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TODAY'S FEATURED POST

Be Brave, Be Human

Vanessa Lemen

I shared recently a little bit about how I was struggling while making this piece, and how I was stunned and honored to find that it had been awarded grand prize in this year’s Infected By Art annual. I shared about the process, how I wrecked and found and wrecked and found many times over during the progress of this painting, and sharing that made me realize by reading some of the replies that it…

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A Knight Snack

YESTERDAY’S POST

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Vote!

Arnie Fenner

November 4, 2024 - You're tired. I'm tired. We're all tired. Tired of the lies, the ads, the bitterness, the hateful rhetoric, the divisiveness, the name-calling, the texts, arguments, tweets, and posts. Tired. We've studiously avoided overtly political commentary here on Muddy Colors; we don't all think alike (hell, who does?) and know it, and even when one post or another has had some sort of (arguably) political aspect we've also walked a line and tried to respect opposing views (if they can be found among the myriad robot comments about making $3000 a week at home or the benefits of cannabinoids edibles). But it's also absolutely true that art—no matter the message, no matter how realistic or fantastic—is inseparable from, and in many ways a reflection of, the real world. A reflection of us. Above: "Dewey Vs Truman…

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