Invitation —> Please join us this Friday, January 16, from 6–8 pm at McBride/ Dillman for the opening of “Street Corner Conversations,” featuring new abstract paintings by Sharon Butler, Wendy Fulenwider Liszt, and Ariel Mitchell mcbridedillman.com/streetcorner... 195 Henry Street New York, NY

I watched it unfold online from my Dumbo studio with utter disbelief. Don’t let the attackers change the narrative apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/

So many deactivated accounts since January 1! Is 2026 the year the real people finally quit social media?

I ❤️ Mondays

So does “running the country” actually mean “looting the country”? Just wondering.

J closes the piece w #15 www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Beyond the poetics of space, which is still a must-read in MFA programs

The world I knew melts away, and there is so much world I never knew:

Robert Storr, at the margins twocoatsofpaint.com/2025/12/robe...

Personal anecdote: artists I’ve talked to from overseas aren’t planning to visit nyc again until 2029 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/n...

Today’s my day!

Snowy day haiku: Now that I crochet I can add patch pockets to all the sweaters.

Here we are — the last Newsletter of the year. Read about a few days in Dublin, new small paintings for an upcoming exhibition in NYC, a December email project, a show at palladium/Athena Project, report from Resnick Passlof Foundation...and of course, PICTURES. open.substack.com/pub/sharonbu...

Alan Butler: Data-driven twocoatsofpaint.com/2025/12/alan...

Year end stuff: Finishing up some 11x9 inch paintings for a 3-artist show that opens in NYC in 2026. Also the newsletter drops today — the link to subscribe is in the profile

I used the opportunity to tell the story of my old house at Pequotsepos Road 👻Thanks Chris 📅

Sign up for XMAPS advent calendar, curated by @maykrbaby.bsky.social featuring work by 31 artists (including me) ⏳and get an email each day having to do with MAPS! christopheralbert.com

The December Gallery Guide — dedicated to those who just say no to Miami ❤️

Snow! Millions Under Winter Storm Watch as Potential Nor’easter Approaches www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/u...

If you don't know what to do with the last bit of your Thanksgiving leftovers, here's our guide on how to compost in NYC:

I’m hosting tomorrow. Let the cooking begin! 🦃🍽️🎉💃🏻

Talks | Atsushi Kaga In Conversation with Georgina Jackson at The Douglas Hyde Gallery Artist Atsushi Kaga is joined in conversation by Director Georgina Jackson to discuss his exhibition Just Another Human Experience and broader practice. visualartists.ie/events/talks...

Nice pairing w Sean Scully Cc @dailyrothko.bsky.social

It’s snowing in NYC

Like this, but built from crocs and plastic sneakers —> thisishomesteady.com/built-surpri...

Invitations, announcements, thanks —> open.substack.com/pub/sharonbu...

Art materials —> www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

What’s will the word “stalled”? Don’t they have a thesaurus app?

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 🍻