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Hey! This is all about my Spirit Birds collection. I made these because they are cool. Go check them all out here!!

  Mark Lewis Wagner is a traditional and digital artist, graphic designer, street painter, author, and educator. Founder of the non-profit Drawing on Earth, he has worked with 40,000 children and holds two World Records for chalk drawings. He created six pieces of art that have been photographed by satellite. He is currently teaching art in-person and online, and has just finished the first [...]

First Book in Series of Three - off to the printers! PITCH: The God of War is enslaved by men, power, and money. With the help from an alien universe, a Vietnam Vet, ghosts, a whale and a dog, two Oakland graffiti artists journey through time and madness trying to save the world and each other. SYNOPSIS: Mark Lewis Wagner’s debut graphic novel, [...]

"Our Art Studio" Open Studio: June 11, 1-5pm East Oakland CA   email me for address They say its been many moons since "Our Art Studio" has seen an open studio. So please, come on down to East Oakland, much creative grounded male energy here to be celebrated... it's amazing! BJ McKinley - stone, bronze, painting, drawing Clayton Thiel - clay, stone Mark [...]

This year I started and finished a large 6 x 12 ft. painting (which has been in two shows already). This post is about the creation of this painting called "Making Whole." See Photo Gallery and Videos Below... Last summer I began a new series of work that was centered around collages using my hands. I found it interesting the level of realism [...]

I'm working on my own sci-fi story. It involve graffiti, saving the world, a multi-dimensional shipping port, war, wizards, and a cute girl - right!Here is a recent night of creatings showing a photoshop session and how images are developed. ~MLW 

Recycletron - the Dragun Giant Robot is the brainchild of Nick Myerhoff and Mike Parisi. They are a pair of misfit artist comrades who have been seeding the giant robot sculpture concept since 1995 when they worked together on the original Armymen video game at the now defunct 3DO Company. Nick was awarded the first Distrikt art grant in December 2011 and [...]

I had the wonderful opportunity to go to Burning Man again this year, my 3rd. Nick Meyerhoff, a local San Francisco Bay Area artist received a grant for Distrikt, a long time classic theme camp known for their day dance parties. Nick asked me to help him build a 20 ft. robot that we named Recycletron - made from recycled objects. Nick, Damian, [...]

USS Hornet, Aircraft Museum, Alameda CA This metal war beast lives near my home, I often hang out on the decomissioned Naval Air Base and get some of my best ideas hanging out there, I'm even writing a film or game script that involves the area - stay tuned! This is my new web site and blog. I wanted to have a more [...]