These paintings are by one of my favorite artists — Scott Covert, who is originally from New Buffalo, Michigan. Scott creates word maps of grave rubbings. He was a very successful “fixture” in the New York art scene during the 70s, 80s and 90s with friends like Robert Mapplethorpe, Keith Haring and the Studio 54 crowd. His work follows hilarious and touching themes, and his color sense is brilliant

Some of his rubbings have thousands of travel miles on them, years worth of time, and hundreds of names on them….no artist will endeavor this much for their art. Mies van der Rohe is one of my favorite architects, so naturally, this painting hangs in my office.