A black rabbit is placed among collaged papers, with a golden ball hanging from a wire, cradled by a piece of wood.

Reclaiming Butterscotch
Invitation to Reclaiming Butterscotch art exhibition in Seattle, April 2019.

You’re Invited!
Small collages with paper and painted canvas, scattered in a pile on table.

Behind the Scenes: Phalanges
Wheeled industrial cart packed with art supplies.

Behind the Scenes with Coco Montoya
Man walking along Venice canal in winter with some mist and suggestion of dread.

Don’t Look Now (or, Watching Horror Movies About Venice, While in Venice)
Interior of San Marco cathedral, focusing on shining gold mosaics decorating archways and domed areas of ceiling.

Midnight Mass, San Marco style
Title card for Loving Vincent movie, with Van Gogh portraits arranged on Van Gogh landscape of wheatfield

Loving Vincent
Framed abstract artwork hanging on wall of home with grand piano, Christmas tree and additional artwork in distance.

Home Sweet Home
Man drilling tall, thin wooden crate with shipping labels.

Arrival!
Eight handmade wooden signs at roadside, advertising Painting Goats as well as various farm and craft goods.

Painting Goats?!
Large wooden crate with markings such as measurements, shipping instructions and labels in warehouse.

In Transit!
Warehouse interior with palettes, dumpster, unknown structures

Goodbye, Old Friend!
Humorous sign hanging above artist's table with palettes and papers

Power of Art, Part 2
Hard-edged stripes, graphic text, road reflector and red plastic in bright colors contrasted with lace that matches background.

Power of Art
Expressive painting of watchful woman, seated in cozy, wallpapered interior, holding thin, braided rope

Met Faves – Van Gogh and *Real* Art History
Gertrude Stein sits purposefully, leaning forward, hands in lap, and looks outward as though she is listening intently.

Met Faves That Wouldn’t Let Go
Sheets billowing on clothesline.

The Answer is Blowin’ in the Wind
Ancient Greek vases decorated with silhouetted men and women in togas.

Met Faves
Book cover for McGurk Mysteries, with 70s style cover art.

McGurk Mysteries
Dozens of phallus-shaped, polka-dotted sculptures on ground, reflected in multiple mirrors and repeated again and again.

Accumulations, Courtesy of Yayoi Kusama
Simple triangles, lines and round shapes against a simple background.

The Homely Protestant

Just wanted to share
Paper with bullseyes and spiky, abstract designs.

Discovery
Cheerful collage of various decorative papers.

Hearing Your Work Matters: Priceless

Behind the Scenes, Part 2
Unknown woman in striped skirt and sandals standing amid fragments of brick architecture and soft abstract shapes.

City of Federal Way Awards Solo Show to Local Artist Maura McGurk
A smiling Maura McGurk holds certificate in front of blue ribbon-winning painting.

Maura McGurk Wins People’s Choice Award at City Hall Exhibition
Side-by-side images of Van Gogh painting and real-life hospital that inspired it.

Road Trip: Van Gogh’s Arles, Part 2
Side-by-side images of Van Gogh painting and real-life cafe that inspired it.

Road Trip: Van Gogh’s Arles

365 Days of Art: December 27 – NYC Mayor Doesn’t Understand Gorky’s Work
Diego Rivera poses next to small artwork.

365 Days of Art: December 26 – Diego Conquers NY

365 Days of Art: December 25 – Cornell Prefers His Exhibitions to Fall on Christmas
Somber Van Gogh, in winter hat and coat with bandage that covers ear and reaches under chin.

365 Days of Art: December 23 – Vincent Cuts Off Ear

365 Days of Art: December 22 – Basquiat is Born

365 Days of Art: December 20 – Frida and Diego Leave the US
Somber woman in knee-high stockings, heels, and fur coat with large collar looks down and off to the side.

365 Days of Art: December 19 – Nathan Oliveira is Born

365 Days of Art: December 16 – Agnes Martin Dies
Two women bundled in winter clothes carry picket signs and march on sidewalk.

365 Days of Art: December 12 – Artists Protest Whitney to Demand More Female Inclusion, Cornell Hosts a Party

365 Days of Art: December 11 – Stolen Mona Lisa Recovered in Hotel Room, Séraphine Dies
Abstract painting, executed with quick brushstrokes, implies threshold.

365 Days of Art: December 9 – De Kooning Gets in Barfight
Smiling Diego and Frida sign paperwork in front of witness.

365 Days of Art: December 8 – Frida and Diego Try Marriage Again
Sausage-shaped "meat" cut in two pieces, hanging from string, with label in German.

365 Days of Art: December 5 – Dieter Roth Receives Award for Artist Books
Caribbean woman standing in sun with fruit and palm tree.

365 Days of Art: December 4 – Homer Travels to Nassau with Father

365 Days of Art: December 3 – MoMA Rehangs Matisse, Right-Side-Up

365 Days of Art: December 2 – MoMA Writes Back to Cornell
Earnest young Renoir dressed in a suit, seated on chair, with his feet drawn up and elbows resting on knees.

November 28 – Bazille Killed on Battlefield

365 Days of Art: November 25 – Namuth Films Pollock; Pollock Spirals Downward

365 Days of Art: November 24 – Vincent Moves to Antwerp
Campbell's soup can, realistically reproduced as graphic art.

365 Days of Art: November 23 – Andy Warhol Pays $50 for a Big Idea

365 Days of Art: November 22 – Benton Writes About His Work; Bernstein Continues to Protest NEA

365 Days of Art: November 21 – Magritte is Born, Monet’s Aunt Buys Him Out of the Army
A shepherd and farm animals gather amidst trees and lake while sturdy structures and mountains are seen in the distance.

365 Days of Art: November 19 – Poussin Dies, Lloyd Wright Marries
Pencil sketch of abstract shapes, some of which resemble limbs, claws or heads.

365 Days of Art: November 17 – Duke of Milan Ships Out Leonardo’s Bronze, Gorky Writes Optimistic Note About Prolific Summer of Drawing
NYC landscape and architecture depicted from different viewpoints, including absurdist details like a large toilet on top of a column, with female figure, body parts in trash can and a dress on a hanger.

365 Days of Art: November 16 – Frida Writes a Letter from US, AIDS Exhibition Opens (Under Duress) After Grant Partially Restored
Black cliffs flank white sandy beaches with blue surf.

365 Days of Art: November 15 – Homer is Published, O’Keeffe is Born, Bernstein Protests NEA, Vandal is Sentenced

365 Days of Art: November 14 – Monet is Born
Stained glass window depicts flowering trees and irises on waterfront, with mountains behind and sky behind.

365 Days of Art: November 13 – Tiffany Trademarks Term for His Glass, Frida Writes a Letter
A three-story tall, brightly painted metal mobile, with arms that swing, sits in a city plaza.

365 Days of Art: November 11 – Calder Dies, Vietnam Vet Shoots Avedon Photo
Glass-fronted box contains cockatoo and watches on display.

365 Days of Art: November 3 – Joseph Cornell Writes a Polite Letter, Matisse Dies, 100 Trucks Full of Confiscated Artwork Head to Germany
Simple but beautiful tabletop in an old-fashioned kitchen with apples, chestnuts, mixing bowl and spoon and pewter vase.

365 Days of Art: November 2 – Chardin is Born

365 Days of Art: November 1 – Eakins Writes a Catty Letter

365 Days of Art: October 31 – Completed Sistine Ceiling Unveiled, Egon Schiele Dies
Two women restrain a man, while one beheads him.

365 Days of Art: October 29 – Tortured Witness Testifies Against Artemesia, George Luks Dies After Bar Fight, Art Forger Goes on Trial
19th century woman in elegant dress sits comfortably on couch while young man reads to her.

365 Days of Art: October 28 – Manet Marries Childhood Piano Teacher (and Baby Mama)
A free and minimal line drawing of a tired-looking woman with her head in her hand.

365 Days of Art: October 27 – Egon Schiele Completes Last Artworks, Lichtenstein is Born, Pinacoteca Vaticana Opens
A nude woman looks at the sky, which is painted in impossible colors, while a dog sits on a hill and also gazes upwards.

365 Days of Art: October 26 – Joan Brown Killed While Installing Sculpture
Beautiful woman in toga-like dress sits and gazes calmly.

365 Days of Art: October 25 – Picasso is Born, Krasner and Pollock Marry, Breton Excommunicates Matta for Affair with Gorky’s Wife
Smiling Diego and Frida sign paperwork in front of witness.

365 Days of Art: October 24 – Frida Writes a Letter About Diego’s Affair, Bacon’s Love Commits Suicide
Bearded Vincent at easel, lovingly painting sunflowers outside.

365 Days of Art: October 23 – Gauguin Moves in with Vincent; Art Exhibition Takes on Chicago Mayor’s Brutality
Trees, flowers, and decorative architectural details are reflected in formal, man-made pool.

365 Days of Art: October 22 – Cezanne Dies
Stark shadows delineate the curving architecture of the Guggenheim Museum in NYC, against a crisp sky.

365 Days of Art: October 21 – Delacroix Writes to Brother About Patriotism, Guggenheim Museum Opens, Warhol Invites Self to Party at Leather Bar
Casually dressed, young bearded man relaxes in chair and looks at viewer.

365 Days of Art: October 13 – Alice Neel Dies

365 Days of Art: October 12 – Gunpowder Blast Kills Carel Fabritius
Expressive presentation of overlapping symbols such as flags, checkerboards, military ribbons, numbers and initials.

365 Days of Art: October 7 – Lover’s Death Inspires Hartley Portrait, Rothko Painting Vandalized

365 Days of Art: October 6 – Archers Destroy Leonardo’s Clay Model, Velázquez Becomes Royal Painter

365 Days of Art: October 4 – Following Extended Break, Michelangelo Resumes Work on Sistine Chapel
Diego Rivera poses next to small artwork.

365 Days of Art: October 3 – Communist Party Expels Diego Rivera

365 Days of Art: October 2 – Leonardo Appointed Engineer by Duke of Milan

365 Days of Art: September 29 – Caravaggio is Born; Pollock Enrolls in Benton’s Class

365 Days of Art: September 28 – Monks Pay Leonardo Final Payment for Unfinished Commission

365 Days of Art: September 26 – Eakins Writes an Earnestly Insulting Letter

365 Days of Art: September 25 – Mark Rothko is Born
Gertrude Stein sits purposefully, leaning forward, hands in lap, and looks outward as though she is listening intently.

365 Days of Art: September 23 – Picasso Moves into New Apartment

365 Days of Art: September 22 – Leonardo Studies Birds, Michelangelo Seeks Payment, Artists Reject Pop Art Newcomer, Search Leads to Nazi Loot

365 Days of Art: September 18 – Picasso Writes to Gertrude Stein
Frida Kahlo self portrait with back brace and architectural column as spine.

365 Days of Art: September 17 – Frida Kahlo Severely Injured in Bus Accident

365 Days of Art: September 16 – Van Gogh Moves into the Yellow House

365 Days of Art: September 15 – Gorky Marries; David Struck by Hammer

365 Days of Art: September 12 – Dog and Teens Discover Lascaux Cave Paintings; Nan Goldin is Born

365 Days of Art: September 11 – Vincent Leaves Girlfriend and Moves to Drenthe

365 Days of Art: September 9 – Director John Waters Discusses Art Collecting

365 Days of Art: September 7 – Apollinaire is Arrested for Theft of Mona Lisa

365 Days of Art: September 6 – Elizabeth Murray is Born

365 Days of Art: September 5 – Monet Paints Wife on Deathbed, Oldenburg Protests Police Brutality

365 Days of Art: September 2 – Romare Bearden is Born

365 Days of Art: August 28 – Edward Burne-Jones is Born

365 Days of Art: August 27 – Michelangelo Takes 1st Commission, Krakatoa Colors Sky for The Scream, and Guernica is Displayed for 1st Time in US

365 Days of Art: August 26 – Renoir Is Drafted Into the Army

365 Days of Art: August 20 – Richard Avedon Photographs Andy Warhol’s Gunshot Wounds

365 Days of Art: August 17 – Larry Rivers is Born

365 Days of Art: August 13 – George Luks is Born

365 Days of Art: August 12 – Jean Michel Basquiat Dies
Pollock stands on a large canvas unrolled in a field, among paint cans, crouching and concentrating, holding a paintbrush.

365 Days of Art: August 11 – Jackson Pollock Dies

365 Days of Art: August 10 – Keith Haring Discusses AIDS Diagnosis

365 Days of Art: August 9 – Felix Nussbaum Murdered in Auschwitz

365 Days of Art: August 8 – Life Magazine Asks If Jackson Pollock is the Greatest Living Painter in the US

365 Days of Art: August 6 – Sister-in-Law Calls Mary Cassatt Disagreeable

365 Days of Art: August 4 – O’Keeffe Fusses Over Stieglitz

365 Days of Art: August 3 – Two Dramatic Deaths

365 Days of Art: August 2 – John Sloan is Born

365 Days of Art: July 30 – Vincent Becomes Youngest Art Dealer in Firm, and Vincent is Laid to Rest

365 Days of Art: July 29 – Vincent Dies
Graphic and shadowy portrait of Andy Warhol with hand to mouth

365 Days of Art: July 28 – Andy Warhol is Released from Hospital Following Murder Attempt

365 Days of Art: July 27 – Vincent Shoots Himself

365 Days of Art: July 26 – Three Events About Women in the Art World: a Suicide, a Congressional Debate, and a Job Interview

365 Days of Art: July 24 – Vincent Sends His Last Letter
An unfeeling man stands over a woman's bloody corpse on a bed; blood spatter is everywhere

365 Days of Art: July 23 – Frida Writes Letter to Diego After His Affair with Her Sister

365 Days of Art: July 22 – A New Servant Joins Leonardo’s Household

365 Days of Art: July 21 – Arshile Gorky Commits Suicide

365 Days of Art: July 20 – Robert Smithson Dies While Surveying Sites for Environmental Artwork

365 Days of Art: July 19 – Hitler Kicks Off Degenerate Art Fair, Gorky Returns Home to Connecticut

365 Days of Art: July 18 – Caravaggio Dies, and Gorky’s Wife Writes About Gorky’s Mental State

365 Days of Art: July 17 – Distraught Gorky Roams NYC Streets

365 Days of Art: July 16 – Gorky Physically Confronts Matta, and His Wife Leaves Him

365 Days of Art: July 15 – Gorky and His Wife Fight About Her Affair with Matta

365 Days of Art: July 12 – Amadeo Modigliani is Born

365 Days of Art: July 10 – Van Gogh Writes Sad Letter to Theo

365 Days of Art: July 7 – Vincent Writes a Letter But Doesn’t Send It

365 Days of Art: July 5 – Gorky is Released from the Hospital; Fears for Painting Career

365 Days of Art: July 2 – Van Gogh Visits Girlfriend in Hospital After Birth of Her Baby

365 Days of Art: July 1 – De Kooning Begins Teaching, Lennon’s 1st Exhibition Opens, and A Crowd Protests Mapplethorpe’s Cancellation

365 Days of Art: June 29 – Richard Diebenkorn Describes Struggling with Watercolor

365 Days of Art: June 26 – Gorky Seriously Injured in Car Accident

365 Days of Art: June 23 – Van Gogh Writes a Self-Critical Letter About Zouave Painting

365 Days of Art: June 22 – Monet Writes Nasty Letter to His Eye Surgeon

365 Days of Art: June 20 – John Henry Twachtman Writes a Letter About His Studio

365 Days of Art: June 19 – Young Eakins Writes Regretful Letter

365 Days of Art: June 18 – Chicago Tribune Reveals Nevelson Estate in Turmoil

365 Days of Art: June 17 – Gorky’s Wife Has an Affair
Graphic and shadowy portrait of Andy Warhol with hand to mouth

365 Days of Art: June 14 – Time Magazine Blames Warhol for RFK Assassination

365 Days of Art: June 12 – Pollock Committed to Rehab

365 Days of Art: June 10 – Howard Finster Artwork Featured on Album Cover

365 Days of Art: June 9 – Gorky’s Newark Airport Murals Unveiled; Said to Look Like Atlantic City Hangover!

365 Days of Art: June 7 – Leonardo is Anonymously Accused of Sodomy

365 Days of Art: June 5 – Felix Partz Dies of AIDS; Is Memorialized in Photo

365 Days of Art: June 4 – Hospital Says Andy Warhol May Not Survive Shooting

365 Days of Art: June 3 – Nazis Legalize Art Theft, Peggy Guggenheim Visits Brancusi During WWII Bombing, and Andy Warhol is Shot

365 Days of Art: May 28 – Caravaggio Kills a Man

365 Days of Art: May 26 – Aaron Douglas is Born

365 Days of Art: May 25 – Henry Ossawa Tanner Describes Racism

365 Days of Art: May 23 – David Smith Dies

365 Days of Art: May 22 – Whitney Holds Memorial Service for Mapplethorpe

365 Days of Art: May 20 – NY World Publishes Article About Augusta Savage’s Rejection Due to Racial Bias

365 Days of Art: May 19 – Vincent Writes to Theo, Sends Lithograph

365 Days of Art: May 18 – Egon Schiele Calls Himself “Shattered” Over Trial

365 Days of Art: May 16 – Van Gogh Discharged from Asylum

365 Days of Art: May 14 – Artemisia Ghentileschi Testifies at the Trial of Her Rapist

365 Days of Art: May 13 – Franz Kline Dies

365 Days of Art: May 12 – Diego Fired from Second Commission in a Week

365 Days of Art: May 9 – Nelson Rockefeller Fires Diego Rivera

365 Days of Art: May 8 – Monet Complains of “Spoiling” Paintings Due to Failing Eyesight

365 Days of Art: May 4 – Vincent Writes About His Mental Illness, Asks to Leave Asylum

365 Days of Art: May 3 – Doctor Requests Draft Deferment for Pollock Based on Alcoholism

365 Days of Art: May 2 – Egon Schiele’s Friends Correspond While He Is in Jail

365 Days of Art: May 2 – Leonardo Dies

365 Days of Art: May 1 – Vincent van Gogh Rents Rooms in the Yellow House in Arles

365 Days of Art: April 29 – Rothko’s Friend Writes a Letter; Recalls Visit

365 Days of Art: April 27 – Arbiters to Leonardo: After 23 Years, Finish the Painting!

365 Days of Art: April 26 – Helen Frankenthaler Exhibition Opens at Andre Emmerich Gallery

365 Days of Art: April 25 – Leonardo Accepts a Commission

365 Days of Art: April 23 – Leonardo Writes His Will

365 Days of Art: April 20 – Rothko Suffers Aneurysm

365 Days of Art: April 18 – Exhibition of Spanish Civil War Drawings Closes at MoMA

365 Days of Art: April 17 – Pope Julius Refuses to Meet with Michelangelo Regarding Tomb Commission, Stiffs Him on Money, and Causes Him to Flee Rome in Despair

365 Days of Art: April 16 – Apollinaire Compares the Studio Habits of Picasso and Matisse

365 Days of Art: April 15 – Brunelleschi Dies, Da Vinci is Born, Nike of Samothrace is Unearthed, Impressionists Exhibit Together, and Thomas Hart Benton Reveals Himself to Be a Fool (Again)
Black cliffs flank white sandy beaches with blue surf.

365 Days of Art: Bonus Birthday Post: April 14 – Georgia O’Keeffe Leaves Hawaii

365 Days of Art: April 13 – Ordered on Bed Rest, Frida Attends Her Solo Exhibition in Four Poster Bed

365 Days of Art: April 12 – Thomas Hart Benton Gives a Pompous, Sexist Interview

365 Days of Art: April 11 – Lee Krasner Gives Interview, Recalls Mondrian

365 Days of Art: April 10 – Frank Lloyd Wright Secretly Purchases Property Under His Mother’s Name

365 Days of Art: April 8 – Monet’s Father Advises Him to Abandon Pregnant Girlfriend

365 Days of Art: April 6 – Raphael Dies; Cracks Appear in Vatican Walls

365 Days of Art: April 4 – Van Gogh Writes a Letter About Ramsgate

365 Days of Art: April 3 – Frank Lloyd Wright Tells a Lie

365 Days of Art: March 31 – Goya is Born

365 Days of Art: March 30 – Van Gogh is Born

365 Days of Art: March 26 – Eakins Recovers from Dysentery or Food Poisoning

365 Days of Art: March 24 – Hockney’s Crush Dances Cha-Cha; Inspires Painting

365 Days of Art: March 15 – The Helga Pictures Are Revealed

365 Days of Art: March 14 – Velázquez is Licensed by the Guild as Master Painter

365 Days of Art: March 11 – Carrington Commits Suicide

365 Days of Art: March 9 – David Smith Is Born

365 Days of Art: March 6 – Gallery Forgets to Mail Invites So Almost No One Attends Gorky’s Opening

365 Days of Art: March 5 – Pissarro Complains to Manet, and Gorky Undergoes a Colostomy

365 Days of Art: March 1 – Plane Crashes; Arshile Gorky Artwork Destroyed

365 Days of Art: Leap Year Bonus, February 29 – Augusta Savage Born

365 Days of Art: February 26 – Joseph Cornell Feeds the Birds, and Writes a Letter

365 Days of Art: February 23 – Italian Priest Recommends Rubens for a Job
Graphic and shadowy portrait of Andy Warhol with hand to mouth

365 Days of Art: February 22 – Andy Warhol Dies Suddenly

365 Days of Art: February 19 – Pope Julius II Commissions Tomb from Michelangelo

365 Days of Art: February 17 – King Tut’s Burial Chamber is Opened

365 Days of Art: February 15 – Whitney Biennial Features Agnes Martin (Who? Read On; She’s Great)

365 Days of Art: February 13 – Thomas Eakins Forced to Resign Teaching Position Due to Scandal

365 Days of Art: February 11 – Joseph Cornell Holds Children’s Only Art Exhibition

365 Days of Art: February 10 – Basquiat Appears on Cover of New York Times Magazine

365 Days of Art: February 9 – Arshile Gorky Flees Ethnic Cleansing; Emigrates to US

365 Days of Art: February 8 – Georgia O’Keeffe Arrives in Hawaii to Create Pineapple Ads

365 Days of Art: February 4 – Etching Commemorates the “Frost Fair” Held on the Frozen River Thames

365 Days of Art: February 3 – Norman Rockwell Born

365 Days of Art: January 31 – Mike Kelley Commits Suicide

365 Days of Art: January 29 – Walt Disney Begins First Job as Artist

365 Days of Art: January 26 – Modigliani’s Pregnant Girlfriend Commits Suicide After His Death

365 Days of Art: January 24 – J. Pierpont Morgan Agrees to Fund Photographic Documentation of All Native American Tribes

365 Days of Art: January 20 – Julia Morgan Born

365 Days of Art – January 11: Birth and Death of Domenico Ghirlandaio

Clean Slate Metaphor/Happy New Year!

View from the Studio

My First Conservation

George Luks, Ya Big Galoot

Inspired by Italian Wall Posters

The Backyard Studio

Collaborations and Caterpillar Ladies

Express a Little of Yourself

Upcoming Tacoma Art Museum Workshop!

Published in The Lavender Review

A Big Week

Maura McGurk Named Artist of the Week by theStudio4Art

Hurricane Sandy: Art and Recovery

Living. In a Digital World

Road Trip: Sedona, New Color Palette

The Museum of Motherhood

Patron Saint of Painters

Wore Out Art Supplies

New Artwork: New Bedford Waterfront

Artist Donates 10% of Exhibition Proceeds to It Gets Better
Smiling artist sits in front of colorful and striking painting

July is for Patriotism, and for Giving Back, Says Artist

It Gets Better Project to Support Maura McGurk’s Solo Art Exhibition

A Hard Day’s Work

Maura McGurk Interviewed by The Norwich Bulletin
A line of artists march down a city sidewalk, each while carrying their large portrait of Abraham Lincoln

Maura McGurk Blog Featured in The New London Day

With a lot of help from my friends…
Smiling woman sits in front of colorful and striking painting

Maura McGurk, International Women Artists’ Salon Member Spotlight

The Only Art Worth Doing Is the Art That Makes Things Better: An Interview with Maura McGurk

The Artist-Collector: Alison Wells

Vermont Studio Center: Montreal

Vermont Studio Center: England Brothers

Vermont Studio Center: Appetite

Vermont Studio Center: Sitting by the window, watching the snow

Vermont Studio Center: Meditation House
Collage from sketchbook, with watercolor, Islamic arches and oclumns.

Maura McGurk’s Sketchbook to Tour U.S.

Maura McGurk Selected as climate/gallery Featured Artist

Maura McGurk interviewed by SouthCoastToday.com

Séraphine

Anatomy of an Artwork, Epilogue

Anatomy of an Artwork, Part Two

Anatomy of an Artwork