Spring Ahead In Vibrant Color

Prints in progress by my students. 

This one is a hybrid of several plates being

printed atop 1970s peacock gift wrap that I 

bought from the flea markets for my students to use. 

I have been busy curating works from students in grades 9-12

for two spring exhibits... The Underlcassmen and Senior Art Shows.

This is the first time since 2019 that we will be able to have both

exhibits open to the public without any capacity restrictions. 

This is a new diptych collage for my walls in progress.

Always the collector, I have two boxes of collage material that are constantly

added to, one for large images and one for small images. These boxes house

images that are collected specifically for collages to hang in my home. Whatever

doesn't get utilized in a given collage stays stored unless I decide to place these

items in one of my collage sketchbooks... one of which I am currently working on. 

Layouts are photographed before gluing so I can remember

what goes where as elements are inevitably shifted during assembly.

And here it is complete...

Dash Dash Dash Dash

Left Panel (March 2020)

Dash Dash Dash Dash

Right Panel (March 2020)

Dash Dash Dash Dash 

Framed and installed in the living room

How did I miss this 2020 release by Washed Out?

I decided to buy it on CD and blue cassette. 

As I've told many friends, I'm so glad that cassettes

are a "thing" again as they are such fun physical artifacts.

It's been a lot of fun to find and collect cassettes both 

old and new since I started rebuilding my collection and 

 also building it forward with new items back in 2015.

Special thanks to my friend Noreen for this beautiful 

1950s Plasticville Model House Trailer in mint condition. 

More prints. More mess. More fun.

My friend Steve and I found a diner with NO matzoh 

ball soup but it's okay. We improvised with chicken and rice. 

I had fun watching the Oscars until "the slap" happened.

Here's my Oscar. My Dad got it for me in an airport gift shop

in 1994. I guess you could say my category wasn't televised. 

Color at work and at home 

with some Fran Lebowitz thrown in...

Saylorsburg, PA

Norma Desmond is thirsty. 

Lentil soup and a SkyBar. What more do you need?

The outdoor flea market is open for the season once again.

My friend Steve and I had a great time seeing our beautiful 

friend Vanessa. Even this creepy ass baby doll is excited about it!

Here's wishing everyone

a peaceful and vibrant spring.

Stay illuminated. Love, CDM

Here We Snow Again

Okay… Let’s Do This.

Breakthrough

Breakthrough (Detail)

A friend told me that when he saw this drawing it made him realize that everything is going to be okay and that made him happy. Friends, this is one of the main reasons why I’m continuing to draw and share these large landscapes with all of you. Also: Thank you, Mark. Stay illuminated. Love, CDM

Sweep The Sky

Greetings from B-135...

STUDENT: “Montone, can we baptize my robot baby from child development class?” ME: “My name is Christian, I had 8 years of Catholic School and I’m an ordained minister so I got this.” How’s everybody else’s work day going?

Barrow House...

Come for the ambiance.

Stay for the graham cracker gelato.

10/10 would highly recommend!

When I was in high school, The Andy Warhol Diaries (released in 1989, two years after Warhol’s death) served up many a hot topic among those who were intrigued by all things Warhol. Before social media the vehicles of gossip, tell-alls and diaries provided the ultimate grapevine and these diaries (as dictated to Pat Hackett) sprouted quite a bit of fruit… some sweet, some sour. 33 years later, Netflix and Ryan Murphy have created a six part docuseries which brings these diaries to life with the help of Pat Hackett, John Waters, Julian Schnabel, Bob Colacello, Jerry Hall, Fab 5 Freddy, Jeffrey Deitch and Debbie Harry among others. An AI program mirrors Warhol’s vocal delivery for narration along with voice acting by Bill Irwin. A wealth of archival footage, photographs and related music and film clips frame not only Warhol’s pre-fame life and meteoric rise, but also spotlight intimate details of his life and career after being shot by Valerie Solanas in 1968. Fans of modern art and pop culture will definitely enjoy this multilayered feast. In addition, there’s enough fresh material here to keep Warhol lifers like myself (who have studied his moves for decades) fully engaged. Enjoy!

That thing where the art department spends thousands of dollars on 24 new 8 foot exhibition panels and I immediately cut up the shipping boxes. PS: I’m building a fort. How is everybody else’s work day going?

I waited to post about International Women’s Day until I had an appointment with my favorite dental assistant. Did I mention that she’s also the first woman I ever met? Happy International Women’s Day to my Mom and all of the amazing women in my life. I love you all. Enough said.

Vibe Check

Here We Snow Again

Chuckle Patch Report • Gnome Down