Presenting, inventing, i'm venting my thoughts.
on ideas that appeal to the skeptics at heart.
Two Hemispheres both as sharp as a dart.
my left brain knows math. My right brain knows art.
This is the chorus to the freestyle.
free after purchase, shit happens in piles.
don't step in it, you might be here awhile.
my saga, epic, tribulations and trials.

- Lawrence Q. Markx

If a man can have only one kind of sense, let him have common sense. If he has that and uncommon sense too, he is not far from genius.

- h.w. beecher

ABOUT THE MAN... THE MYTH... THE LEGEND...

LAWRENCE Q. MARKX

The LONG STORY, SHORT...

I'm an Artist. Writer.
Freedom Fighter.
Independent Constitutionalist.

I'm a Father. Leader.
Often Overachiever.
Revolutionary with a raised up fist.

A newer new testament of a
Superfluously organized Cluttered Mind...
The evidence available upon request.

THE SHORT STORY, LONG...

Born in Miami, Florida dec 1980. Employment history as pastry chef and then graphic designer. Bachelors Degree in Psychology. Married in dec 2005. First child Born nov 2006. Second child born oct 2008. Moved to East Orlando in may 2010. Divorced in aug 2017. Author of "The Evidence of a cluttered mind: wrathematics; an army of one". once Co-Founder of Swat-life / brothers for adversity. Socially progressive. Fiscally conservative. Super political. toe'er of the agnostic line as An atheist always on a journey for "the answers". Philosopher. You can say that again... Philosopher. Social media antagonist for critical thinking. Tattoo collector. Relationship non-taker-for-granter. Amazing father downwards. Misser of his father, upwards, who passed Jan 2019. Brain embodier. non-sleeper. World champion cards against humanity player. Starter of the self proclaimed think tank known as "The Cluttered Mind". creative writer, if you can't tell. big fan of game of thrones as king lawrence of house markx - first and only of his name... attempter of being the best version of himself each day while, despite the many words, liver of life accentuating three (3) of them specifically: happy, smart, kind...

ME... IF MY BRAIN WERE A PERCENTAGE PIE

What works 80% of the time, 100% of the time?
--- Giving 110%.

- Cards against humanity (card combination)

One day I will die and I will leave my organs to science, if they want them - they probably don't care about my organs. nonetheless, i suspect while dissecting my brain and not finding CTE, as I have been fortunate to avoid major head injuries to date, they will discover the make-up of my brain power to have been allocated as follows:

Left
Brain

1)

Trivial Info for Maximizing WINS AT Wednesday Night Trivia at the Wedge

24%

2)

Philisophical, 
Theological, and Political Theory

17%

3)

Re-learning remedial math skills to help my daughters with their homework

9%

RIGHT
Brain

A)

designing the box to think outside of, graphically speaking

21%

B)

Creative license in wordsmithery and cunning linguistical
acrobaticS

16%

C)

putting paint on canvas more sophisticatedly than an elephant

13%

LEFT = 50%

TOTAL Brain
USE = 110%

Right = 50%

THE CLUTTERED MIND LOGO THROUGH THE YEARS...

2003
2006
2010
2013
2018

lqmx.com website THROUGH THE YEARS...

Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the books nobody is allowed to read.

- g.b. shaw

The literary WORK of lawrence Q. Markx..

The Evidence of a cluttered mind

free after purchase...

It’s Like a Bathroom Reader, But it Just Doesn’t Give A Crap
Published DATE:
Published By:
PRINTED IN:
ISBN NO.:
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NO.:
UPC NO.:
BOOK SIZE:
Page Count:
JuLY 6, 2006
Author House, Inc.
Bloomington, IN, USA
1-4259-0284-7
2006903125
9-781425-902841
8.5" (W) x 11" (H) x 1" (D)
484 pages

The Book is Comprised of a compilation of Five Rounds (books), each with 130+ Thought provoking passages within each (650+ Passages in total).

Round 1*

Evidence of a
cluttered mind*

Genesis; My
new testament*

Round 2

more Evidence of cluttered mind

Exodus

Round 3

Even more Evidence
of cluttered mind

Leviticus

Round 4

Not more Evidence
of cluttered mind

Numbers

Round 5

Shut the fuck
up already

Deuteronomy;
case closed

* Round 1 - Evidence of a Cluttered Mind: Gensis; My New Testament was previously published under the title Evidence of a Cluttered Mind... The New Testament. Published in 2002 by iUniverse, Inc. (ISBN: 0-595-22249-8). It was then re-released as a consolidated portion within the compilation The Evidence of a Cluttered Mind... Wrathematics; An Army of One, as referenced above.

Wrathematics; an army of one...

It’s Like a Bathroom Reader, But it Just Doesn’t Give A Crap

THE Evidence of a Cluttered Mind...Wrathematics; An Army of One expresses the thoughts of a young intellect, perhaps too wise for his own good, about his views on the perverted and messed up world we live in.  Through the use of acrostics, the author finds ways to bring a single thought to life by means of keen metaphoric word play and deep emotion that really capture the inner thoughts within each piece. Emphasizing on the idiosyncrasies of life, MarkX puts forth his own flaws, which allow the reader to take a ride down the road of life lessons.

Topics include: political commentary, love letters, religious debate, the self, life philosophies, dropping catch phrases, and much more. What else would you expect from a Cluttered Mind?

Chef prepared tasting...

It’s Like a Bathroom Reader, But it Just Doesn’t Give A Crap

...It ain't chicken

Even the slowest of slow can
very much see all of the
issues inside of me.
determined to find some closure.
Expecting a struggle at hand.
never giving up as easy as it would be.
challenging life and being challenged.
Eventually I may find my way,

o
r death will take its toll.
from the stresses of everyday life,

a
bout all the tribulations and violations

c
aused by the world’s vibrations from rotation.
lots of sensations and need for meditation.
under scrutiny for every move.
tolerating it can only last so long.
then, the brain warps and reforms.
Emerging as an extreme rather than the norm.
referring to the world only in truths.
Enclosed in the physical structure of the skull.
determining every move you make and step you take.

m
iserable indeed it can make you, and has made me many times.
interested in making that change for the better.
nervous that this is only a pipe dream for mental betterment.
defining evidence of a cluttered mind.

...Miscellaneous thinking

overstanding” is the right term for knowing and getting the knowledge you know.
Verifying that you know something would be for you to say that you “overstand” it.
Even though English says “understand” is the word to use,
Rational people “overstand” this concept of “overstand” vs. “understand.”“
Stand” is the neutral ground of the concept at hand.
To say you “understand” something is saying that you didn’t “stand” it or don’t get it.
And this is one of those very large verbal and grammatical mistakes that people make in life.
Now that this has been established, I hope that you “_____stand” it. Fill in the blank.
Don’t be confused to mistake this for “understanding” or then you really just don’t “overstand.”
... And Another One
Before you go and give the “benefit of the doubt,” take a moment to
Evaluate that doubt. Ask yourself why there even is a doubt. The
Natural benefit of having doubt is to be able to sort through
Endless amounts of bullshit and figure out the truth from any possible
Facts, so that you can make and form a conclusion, rather than an
Incompetent hypothesis that would lead you to give the benefit of
The doubt, which ultimately could be proven wrong. The benefit

Of the doubt is the ability to doubt. Being able to decipher fact
From fiction without leaving it up to someone else to  

Try to figure out, by giving them the benefit of the doubt to
Horrifically come out wrong is the beautiful benefit. The saying is
Expressed as: “If you want something done right, you have to

Do it yourself.” Do not be so naïve to not grasp the magnitude
of this saying. Do not give someone else the benefit of the doubt.
UNdoubtedly, keep it your yourself. And while you have it,
Better yourself by getting out of doubt, and just know.
The true benefit is knowing, not doubting. “Benefit of the know!”
... And Another One
At one point or another, your parents must have told you that you
Need to wash your potty mouth out with soap. Did
This act of putting suds into your oral cavity curb your
Inability to refrain from using foul language? I seriously
Bet not. Well, the problem was that antibacterial soap was not
Available in stores at the time. However, due to the scientific
Creation and excellent marketing, antibacterial soap will kill
Those obscenities. It even comes in lemon or country-spring fragrances.
Equally, can I wash the bacteria off of others, or are others
Really the bacteria? Can the bacteria be washed off of me, or am
I a bacteria? I won’t answer that. Why are words bad?
Asshole, shit, fuck, bitch, cunt, are all just words that
Literally don’t hurt anyone if you don’t overstand them. A

Slap in the face could hurt anyone. But sing these words to someone who d
Organize their vocabulary with our socially frowned at word bank that these words
Are bad is illogical. Bad is the only bad word, just like
Peanut is the only peanut word. Children wouldn’t use these words so often if they weren’t considered foul, causing them to wash their mouths out with antibacterial soap.

...love letters

pin# 33666 White male seeking
Employed and very rich female.
radical in views. No religious
system or political affiliation.
occupation: writer and thinker.
nice hazel eyes with bald head
and many tattoos. Enjoys music,
laying in bed, movies, eating,

and visual arts. Has psychology
degree, but does not want one
drop of your bitching. Tall and
slim w/ short life span. Call me!
... And Another One
how many times have you played “She loves me; she loves me not?”
Every time hoping that the last pedal picked could make her
love you enough that you didn’t have to play the pulling
pedals game. A nice guy living a lie, thinking that she
loves you back. Both helpless and romantic, you do
Everything you can do to save face and give things a
second chance, although you aren’t the decision maker in this
somewhat distorted lack of a relationship. You take two

really cautious steps back, but then run three grand strides
on forward, falling flat. Both helpless and romantic, you
manage to wake up every morning, but wind up asking yourself “why?”
all this aching ends once you meet this little thing called love.
never again will you worry what pedal you will pull off last.
take that flower and give it to her. You can now
ignore the feeling of helplessness and become hopelessly romantic,
Cause love is alive and present without having to wish.

...life Lessons

meant to be learning experiences.
identifying it as a mistake only if it happens twice.
so what is it the first time?
to me, it is an accident the first time.
accidents are called accidents, because they are not meant to happen.
knowing you had an accident, one should learn from it,
Expecting never to have the same or related accident again.
Showing — that if you do repeat the accident — now, it is a mistake.
... And Another One
when one is “worthless,” is he/she “worth less?” Does that
open space between “worth” and “less” make all the difference?
realizing, that being “worthless” is to have no “worth,” while
that space gives you some “worth,” but “less” than everyone else?
how about being “worth more,” or better yet “worthmore?”

me, although I might be “worthless,” I still am “worth more,”
owning all my “worth.” If being “worthless,” “worth less,”
right down to “worth more,” and “worthmore,” comes down to
Entering a space, back up and give me some room.

...political commentary

Standing before the country every single year.
Te president of the United States delivers
A stack of bullshit goals for the upcoming year
That is like a pile of bullshit we don’t want to step in,
Except we aren’t given a choice. This is his State  

Of the Union Address, coming to you on all
Four hundred channels on your TV, live from Washington D.C.

That is neither a state nor part of the old Union. If it
Happens to still be the case that the U.S. has a union
Etched into its framework, then I would like to meet with  

Un leaders and propose a strike on the grounds that
Nothing actually gets done from having this hour long
Interruption of my time. And it is only installed to keep
Open the possibilities that our government and president
Nw might actually do something productive and important, instead of just jerking off on taxpayers’ time or interns’ blue dresses.
... And Another One
Enter terror and eliminate the “t,” especially if we keep grounding errors that
Really might be detrimental to the free. Errorists!
Rude awake, shake and bake, trust they break, for
our government bets the high stakes, but mistakes they
Routinely make. Errorists! Terror would be fairer if
it came in only true, rather than the errors, for
someone truth or dared us, and now “Houston, we seem
to have a problem!” What the fuck do we do? Errorists! The errors one’s political
system makes can bring a lot more terror than the severity of the threat from that system’s list of terrorists.

...religious debate

This world revolves around
heaven and Hell.
entangled in a struggle between

g
ood and Bad.
righteous ones die young.
evil ones live on.
arguments arise.
tensions tense.
everyone confused to the reasons why?
satisfied in the
thought of an “upper being.”

Trapped in mind games.
really believing in them.
isolated are the few
chosen ones who
know the truth

To an extent that they bring
horrors to the world.
eliminating the truth

does wonders for the soul.
eliminating the soul
vanishes a shield
illuminating the false sense of the
life we really live in.

even though this is the case,
very few have the power
enough to influence the world.
really, this is far more than a

power struggle between good and bad.
losing are those who don’t see it.
allowing oneself to get caught up,
you will find out the hard way.
ever ask yourself why
do we live in a

w
orld that needs to be so harsh?
any person can rationally
see that there must be a

counter argument.
once you get it, though, there is
no turning back.
visualization of the truth,
it can hurt.
never mind this though.
can it be changed?
impossible!
now things are set in stone.
guilty as charged.

T
he “upper being,”
however perceived,
even has problems.

why would he create a world
or hell so hot?
read between the lines.
look in deeper.
do you see it yet?

how hard is this to explain?
evil is, because it was

determined from the get go.
it was decided
during the formation

not to make the world so easy,
or what fun would “God” have?
To understand, rather overstand,

remove the conflict of
evil verses good.
associate one with the other,
learning that perhaps they are related,
like as in the same.
You see it now?

DEVIL and GoOD (EVIL GOD do DEVIL GOOD).
X marks the spot.
I told you that the truth hurts.
Seen only by a select few.
That is the greatest trick…

...dropping catch phrases

Grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
routinely, you can only expect that from this phrase will
emerge a new philosophical question. What
exactly does the guy on the other side of the fence
naturally think about my grass? Is it greener?
eventually, my neighbor and I must come to a
realistic agreement as to which one of our

G
rasses is greener. Perhaps it is the way the
rays of the sun hits the grass, which creates
a shadow in your own yard, thus giving you the
silly idealistic illusion that the other guy’s grass is greener on the other
side of the fence, when in fact, the grass is all the same.
... And Another One
sometimes two times a day if you eat a lot or use laxatives.
humans, as well as all living creatures, shit. Of course, shit happens.
independent to shit happening is rain. Why don’t we ever say, “Rain happens!?”
trying to grasp the idea that if we are supposed to do something outside our

homes and it begins to rain, we go back to shit and say, “Shit happens!”
a phrase for everything. You see, we can’t say, “Rain happens,” because we
placed rain in the saying “When it rains, it pours” to blow everything out of
proportion. So we find ourselves back at that shit grinned saying
expressed as “Shit happens,” even though shit has nothing to do with it raining.
now, here is the brainteaser: When you are walking and a flock of birds are
soaring above and one shits on you, what do you say? “Rain happens!?” “When it rains it pours!?” “When it shits it pours!?” Or just old ordinary “Shit happens!?”
LAST ONE... AFTER THIS... BUY THE BOOK
This guy sells some gaudy white bitch some gray good stitches, full of
Holes, right on the black market. But even with holes in this own pockets,
Even he finds his way to profit. Selling knock-offs and bootlegs from the same

Broke corners from which he begs. Do you now see how dark this situation
Looks? With Bolex watches, Hike sneakers, and Rolo jeans, for just JC Pennies, you get
A lot of shit for less. The black market has little and close to nothing to do with the
Color of it. Rather, the black market refers to the dark skies that lie
kindly above the corporate retail market, but still keep it in check – checks that

Might bounce. the sad part is that I was walking through this so called black market
And came across some dude selling books. I was proud of him for selling books. Walking
Right up to him, I browsed the collection and was surprised by the selections: The Lime
Kilometer, The King of the Bracelets, To Murder a Humming Bird, Raphael Cypher, and
Even The Proof of a Jumbled Brain by Clarence U. ParkX. Frozen still in amazement of
This find, the man offered me a cup of Twinkledollar Coffee to break me out of this shock. Only on the black market.

Future Projects

These cover designs have been complete for some 10+ years now. Book outlines for each also complete. If only I had the time (minor detail) and/or more time to work on a project like either of these... Maybe one day these will grace the digital bookshelves. Until then, click on cover to see full artwork.
Winners have the ability to step back from the canvas of their lives like an artist gaining perspective. They make their lives a work of art / an individual masterpiece.

- denis waitley

The VISUAL FINE ART of lawrence Q. Markx..

ITS TIME FOR SOME PERSPECTIVE

AN ARCHIEVAL LOOK AT THE ARTWORK OF LQMX

Click "The Mission" Tab, above, to learn more about the motives behind the sale of this art.

IF INTERESTED IN PURCHASING ANY OF THE PAINTINGS, PLEASE CONTACT ME USING CONTACT FORM, at which point we can discuss availability, pricing, payment, and best means of shipping / delivery. Again, based on "The mission" all pricing is negotiable. The long term of it is that these paintings are just "things" that can't come with me forever, and thus it is best to find them alternate homes while some amazing charities benefit from the proceeds.

All in all, i hope you simply just find the paintings enjoyable to look at, at the very least. Now enjoy...

...These are all single canvas, one off, original acrylic paint paintings, just to be as duplicative and redundant in my explanation as possible.

Risk: Pangea Edition

I don't subscribe to any the notion of claiming pride or allegiance to something that I am by mere happenstance. American by default (yes, I have pride and love of country... not the point) of having two american parents (i'm 5th generation). But I love to say, when asked, that I am Pangean... a more simple time if you ask me. With that, I present to you the game of risk, Pangea Edition, powered by Google Maps, and brought to you by hasbeen games.
~ COMPLETED:
Apr 2020
CANVAS SIZE:
20" x 16"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
$275

SEVEN DEADLY SINS

Had the pan to paint something 7 deadly sins related for many years now. Figuring out the best execution of it was what my delay was. Took a decent amount of research to learn about how color, and animals, and symbols are all represntative of the 7 deadly sins. Playing off how well the lamb came out in "Sacrifice the lamb" I want to try to continue to explore realism within each of the animals. Super happy with the end product, and merging the canvases to form the shape of the number seven helps tie everything in.
~ COMPLETED:
nov 2019
CANVAS SIZE:
24" x 12" +
12" x 36"
SET SIZE:
1 PC (OBLONG)
Asking PRICE:
$666

real eyes realize real lies

Had this phrase tattooed on my back for many moons until I recently covered it up (along with all other back tattoo pieces, to replace with an epic full back piece. This phrase couldn't ring any truer in life. Real Eyes (if you keep your eyes open) Realize (if you keep your brain waves open) Real Lies. My daughter can draw eyes flawlessly. Her eye drawings inspired me to test my skill and go for it. She guided me along the way with critique of my troubled areas that didn't look too good. End result is what I think is an amazing piece. Crappiest part was how many times I needed to redo the black outlines around the lettering with each layer of colored paint I put on.
~ COMPLETED:
SEP 2019
CANVAS SIZE:
24" x 12"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
$300

the question of life: Our Glass of Sand

Let us share our thoughts as we share our hourglass of sand... but we need to act fast before our time runs out. This painting actually was started 9 months before i finally finished it. I Needed a real challenge skill wise, and this met that mark. In fact, time seems to have stalled as it has been a slow painting year for me, with just 3 total art pieces through the end of june. This is the most recent piece, with Anything from this point forward making up the beginning of Volume 2 of perspective.
~ COMPLETED:
JUN 2019
CANVAS SIZE:
18" x 24"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
$400

THE Question of Life: Question Markx

The idea of painting a puzzle that would reveal something within the missing pieces has been an idea since my initial sketches of "things to paint" back in early 2017. The problem was that while I knew I wanted to paint "a puzzle," the question was "of what?” I had ideas for planets (revealing a.i.), a casino (revealing crime), and probably a half dozen other things. Since I couldn't find a suitable answer, I went Q?
~ COMPLETED:
nov 2018
CANVAS SIZE:
16" x 20"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
$275

artificial intellegnce: sacrifice the lamb

Sacrifice the lamb, so it does not grow to become a sheep! meaning: adult morons are 1000 times worse than kid morons. Need to weed out the weak, while they are young, so they don't grow to become their worsers. Really, I just wanted to test myself on realism. That lamb came out beyond all of my expectations. For that, it shall live to see another day.
~ COMPLETED:
nov 2018
CANVAS SIZE:
24" x 18"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
$300

american't take it: wounded warrior

Custom camo painted background with first attempt at tonal realism. What was to look like a green toy soldier came out looking like my old man. win!
~ COMPLETED:
nov 2018
CANVAS SIZE:
16" x 12"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
$225

the cluttered mind: Markx family crest

Markx is a custom name - hand picked. As such, no historic family crest exists... until now! Unfortunately, with two daughters, my name will not live on after I pass. but, hopefully this painting might.
~ COMPLETED:
nov 2018
CANVAS SIZE:
12" x 16"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
$150

american't take it: white picket fence

a snap shot at what really lies behind the white picket fence of the nuclear family. the grass isn't always greener on the other side. american nightmare.
~ COMPLETED:
nov 2018
CANVAS SIZE:
16" x 12"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
$150

ARTIFICIAL INTELLEGENCE: Aluminum Foiled

Exploration with the use of a sponge sounds like a form of contraception. less people means the uprising of robots?!?!
~ COMPLETED:
aug 2018
CANVAS SIZE:
20" x 16"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
$150

American't Take it: pled uv ALEJENS

an exploration of texture execution, along with a trial at utilizing a self developed and simplified phonetic alphabet to speak to 'murica.
~ COMPLETED:
aug 2018
CANVAS SIZE:
24" x 18"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
$250

ARTIFICIAL INTELLEGENCE: SOCKVERSATIONS

Argy: what type of socks to pirates wear?

Stripey: arrrrgyle! who is the most famous footwear philosopher?

Argy: sockrates! I was going to get rid of all my socks, but got cold feet....
~ COMPLETED:
jul 2018
CANVAS SIZE:
20" x 16"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
$150

A MASTERS CLASS - SQUARE MOON BLOSSOM

It was a full square moon one evening when Renee (girlfriend) and I went out and found ourselves at a painting class. Our relationship was blossoming.
~ COMPLETED:
jul 2018
CANVAS SIZE:
20" x 16"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
not for sale

PAPAL PARODY - THE LAST TAILGATE

a canvas reproduction of the last supper turned into the a battle on the gridiron as an overlay of paint wonders if jesus doesn't blow the call that may put this game into overtime. touchdown!
~ COMPLETED:
dec 2018
CANVAS SIZE:
40" x 20"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
$450

THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY

The wild wild west could have been a much meaner place had disputes been settled not by way of gun fights, but through the classic and effective dual settling means of RoShamBo... Rock. Paper. Scissors. shoot. the good = Paper: the ability to use words to diffuse a situation. The Bad = Rock: sticks and stones may actually break your bones. The ugly = scissors: someone is about to get prison shanked and left to bleed out. Either way, there is only 1 winner... but everyone has a fair and equal chance to win.
~ COMPLETED:
SEP 2017
CANVAS SIZE:
18" x 24"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
$275

HYBRIDIMALS - DEEREST CATSSICA

Markxmas was inspired from a commissioned piece for a friend 2 months prior. The request was for a hybrid of a deer and a cat. This was a mirrored set for which I retained the left side of the painting with FRIEND taking the right side. also my first go at anything this realistic.
~ COMPLETED:
SEP 2017
CANVAS SIZE:
16" x 20"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
$150

THE CLUTTERED MIND: X Markx the spot

Earth, Air, Fire, and Water make up this treasure map where X Markx the spot of what makes up life. Metallic paints on a black canvas with galaxy BG.
~ COMPLETED:
apr 2017
CANVAS SIZE:
20" x 16"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
$200

THE CLUTTERED MIND: BRIGHT IDEA

So after a bunch of xmas gift paintings in 2016, I really decided I wanted to get into painting as a real hobby. This was that first "i'm painting" painting. I lot was learned in this process, except how to center a damn crosshair in the center of the painting instead of the center of the brain. Oops! Takes everything good away.
~ COMPLETED:
feb 2017
CANVAS SIZE:
16" x 20"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
$100

AMERICAN'T TAKE IT - OH WILL THE OWL

this was the first ever 'at home' painting. I had no clue what i was doing or how to even move the paint properly.
~ COMPLETED:
oct 2016
CANVAS SIZE:
11" x 17"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
$100

A MASTERS CLASS - BROKEN HEART

Painting's Complete Synopsis and description can be read in full within book's Introduction. the broken heart is that of the painting, as its other half is maybe still at carla's, but who cares? My heart is full; complete! To learn more about this specific paintinG, READ "THE REASONING" TAB.
~ COMPLETED:
jul 2016
CANVAS SIZE:
16" x 20"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
$1700*
* Proceeds go to Alimony Payment. And the ex may very well be more than happy to give you the second half of it for FREE if she even still has it :)
... designed as multi-canvas collectionS that work best when displayed as a set.

PLAY LIFE LIKE CHESS

While I don't play chess - AT ALL, I love the metaphor that chess represents about always playing many moves ahead. My full back tattoo piece incorporates chess pieces and has "PLAY LIFE LIKE CHESS" inscribed within. I also really love the power each piece carries and what it represents. With that, I created a 3PC set whereas the KING spews his Proporanda, the Queen is held for ransom, and the pawn is wanted for it all. A play on 3 traditional poster styles, but executed monochromatic for a more classic feel.
~ COMPLETED:
nov 2019
CANVAS SIZE:
2@ 10" x 20"
1 @ 12" x 24"
SET SIZE:
3 PC
Asking PRICE:
$500 / set

QUIT BUGGIN' OUT

The newest art craze is pour acrylic painting where you need zero skill whatsoever to mix acrylic paint with a liquifier that makes it pourable. Take 3-4 colors, layer them in a cup, flip the cup upside down on the canvas, remove cup, and then move the liquid paint around the canvas until it runs off the edges. Kids all love to do it, which is why I am game. But, I had to take my three pour pieces to the next level, somehow, so I used them as the backgrounds. I was bugging out to mess up. I present: La Cucaracha (Poured JUL 2019), Athiest Mantis (Poured APR 2019), and Sssnnnaaaiiilll (Poured APR 2019).
~ COMPLETED:
AUG 2019
CANVAS SIZE:
2@ 12" x 12"
1 @ 12" x 16"
SET SIZE:
3 PC
Asking PRICE:
$100 ea. or
$250 / SET

DRAGON'T BE SO KOI

yin and yang... black and white... contrasting opposites. The fierce dragon vs the coy koi. Painted against and intertwined between the red rays of the traditional japanese sunset. I am really pleased with how the koi came out. The dragon scale scaling got a little off as I had to navigate around the curve of the body, and it's face and claws are slightly cartoonish. Again, yin and yang.
~ COMPLETED:
JUN 2019
CANVAS SIZE:
12" x 24"
SET SIZE:
2 PC
Asking PRICE:
$450

(c)an't (m)ake (Y)our (K)ind

Final Jeopardy Answer: An apple a day... keeps the doctor away.

This Four panel CMYK Painted Set Can't Make Your Kind simply get or understand the correlation between a clock, apple, light bulb, and hand grenade. You're So RGB! carnival magic yields killings

Question: What Can't Make Your Kind... 4-Color Processed Printed?
~ COMPLETED:
dec 2018
CANVAS SIZE:
12" x 12"
SET SIZE:
4 PC
Asking PRICE:
$250 / set

MAN'S DEVOLUTION

3 PANEL SET: By far the largest work I have done to date, this 3 panel set was painted in the styling of stained glass. Hand drawn, painted, layered with gloss coat to synthesize glass, and then lined in black... so much work, but the effort was so worth it.

CHUMP THE JUNGLE MONKEY: The start of our devolution begins with Chump the chimp who has his wood sticks to bang against each other. we've Officially moved off the farm where four legs are good and two legs were bad. Luckily, chump the chimp walks tall while flinging his crap at the bird flying overhead, trying to target practice poop dropping Itself.
KILLVEN THE CAVEMAN: The devolution continues with Killvin the Neanderthal who learned that you can bang rocks to forge sharp edges. He now feels like he has an axe to grind with the entire world. It's So easy even a caveman can do it, despite nothing ever seeming to go right, or wrong for that matter - just like in the absolute worst movie ever made: armageddon!
MARTY THE MARKXMAN: The devolution concludes with marty. Sigh! our hope for the survival of life is in his hands - 5 fingers with opposable thumbs, of course. luckily, marty believes in an evolution where knowledge is power. so, rather than sticks and stones, marty bangs pencil lead to paper, realizing the pen(cil) is mightier than the sword as he tells the mystery of history... one sharp word at a time.
~ COMPLETED:
aug 2017
CANVAS SIZE:
30" x 40"
SET SIZE:
3 PC
Asking PRICE:
$1800 / set

TOTEMLY NON-SENSE

I have forever thought the wood carving of a totem pole is amazing. At some point in my life I would love to whittle a totem-polesque something or other. In the meantime, and within the constraints of available time and current skill set, I went with a play on the hear no / see no / speak no evil monkeys in painted form. a bit more stoned, these monkeys will be evil-free as they have been rid of their senses. That sounds like complete non-sense. exactly!
~ COMPLETED:
jun 2017
CANVAS SIZE:
12" x 12"
SET SIZE:
3 PC
Asking PRICE:
$275 / set

CARDS UP THE SLEEVE

A play on the four suits from a deck of cards with literal representation of the suit icons - diamonds, spades, clubs, and hearts. This 4 piece set takes elements from each and incorporates them into the others to complement one another. Painted with an antiqued feel, and with the help of Naomi's small hands to assist with the blood and dirt prints. Ante up as this card game could be anyone's to win at this wild west poker game - where aces are always wild and you never know the cards some- one might have up their sleeve.
~ COMPLETED:
apr 2017
CANVAS SIZE:
12" x 16"
SET SIZE:
4 PC
Asking PRICE:
$450 / set
... sharpie markers, graphic printed canvases, lithograph printed fabrics, lego building blocks, and more - pretty much anything that didn't use a paint brush!

SHARPIE MARKXERS: SNEAKER FREAK

Once upon a time a used to be a sneaker fiend. Unfortunately, my skinny toothpick legs never looked good in Jordans, and so I gravitated to Air Max. By far, my all time favorite sneaker to this day was the original 1998 release of the Nike Air Max plus, better known as the "Tuned Airs". I was only 1 of 3 kids in my high school who had the Blues. Sure they have re-released them a dozen times over, but they just aren't the same. And still, I have this same style in a number of color ways. So in the style of "LEGO-BOT 3000", I sharpie marketed up this classic.
~ COMPLETED:
dec 2019
CANVAS SIZE:
12" x 24"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
$275

BIRD DOODIES

So this entire project came from Lia's 6th grade scribble art lesson in middle school art class. It was a technique she learned, came home to show me, and I found it to be so cool that I wanted to give it a try. Doodling away with sharpie marker pens, this 3 piece set may spread the way bird poop does when it hits the windshield - in streaks. i'm Just waiting for the shitpiration eggs to hatch.
Pigeoruns doodies
- SET 2018
OSTRSHIT DOODIES
- OCT 2018
ROOSTURD DOODIES
- MAY 2019
~ COMPLETED:
VARIES
CANVAS SIZE:
16" x 12"
SET SIZE:
3 PC
Asking PRICE:
$75 / ea. or
$200 / set

Let's go lego: lego-bot 3000

I wanted to test my skill at scaling and perspective. I Sharpie Markered up this lego robot in three variational styles: 1) straight scaling, 2) black line art, 3) angled and etched. This was the very first piece someone ever offered to buy, but I wasn't ready to give up the artwork at that time.
~ COMPLETED:
oct 2018
CANVAS SIZE:
12" x 24"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
$275

let's go lego: cluttered mind logo

USING A 50 X 50 LEGO BASE PLATE - AND IN THE STYLE OF PIXEL ART - I RECREATED MY CLUTTERED MIND BRAIN LOGO IN LEGOS. BUILt WITH LAYERS TO PROVIDE TRUE DEPTH BETWEEN THE ELEMENTS. BY FAR, this was ONE OF THE FUNNEST PROJECTS. BUT, IT IS LEGOS, SO DUH!
~ COMPLETED:
oct 2018
CANVAS SIZE:
16" x 16"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
not for sale

The Book Shelves

DIGITAL COPY: If the day had more hours to write, these would be all the books I would look to author. Instead, I simply got to design their spines and compile them as if sitting on a bookshelf. The below is a graphic generated version, in concept, printed on canvas.

HAND ILLUSTRATED: I then attempted to paint the same. Holy moly I have no clue where to even begin with managing a brush to execute fine detail like typography. I did my best, but sadly that shows. In this case, the idea was better than the execution of it.
~ COMPLETED:
mar 2018
CANVAS SIZE:
24" x 12"
SET SIZE:
2 PC
Asking PRICE:
$225

PAPAL PARODY - THE LAST TAILGATE

a canvas reproduction of the last supper turned into the a battle on the gridiron as an overlay of paint wonders if jesus doesn't blow the call that may put this game into overtime. touchdown!
~ COMPLETED:
dec 2018
CANVAS SIZE:
40" x 20"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
$450

SHARPIE MARKXER - MARKX DOLLAR BILL Y'ALL

Out of all the art pieces I have done thus far, this one is up at the top for one of my favorites. Not because I am a stud muffin and like seeing myself, but because this challenged every ounce of my ability. My confidence is sky high computer graphically. but, when it comes to actual drawing, I lack some confidence. I never would have imagined I would be able to draw a face so well, let alone mine, and in sharpie marker nonetheless. Then, just the amount of detail to the markings and messages of the piece. This is a proud piece skill wise... and damn I look good. Minus lincoln, there may not have been a president beard as nice as mine within these here divided snakes of American't. IlLegal tender!
~ COMPLETED:
SEP 2019
CANVAS SIZE:
24" x 12"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
not for sale

SHARPIE MARKXER - THE KING OF MARKX

Perfect Symmetry in art is so hard. This is when it becomes less about art and more about ones relationship and understanding of the rules of measurement and must make The ruler its best friend rather than the canvas. In the end, The suicide king lives another day, or not, by way of the pencil, for which he transcribed history - making it mightier than the sword. All Hail the enlightened one. All hail this artwork.
~ COMPLETED:
mar 2017
CANVAS SIZE:
1" x 126"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
$250

LITHOGRAFFITI

4 PANEL SET: Designed in Photoshop before I knew how amazing Illustrator was, they were printed on stretch fabric and aluminum framed. These prints define the visual organization of aind so cluttered.Like Nintendo, as a graphic artist, I have a lot of cheat codes for how I'm an efficient designer. This set represents the throwing of all that stuff against a wall and seeing what sticks, while hitting those codes... x4.

CRITICAL THINKING: Uncle Sam needs you... Really. He needs you to start thinking critically. He is recruiting all members to fight this war. Enroll now for an instant rebate... Not open to debate. This isn't a university class, but rather a prerequisite for life. It is critical... Really. Just think about it!
ADVERTISE HERE: Inner dark secrets lie in the inner webs of the inner alleys of these inner streets. the runoff from the sewage is what waters the roses that grow between the concrete cracks of this jungle. Needle pricks by pricks named needle run rampant... all while told to keep a smile. does this not look like a happy face? Bang. Bang.
AMERICAN'T TAKE IT: A Red, white, and singing the blues look at america in a nutshell. With notes of idiocracy, corruption, the prison system, surveillance, and more, this piece takes a glimpse into the inner workings of what jesterly has become a laughing stock of a functional government. Trying to make ends meet, I pledge for Independen(ce/ts).
FREE AFTER PURCHASE: When I was still a fool a.k.a. a 'dolfan' - hence the coloring - I designed this piece as my preamble to who I am and what I represent. Presenting... Inventing... I'm venting my thoughts... On ideas... That appeal... To the skeptics at heart... This is the evidence of the man behind the Cluttered Mind.
~ COMPLETED:
may 2013
CANVAS SIZE:
18" x 22"
SET SIZE:
4 PC
Asking PRICE:
$250 each or
$900 / set

PAPAL PARODY - FRED CHRIST

Fred wakes up early every day to bake the heavenly goodness into each fried halo. What was once mistaken for stigmata was just a jelly mess forged by the hole is your heart without that munchkin in your life. Don't let the yeast get mixed up with "he has risen" as fred resurrects. Fred christ was a way to celebrate the absurdity of national donut day. Produced as part of a counter culture think tank known as DUMB KUNST. Of the many pieces we designed, this was the only one printed for myself due to its photoshop airbrushing - a technique I had never done before.
~ COMPLETED:
may 2011
CANVAS SIZE:
16" x 24"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
$250
... while gifted as in talent, these were actually painted for and given as gifts (gifted) to various people, hence their lack of availability.

Want some Girlscout cookies

I definitely earned my badges: painting badge, cookie selling badge, and most importantly Daddy badge! Both of my girls are in girl scouts and so I painted them this to help better sell cookies when they go door to door or have their cookie booths. This isn't a masterpiece, but in the effort to archieve the history of my artwork, this is a cookie crumb one needs to follow.
~ COMPLETED:
feb 2020
CANVAS SIZE:
20" x 16"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
not for sale

X-MAS 2019: THUG LIFE

So stomach tattoos are what separate the men from the boys. I have one, and it hurt more than anything I have ever experienced. While it is NOT "Thug Life", I can appreciate Tupac for being one of the men. Did you know that Thug life actually is an acronym standing for "THE HATE YOU GIVE LITTLE INFANTS FUCKS EVERYONE"? So, in the spirit of thug life, i gave my kids a little survey asking them a bunch of questions about things they hate. Thought was that if I could make it into something worth smiling about, maybe they wouldn't hate it so much. You know what else is thug life: telling them that this is what they get for christmas. You know what else is thug life: putting them on the website so everyone knows their vulnerabilities of hate.
~ COMPLETED:
OCT 2019
CANVAS SIZE:
20" x 16"
SET SIZE:
1 pc / EA.
Asking PRICE:
NOT FOR SALE
PAINTED FOR LM/NM

GALACTIC DREAMS

Since I started painting, and knowing how much the girls love it too, we have been brainstorming on ideas of a project that we could do together. We finally settled on a 3 panel series that follows the same theme, color pallet, and horizon lines, but that would allow each of us to put our own take on it. Lia was the one that came up with this idea of our favorite animals dreaming up an open galaxy. So, we did it. I had to help them sketch the silhouettes of their animals, but the rest is all them. On my galaxy, I went the way of playing on galactica or astroid or whatever that arcade game is.
Wolf's wonder
by lia
Squirrel's Search
by lqmx
GIRAFFE's JOURNEY
by naomi
~ COMPLETED:
DEC 2018
CANVAS SIZE:
10" x 20"
SET SIZE:
3 PC
Asking PRICE:
NOT FOR SALE

x-mas 2018: South Parkin' It

Markxmas Year 1: Things that inspired the girls... Year 2: Animal hybrids... Year 3: we're south parkin' it in the style of construction paper cut outs. I had had the idea to paint in this style, but considered how much more awesome it would be to go the authentic and real way of doing it - circa 1997, when it first came out. I wanted this markmas gift to be of the family, so I also did one of myself. Lia with her glasses and soccer ball; myself in my vintage celtics larry bird jersey, backwards cap, and tattoos; and naomi chewing bubblegum in her gymnastics leotard. Each was produced on a 12 x 16 canvas and then forced to fit into a 13 x 17 glass light-box. This was a really fun project to do, and funner to look at how ridiculously awesome we would look in South Park.
~ COMPLETED:
nov 2018
CANVAS SIZE:
13" x 17"
SET SIZE:
3 PC
Asking PRICE:
NOT FOR SALE
CREATED FOR LM/NM

you've got a gift: seasons change

This was the last gift I gave my parents before my old man passed away in the end of January 2019. Maybe it was foretelling about how things change over time. The leaves fall fast, sadly.
~ COMPLETED:
nov 2018
CANVAS SIZE:
12" x 16"
SET SIZE:
2 PC
Asking PRICE:
NOT FOR SALE
PAINTED FOR MH/FH

you've got a gift: captain tender

Alex-is (gf's daughter) begged me for a custom painting for xmas, giving me free range. Be careful what you ask for! I present Captain Tender: hero of her main diet.
~ COMPLETED:
oct 2018
CANVAS SIZE:
16" x 20"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
not for sale
painted for ar

YOu've Got A Gift: turtle sea shore

For Renee's (gf) birthday she got turtles hatching on the sea shore, on canvas. Now we just need to get to the beach to see them hatch for real.
~ COMPLETED:
aug 2018
CANVAS SIZE:
20" x 16"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
not for sale
painted for rl

X-MAS 2016 - (1)DIVIDUALS
ORIGINALLY NAMED: BOSTON, PORTUGAL
LATER RENAMED: LACK OF APPRECIATION

A lot of love went into painting this for my then: love of my life / now: ex wife. it was actually part of the last christmas we celebrated together - if celebrate is the word. in the request to photograph it for this book, I learned that it was never hung up and instead given to lia who isn't from boston, nor identifies as Portuguese. Thus, I let lia sell it to earn money for a pet she wanted. in this process, the painting got renamed, most appropriately!
~ COMPLETED:
dec 2016
CANVAS SIZE:
20" x 16"
SET SIZE:
1 PC
Asking PRICE:
sold

YOU'VE GOT A GIFT - SWAT LIFE

Two were produced as a painted thank you to my SLB4A brothers, as I parted ways from such a great cause.
~ COMPLETED:
dec 2016
CANVAS SIZE:
12" x 16"
SET SIZE:
2 created
Asking PRICE:
not for sale
painted for cb/eb

WHY I ART.

Although always creative, looking back, I can't say I was artistic until later in my early 20's when I started trying to do tattoos, which always felt like tracing and coloring more than actual art. That desire led me to learn photoshop, where I still didn't feel artistic, despite being able to chop things up pretty well. Then, someone hired me as a truck driver and warehouse worker. Hell.Yeah. Luckily, this bikini manufacturer needed graphic help badly, and I was a better option than anything else they had. Poof - my artistry was forged Jan 2003. Today, the resume (if I had or needed one) would be no joke. Clearly someone(s) think I have a talent.

So, with painting, I wanted to push my understanding of art and composition to a different level using a classic skill set, but a new one to me. Graphic design is cool and all, but I sometimes feel like it is the red headed step child in the world of art. No real or justified reason for feeling that way, but with so many tools, filters, and effects, you can sort of cheat yourself to an end result one of a hundred different ways. With painting, it's you, the paint, the brush, and the canvas. That's it. What you see is what you get. It is all on you, the artist, to make effects and filters happen.

Also, it is like a mechanic who never wants to come home to work on his car... or a chef who rather get carry-out on the way home than cook for themselves. For me, I do very little graphic design for myself - hell, I can't even keep a portfolia website up to date. However, as an artist, painting feels like an escape in a different enough of a way, that graphic arts can't. I disappear into a canvas and paint things - not for other people, but for myself. I paint the things I want to paint. Most of the time it is even less about the subject than a desire to test myself with some new technique or style, and i am merely using the subject as that for which to push myself. And, in painting, I feel like my drawing ability has strengthened as well (although i lean on my graphic ability to create the guides i need to illustrate).

On the back cover of this book (there is one printed which mirrors this site and serves as an archive of my art for when I eventually sell them off), the 3rd line reads... "My left brain knows math. My right brain knows art." Painting has brought balance to my life in all the best ways, while making me sharp as a dart.

History of a broken heart

While I've always worked in the arts, canvas painting was never something I had picked up on. With that, and while I hate to give this painting (see left) more credit than it deserves, it gets its dues as my first ever painting, which may have both made me fall completely in love with the art, and my ex-wife fall completely out of love with me.

broken heart - The Painting

Carla (my then: love of my life, now: ex-wife) and I attended one of those painting classes for her birthday, where they booze you up on wines. The painting was to be where the couple each paints half of a heart, and the parts are meant to complement one another as a set. The heart is broken as the other half may still be at Carla's house, but who knows. Thus, a literal broken heart.

broken heart - The relationship

That night would wind up being the last date Carla and I would go on, as a few months later a divorce was requested. Thus, at that time, a figurative broken heart.

Upside (and there are many): She always pushed me to find a hobby for myself. Maybe to be supportive. Maybe as a means to give me something to do so she wouldn't have to spend time with me. Who knows! The irony is that the hobby I fell most in love with is the one that may have marked the beginning of the end. Today, my heart is full, far from broken. Life. Is. Good.

THE BENEFICIARIES

My passion for this gained hobby of painting has turned into an office / studio full of my pieces with little to no room to hang anything more. With that, and while mainiting my desire to NOT monetize painting for personal gain as it will only perverse the motives of this hobby, I have decided to sell any and all of them (exception: those paintings made for / with my daughters) to instead raise money for two amazing charities. The beneficiaries of the proceeds from the purchase of my paintings are 1) Mission22 and 2) St. Jude Children's Hospital. Each will receive 40% of the proceeds. The remaining 20% will be used to help local Central Florida community initiatives as they arise. I hope this makes your consideration to purchase an original piece all the more worth it! For more information on the two selected charities, please visit their websites by clicking the charities' names within, or their logos below.

Criticism, as it was first instituted by Aristotle, was meant as a standard of judging well.

- JohnSon

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