I started @twocoatsofpaint.com a couple years before @marcmaron.bsky.social started his podcast, back when we were all pioneers in the digital space, so this one hits hard. His last episode —> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Perfection —> cited “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

I wrote about the wonderful Paul Feeley show at Garth Greenan —>

The October newsletter is up —> open.substack.com/pub/sharonbu...

Moon over LIC, studio view

Two Coats of Paint Open Studio: Wed Oct 15, 5-7 pm @alicepixley, and Tue Oct 21, 5-7 pm @lawrestone / DM me for location and details. Image: Double Diamond (for GG), 2025, acrylic, pencil, raw canvas, 42x36 inches. #sharonbutler with thanks to @3dmikelee for the stretcher 🛠️

One of the things I love about working with acrylic paint is the anticipation of seeing the canvases the next day when the paint has dried 😀💥💃🏻

Worst negotiator ever.

Does Chat GPT have penis envy?

If they shut the government down, do we all get a tax holiday?

Sunday studio view

Artist friends have left, or are making plans to go. Spain, France, Ireland.

Soothing, right? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

You may need this tonight podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

My commute

In the tunnel to the L train

On our backwards future open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...

Thank you, and thank the RI and CT AGs, too 🍻

I agree with Rosemary Trockel

I wish Wordle were more honest.

Thank you! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Can we trust anything on the internet anymore?

David Remnick and Adam Gopnick oblique pep talk for culture producers @newyorker.com podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

What’s going on over here

@marcmaron.bsky.social are you packing up the cats and leaving the country? Just wondering.

OMG— keep the buoys! New England Boaters Battle a Coast Guard Plan to Remove Beloved Buoys www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/u...

Ok. welp. www.propublica.org/article/grou...

A new set small paintings lined up in the studio on picture day

For all the art critics out there who keep complaining about the sad state of art criticism, this is for you. Thanks Anna Gregor twocoatsofpaint.com/2025/08/the-...

Art programs are definitely going to suffer www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

new crush

Under LIC skies

Sunset in the studio at the Golden art Foundation 🙏

Letter to young artists: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Job Vacancy | Collections Manager & Senior Registrar at IMMA Role Overview This is a pivotal management position responsible for the care, documentation, and accessibility of IMMA’s 4,500+ artworks and growing archival material. visualartists.ie/advert/job-v...

Oh Canada

Lol YES

Jay = Joy (w @chrissantamaria.bsky.social )

Very large beer in Montreal

Hiked Mont Royal Park ✅

In Defense of the Traditional Review In Defense of the Traditional Review (it’s a matter of taking art seriously) www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

No thanks, West Virginia, I’ll be vacationing elsewhere.

Does AI know what a secret is?

Saving for later

Open studios on Thursday @twocoatsofpaint.com twocoatsofpaint.com/2025/07/two-...

Remember how, when Covid first arrived in NYC, one of the big rules was not to touch your face? Just thought of that.

The first installment of the Ada Wendt Alligator Alcatraz story (if’s fiction!) open.substack.com/pub/adawendt...

There is currently an NWS flash flood warning in effect for all five boroughs of NYC. But no City agency has posted it on this platform. Please help spread the word. “If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”