“I think if you sit around waiting for something like inspiration to happen, you could just spend your lifetime sitting there. I think you get excited by actually doing it, you get excited by painting, you get excited by the possibilities of it.” – Richard Butler, a self-described “painter who sings,” His Majesty of Modesty: Richard Butler
“People die every day and the majority of their belongings are of no value to anyone.” – Dmitry Samarov, “The Vivian Mire”
“Nothing pulls the art world into line faster than the sight of an imperial checkbook.” – Robert Hughes, “The Rise of Andy Warhol”

American Museum of Natural History, 1990 by Tetman Callis

Tom and Debbie, 1974 by Tetman Callis

Player and Coaches, 1973 by Tetman Callis

Laura, Larry, and Sgt. Kee, 1974 by Tetman Callis

Fighting Schoolgirls, 1974 by Tetman Callis

Dancers, 1992 by Tetman Callis

Children Playing with Flashlights, 1992 by Tetman Callis

Halloween, Albuquerque, 1995 by Tetman Callis

Halloween 1994 (from The Owen Project by Tetman Callis)

Albuquerque Police Officer Arresting Two Men, 9 of 9, 1999 by Tetman Callis

Albuquerque Police Officer Arresting Two Men, 8 of 9, 1999 by Tetman Callis

Albuquerque Police Officer Arresting Two Men, 7 of 9, 1999 by Tetman Callis

Albuquerque Police Officer Arresting Two Men, 6 of 9, 1999 by Tetman Callis

Albuquerque Police Officer Arresting Two Men, 5 of 9, 1999 by Tetman Callis

Albuquerque Police Officer Arresting Two Men, 4 of 9, 1999 by Tetman Callis

Albuquerque Police Officer Arresting Two Men, 3 of 9, 1999 by Tetman Callis

Albuquerque Police Officer Arresting Two Men, 2 of 9, 1999 by Tetman Callis

Albuquerque Police Officer Arresting Two Men, 1 of 9, 1999 by Tetman Callis

Jeff #2, from The Compton-Kids, Series #1 (copyright by Tetman Callis)

Jeff #1, from The Compton-Kids, Series #1 (copyright by Tetman Callis)

Jane & Diane, from The Compton-Kids, Series #1 (copyright by Tetman Callis)

Geraldine #1, from The Compton-Kids, Series #1 (copyright by Tetman Callis)

Geraldine, Tiger & David, from The Compton-Kids, Series #1 (copyright by Tetman Callis)

Diane & David, from The Compton-Kids, Series #1 (copyright by Tetman Callis)

David & Jeff, from The Compton-Kids, Series #1 (copyright by Tetman Callis)

David & Diane, from The Compton-Kids, Series #1 (copyright by Tetman Callis)

David #2, from The Compton-Kids, Series #1 (copyright by Tetman Callis)