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Classic from the artchives. Graphite portrait of Chris and I that I did for our first (“paper”) anniversary on June 30th...
06/30/2026

Classic from the artchives. Graphite portrait of Chris and I that I did for our first (“paper”) anniversary on June 30th, 1991. Today, it’s our 36th and only the drawing is showing its age. ❤️

My original sketch for “human” from January 2018 now appearing as a glitter foil sticker eight years later. Just a test ...
06/22/2026

My original sketch for “human” from January 2018 now appearing as a glitter foil sticker eight years later. Just a test run for proof of concept, but I think it’s workin. Thanks Sticker Robot and Levitskie Creative

MAXE a point. 👊 ✏️🖤🤟
06/18/2026

MAXE a point. 👊 ✏️🖤🤟

In the early 1990’s, Seinfeld was the biggest hit show on television. It was during Season 7, September 1995, that we go...
06/11/2026

In the early 1990’s, Seinfeld was the biggest hit show on television. It was during Season 7, September 1995, that we got a glimpse into George Costanza’s apartment as he opened the door to let Jerry in. Over George’s right shoulder, on the wall just behind him, was this bright orange and blue NY Knicks poster from the NBA Playoff games between the Knicks and the Chicago Bulls in June of 1993. At Madison Square Garden, during one of the breaks in the action, there was an audience announcement, “Don’t forget to get your entries in for our rally towel design contest!” Of the 19,811 other people in attendance, I was fairly certain I was the only person that even heard it. “Go NY Go,” was blaring to rally the crowd. The song, written and sung by the now serial-entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker, Jesse Itzler. There wasn’t enough time to produce 20,000 rally towels before the end of this playoff series, so when I received the Express Mail from the NY Knicks congratulating me on winning the contest, they let me know that they went ahead and made posters based on my design instead. With all due respect to Jesse’s lyrics, the “Go NY Go!” poster interpretation, was all over the city walls AND airwaves by the time Game 5 was set to take place. The real prize came two years later, when my mom called to tell me she just saw my poster on Seinfeld. 🏀 🏀

MAXE a point. Biggest piece to date and my first real go at writing in some resemblance to in with
06/10/2026

MAXE a point. Biggest piece to date and my first real go at writing in some resemblance to in with

a cuppa. Today’s practice piece in - MAXE a damn fine
04/26/2026

a cuppa. Today’s practice piece in - MAXE a damn fine

First piece of the year for me, and also my first - STK was the PID for Steven van der Kruit while at as one of the ...
04/19/2026

First piece of the year for me, and also my first - STK was the PID for Steven van der Kruit while at as one of the first : graffiti tag monogram in spray paint. Steven often “tagged along” with me at TerraCycle in Trenton, NJ. He loved capturing the walls there, but also enjoyed watching me practice my can control as I graduated from Toy to a respectable Writer. His presence is felt wherever

It’s rare that I’ll do more than one portrait of the same person. Unless of course the person themselves was in fact “ra...
04/19/2026

It’s rare that I’ll do more than one portrait of the same person. Unless of course the person themselves was in fact “rare.” Steven van der Kruit was truly unique in too many ways to mention. To me, he was a colleague, a friend, sometimes older brother, on occasion a father figure, and my last living mentor. He passed peacefully on April 14th, surrounded by loved ones, after a long illness which - in true Steven fashion - he optimistically refused to accept. Rest In Power. You can read more on my LinkedIn post “Ad Astra”

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mikelcirkus_steven-van-der-kruit-may-29-1947-april-activity-7450156590722150400-zCtN?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAAEJBroBOXRAiSOc75EmFyqPSw0BTLV7AL4

I really wanted to capture an essence of that was both ancestral and contemporary so I did this illustration of her in...
03/29/2026

I really wanted to capture an essence of that was both ancestral and contemporary so I did this illustration of her in and pen. A welcome addition to my collection of musicians. “It’s so beautiful,”

Mock old school of it. “Life must be lived as Play-Doh.”
03/04/2026

Mock old school of it. “Life must be lived as Play-Doh.”

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