Robert Boyd The collector's mania sneaks up on you. I'm in my super-cluttered bedroom looking around, and there are 51 visible art...

by Robert Boyd Esther Watson, Mistake Pizzas , acrylic on panel, 6" x 6" ( posted on curate 1K ) The Cheap Art Revolution con...

by Robert Boyd Art Haterz! Marshall's wants your business! I wish I had video for this one. Apparently there is a commercial for Mars...

I am shocked to find out that Jerry Weist died today. Jerry Weist was behind one of the seminal comics fanzines, Squa Tront , which ran fro...

I read a really great travel book about Texas years ago. I can't remember the title or author (which kills me, because I would love to r...

I am a collector of comics art in addition to collecting contemporary fine art. Collecting comics art is a lot easier than collecting contem...

I would love to see this. Supposedly it can be bought from Ben Lewis's website , but I can't figure out how. It doesn't seem t...

As I mentioned in my last post , I bought some art at the AMG Stimulus Package. Woody Golden, untitled, laminated paper, 2009 I mention...

I have gotten a little behind on my "new acquisitions" posts. I always feel a little reluctant to do them because they feel vaingl...

Robert Boyd This should probably be three different posts, but they all kind of flow together. If you follow the goings on of the art worl...

by Robert Boyd Everyone knows that part of the missions of museums, 1% for art programs, etc., is to bring art to ordinary people. And the...

Robert Boyd A trivial book, it does at least give some insight into the practices of Charles Saatchi, one of the most prominent collector...

I mentioned in my previous post how much I liked "American Bred" by Jorge Galvan. I liked it so much that I bought it. Galvan is a...

Ernie Bushmiller, Fritzi Ritz , ink on bristol board, April 21, 1946 I've never been a " Nancy boy, " even though I underst...

Last month I went to a show at the Aerosol Warfare gallery called Pieced Together . While I was there, I bought a small acrylic painting by...

Robert Boyd I have been mentioning this book in recent posts, whenever talking about values of art. The value of artworks has long been a...

Comics comics comics by three American masters... Walt Kelly, Pogo, 8-9-1954 Harold Gray, Little Orphan Annie, 5-31-1958 Peter Bagg...