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Latest Additions to the Blog
AI, the end of Illustration art
I recently came across an illustration of Elon Musk published on a popular news and commentary website. The credit for the likeness read “Image generated
Frida Kahlo and The Dream
The culture vultures have descended. On Nov. 20, 2025 Sotheby’s New York auctioned a 1949 self-portrait by Frida Kahlo. It is titled El sueño (La
Luigi’s Circle Jerk Army
On April 13, 2025, the antediluvian punk rock band from Los Angeles, the Circle Jerks, performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Singer
Three Random Blog Posts
“The Gaze”: Silkscreen Print
“The Gaze” – Black & White serigraphic print. 1980 (c) Mark Vallen. Hand pulled by the artist Dimensions: 17.5″ x 23″ inches Signed and numbered
Hollywood Blvd. – Punk Rules
This is but one of the drawings I made depicting the world-renowned Hollywood Boulevard in the summer of 1980. My pen & ink urban landscape
2009: Year in Review
Ah, 2009, when the bold slogans of “Hope” and “Change” morphed into sighs of “Disappointment” and “Business as Usual.” Now is the time to cast