Ben Franklin Jr. High Art Club • Fargo, ND

“Hey Todd,

I just wanted to send you the pictures of the mural we did as a junior high art club project all the way here in Fargo, North Dakota. We got permission to do it on 2 4×8′ panels of plywood. Originally it was going to be much larger, but then we would have had to get permission from the district. We created a logo for our art club t-shirts and screen printed them this morning. Also, I shared your work with my art education professor who loved it and spread the word to his students. You are quite the inspiration. Thank you for letting us study you. Enjoy these photos.

Catie Miller”

Enjoy is an understatement.

Ultranoise

I can already tell that my daughter is going to look exactly like my wife.

Ink on Paper • 9″x12″ • Private Collection

Behold the fruits of a recent screen printing course. Take a peek at my iPhotographic documentation of the week-long squeegeefest.

Computer Embellished Photographs

Every summer, I attempt to spruce up my cyber-domicile by adding a few new banner images to the mix. The above six snaps are this year’s contribution to the gaggle of randomly rotating mastheads.

Urban ARTifact

While spelunkering New Orleans’ Warehouse Arts District last weekend, the Mrs. and I stumbled across a treasure. ‘Twas a hand-painted, birth-control pill container posted prominently on a stop sign… ripe for the plucking.

A cryptic message inside reads, “Feel Da Love Rise – Scott.” Thanks for the souvenir, Scott!

English Schoolgirls Reenvisioning my Artwork

In response to a recent post, I received a fresh crop of Marrone-inspired student homages. Sincere thanks to the young people who consider my work copiable and the art teacher(s) who root ‘em on.

Acrylic on Canvas • 48″x30″ • Commissioned Work

The good news is… your ol’ man made a painting of some of your favorite Sesame Street characters. The bad news… it’s for somebody else. Life is bitter sweet.

English Schoolgirls Reenvisioning my Artwork

As a middle school art teacher, I frequently introduce my students to the work of important artists and assign projects in their vain. Consequently, you can imagine how flattering, humbling and surreal it is to find out that students elsewhere are learning about me.

Here are a few of the annual snapshots that I receive from across the pond.

Adoption Photos

It’s always a pleasure to see a snapshot of my work sprucing up someone’s abode. If you have purchased, stolen, found, inherrited or won a piece of my art, please send me a photo to add to my collection.

Todd “The Incredible Bulk” Marrone, Competitive Eater

I recently competed in my second wing-eating contest. Similar to last year, I attempted to make up for what I lack in belly-size and gullet-circumference with an intimidating, costumed persona. Similar to last year, it did not work.

The fact that the event raised thousands of greenbacks for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Oncology Unit made the loss easier to swallow.