("FOLLOWERS 2020", 3ft8"x5ft9", charcoal & graphite on paper, ©LaurieLipton)

I seem to be suffering from ambient dread ("RAISE YOUR VIBRATION, FFS!!", 24.8"x25", charcoal & graphite on paper, ©LaurieLipton)

Heard this on a Pharmaceutical commercial: “If you’re allergic to Kisunla then don’t take Kisunla” 🤔 ("PharmaSuitAbles 2025", 26"x38.4", charcoal & graphite on paper, ©LaurieLipton)

👊May Day 2026: ❌ NO WORK ❌ NO SCHOOL ❌ NO SHOPPING ("THE CONSUMPTION", 39"x28", charcoal & graphite on paper, ©LaurieLipton) #MayDayStrong

The fact that people are not rioting in the streets of America by now is kind of astounding (“HAPPY”, 6ftx9ft, charcoal and graphite on paper, ©LaurieLipton)

tRump wants Jimmy Kimmel fired for a joke. I want tRump fired for rape, abuse, fraud, theft, corruption, & a dereliction of duty... to name a few ("Post Truth 2017", 4ft10"x8ft9", charcoal & graphite on paper, ©LaurieLipton)

Hot off the drawing table. Practically every woman has felt like this at some point in their lives: "PARTY DOLL 20206", 29"x34.75", charcoal & graphite on paper, ©LaurieLipton

It's so interesting how no one can truly believe the news anymore. It all seems staged. Give a sociopathic narcissist unlimited power & money and anything is possible... and nothing is plausible ("Post Truth 2017", 4ft10"x8ft9", charcoal & graphite on paper, ©LaurieLipton)

"All those politicians running for their lives during a shooting finally got to understand how kids in school feel"- @covie93.bsky.social ("AMERICA IS A GUN 2022", 33"x46.25", charcoal & graphite on paper, ©LaurieLipton)

Plus he wanted to make another plug for that Ballroom

Turns out that MAGA’s red line wasn’t pedophilia, sexual assault, faking an assassination, putting kids in concentration camps, bombing fishermen, kidnapping undocumented immigrants and/or disparaging the disabled. It was $5 gasoline. ("ROUND & ROUND",charcoal&graphite on paper, ©LaurieLipton)

It's says on my calendar that today is "Earth Day". Too bad every day isn't "Earth Day". We wouldn't be in this mess: "SMOKE", a triptych ablout climate change with doors that open & close, 6ft10"x20ft, charcoal & graphite on paper, ©LaurieLipton

What I'm working on at the moment. How many women have felt like this at some point in their lives? ("PARTY DOLL 20206", 29"x34.75", charcoal & graphite on paper, work in progress, ©LaurieLipton)

“In a dying culture, narcissism embodies the highest attainment of spiritual enlightenment “-Christopher Lasch (“SELFIE”, 46”x51.5”, charcoal and graphite on paper, ©Laurie Lipton)

We do not want men to "protect" us. We want men to stop being the thing we need protection from ("Inner City", pencil on paper, 27"x38.5", ©LaurieLipton)

What I'm working on now: "PARTY DOLL 2026", work in progress, 29"x34.75", charcoal & graphite on paper, ©LaurieLipton

The silent sound of your thoughts affects your reality louder than spoken words (“HAUNTED 2001”, charcoal and pencil on paper, Laurie Lipton)

Be Kind...For Everyone You Meet Is Fighting Some Moronic Battle On The Internet ("ARGUING ONLINE 2016", 4ftx8ft, charcoal & graphite on paper, ©LaurieLipton)

"It's a serious thing Just to be alive On this fresh morning In this broken world" -- May Oliver ("WOMAN ASCENDING 1997", pencil on paper, ©LaurieLipton)

The world is being held hostage by a dementia riddled psychopath. (""NANNY'S BOY 2020", 17"x15.5", charcoal&pencil on paper, commissioned art, ©LaurieLipton)

People are acting like they've never seen a 79 yr old s*xual predator wake up on Easter morning, snort some Adderall, & insult 2 billion Muslims while threatening war crimes against a country he illegally attacked to distract you from the Epstein Files before! ("Post Truth 2017", ©LaurieLipton)

#EasterSunday Merry Bunny + Egg Day! Formerly known as the celebration of the goddess Eostre 🐇🥚 ("COOKED", charcoal & graphite on paper with Photoshopped chocolate rabbit + eggs, ©LaurieLipton)

You can't bomb your way out of the Epstein Files‼️ ("HERE COMES THE BOOGEY MAN 2002", charcoal on paper, 21.5"x18.5", ©LaurieLipton) #WarCrimesWontHideSexCrimes

In the USA right now, this Friday is not so good ("COLLATERAL DAMAGE", 39"x34", charcoal & graphite on paper, ©LaurieLipton) #GoodFriday2026

This entire administration is a criminal organization‼️ Market manipulation & insider trading, bribery, protecting pedophiles, obstructing justice when ICE kills innocent people: just some of the crimes against America, benefiting greedy Donny ("MANUFACTURE", charcoal & pencil on paper, LaurieLipton)

“It’s easier to fool people than it is to convince them they’ve been fooled “- Mark Twain (“ICON 2003”, 36”x27”, charcoal and graphite on paper, Laurie Lipton) #aprilfools #trumpsupporters #drawingoftheday

I tried to embrace my inner child today, and the little asshole BIT me‼️ ("THE CHILD WITHIN 1995", pencil on paper, ©LaurieLipton)

"The problem isn't a lack of money, food, water or land. The problem is that you've given control of these things to a group of greedy psychopaths who care more about maintaining their own power than helping mankind"-Bill Hicks ("Weapons of Mass Delusions", charcoal&graphite on paper,©LaurieLipton)

"Talent is perhaps nothing other than successfully sublimated rage"- Theodor W. Adorno (drawing "AMERICA!! AMERICA!!" after the January 6 insurrection)

The fact that people need a dead man’s files to believe dozens of living women tells you everything you need to know (“CLUTCHES 2003”, charcoal and graphite on paper, ©Laurie Lipton) #warcrimeswonthidesexcrimes #tuckfrump🖕 #lockhimupalready‼️

"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any"- Alice Walker ("DELUSION DWELLERS 2007", 38"x48", ©LaurieLipton) #NoKingsDayMarch28th #ProtestLikeYourLivesDependOnIt

The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything ("Info Glut 2010", 20"x23", charcoal & graphite on paper, ©LaurieLipton) #NoKingsMarch28th

The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything ("WE NEVER WATCH THE NEWS 2026", 23"x34", graphite on paper, ©LaurieLipton) #NoKingsDayMarch28

I just want people to accept me for who I pretend to be (“I’M FINE, THANKS 2018”, 5ft4”x7ft, charcoal & graphite on paper, ©LaurieLipton)

The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything ("DISCONNECTION 2026", 30.25"x33.5", charcoal & graphite on paper, ©LaurieLipton) #NoKingsDayMarch28