Mark Capps
@markcapps.bsky.social
Working class intellectual, author of novels nobody wants to read. Fan of art, books, movies, and music nobody else likes. Marxist. Ailurophile. Compulsive joke-cracker.
Your daily veil of American modesty:
Venus Rising from the Sea - A Deception, by Raphaelle Peale, c. 1822
Venus Rising from the Sea - A Deception, by Raphaelle Peale, c. 1822
November 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Your daily veil of American modesty:
Venus Rising from the Sea - A Deception, by Raphaelle Peale, c. 1822
Venus Rising from the Sea - A Deception, by Raphaelle Peale, c. 1822
Your daily peek into Napoleonic France:
Portrait of Charlotte du Val d'Ognes, attributed to Marie-Denise Villers, 1801
Portrait of Charlotte du Val d'Ognes, attributed to Marie-Denise Villers, 1801
November 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Your daily peek into Napoleonic France:
Portrait of Charlotte du Val d'Ognes, attributed to Marie-Denise Villers, 1801
Portrait of Charlotte du Val d'Ognes, attributed to Marie-Denise Villers, 1801
Your daily flower:
Nasturtium, by Hilma af Klint, c. 1890
Nasturtium, by Hilma af Klint, c. 1890
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Your daily flower:
Nasturtium, by Hilma af Klint, c. 1890
Nasturtium, by Hilma af Klint, c. 1890
Your daily working class solidarity:
Scab, by Maynard Dixon, 1934
Scab, by Maynard Dixon, 1934
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Your daily working class solidarity:
Scab, by Maynard Dixon, 1934
Scab, by Maynard Dixon, 1934
Your daily pretty young face:
Ritratto di Bindo Altoviti (Portrait of Bindo Altoviti), by Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Raphael), 1512-15
Ritratto di Bindo Altoviti (Portrait of Bindo Altoviti), by Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Raphael), 1512-15
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Your daily pretty young face:
Ritratto di Bindo Altoviti (Portrait of Bindo Altoviti), by Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Raphael), 1512-15
Ritratto di Bindo Altoviti (Portrait of Bindo Altoviti), by Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Raphael), 1512-15
Your daily Counter-Reformation extravagance:
The Mass of Saint Gregory, attributed to Diego de la Cruz, 1490
The Mass of Saint Gregory, attributed to Diego de la Cruz, 1490
November 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Your daily Counter-Reformation extravagance:
The Mass of Saint Gregory, attributed to Diego de la Cruz, 1490
The Mass of Saint Gregory, attributed to Diego de la Cruz, 1490
Your daily nautical symbolism:
Bateau avec deux personnages (Boat With Two Figures), by Odilon Redon, 1902
Bateau avec deux personnages (Boat With Two Figures), by Odilon Redon, 1902
November 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Your daily nautical symbolism:
Bateau avec deux personnages (Boat With Two Figures), by Odilon Redon, 1902
Bateau avec deux personnages (Boat With Two Figures), by Odilon Redon, 1902
Your daily overlit overwork:
Office at Night, by Edward Hopper, 1940
Office at Night, by Edward Hopper, 1940
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Your daily overlit overwork:
Office at Night, by Edward Hopper, 1940
Office at Night, by Edward Hopper, 1940
Your daily cool color:
Le chapeau bleu (The Blue Hat), by Kees Van Dongen, 1910-12
Le chapeau bleu (The Blue Hat), by Kees Van Dongen, 1910-12
November 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Your daily cool color:
Le chapeau bleu (The Blue Hat), by Kees Van Dongen, 1910-12
Le chapeau bleu (The Blue Hat), by Kees Van Dongen, 1910-12
Your daily proletarian reality:
Arbeiterstadt (Working Class City), by Hans Baluschek, 1920
Arbeiterstadt (Working Class City), by Hans Baluschek, 1920
November 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Your daily proletarian reality:
Arbeiterstadt (Working Class City), by Hans Baluschek, 1920
Arbeiterstadt (Working Class City), by Hans Baluschek, 1920
Your daily head shot:
Reverse (Self Portrait), by Jenny Saville, 2002-03
Reverse (Self Portrait), by Jenny Saville, 2002-03
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Your daily head shot:
Reverse (Self Portrait), by Jenny Saville, 2002-03
Reverse (Self Portrait), by Jenny Saville, 2002-03
Your daily picture from a real estate listing:
Sun in an Empty Room, by Edward Hopper, 1963
Sun in an Empty Room, by Edward Hopper, 1963
November 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Your daily picture from a real estate listing:
Sun in an Empty Room, by Edward Hopper, 1963
Sun in an Empty Room, by Edward Hopper, 1963
Your daily drawing:
A Study of Hands, by Albrecht Dürer, 1506
A Study of Hands, by Albrecht Dürer, 1506
November 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Your daily drawing:
A Study of Hands, by Albrecht Dürer, 1506
A Study of Hands, by Albrecht Dürer, 1506
Your daily portrait:
Frank Auerbach, by Lucien Freud, 1975-76
Frank Auerbach, by Lucien Freud, 1975-76
November 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Your daily portrait:
Frank Auerbach, by Lucien Freud, 1975-76
Frank Auerbach, by Lucien Freud, 1975-76
Your daily closer look:
Niña con máscara de calavera (Girl With Death Mask), by Frida Kahlo, 1938
Niña con máscara de calavera (Girl With Death Mask), by Frida Kahlo, 1938
November 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Your daily closer look:
Niña con máscara de calavera (Girl With Death Mask), by Frida Kahlo, 1938
Niña con máscara de calavera (Girl With Death Mask), by Frida Kahlo, 1938
Your daily agricultural labour:
Olive Gatherers, by Helen Lavinia Cochrane, c.1939
Olive Gatherers, by Helen Lavinia Cochrane, c.1939
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Your daily agricultural labour:
Olive Gatherers, by Helen Lavinia Cochrane, c.1939
Olive Gatherers, by Helen Lavinia Cochrane, c.1939
Your daily class distinctions:
Noblemen and the Bourgeois, by Giorgio de Chirico, 1933
Noblemen and the Bourgeois, by Giorgio de Chirico, 1933
November 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Your daily class distinctions:
Noblemen and the Bourgeois, by Giorgio de Chirico, 1933
Noblemen and the Bourgeois, by Giorgio de Chirico, 1933
Your daily extreme colors:
The River at Ascutney, by Maxfield Parrish, 1942
The River at Ascutney, by Maxfield Parrish, 1942
November 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Your daily extreme colors:
The River at Ascutney, by Maxfield Parrish, 1942
The River at Ascutney, by Maxfield Parrish, 1942
Your daily commedia dell'arte vibes:
Self Portrait with Mask, by Sergius Pauser, 1926
Self Portrait with Mask, by Sergius Pauser, 1926
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Your daily commedia dell'arte vibes:
Self Portrait with Mask, by Sergius Pauser, 1926
Self Portrait with Mask, by Sergius Pauser, 1926
Your daily full English breakfast:
The Garden Door, by William Bruce Ellis Ranken, 1926
The Garden Door, by William Bruce Ellis Ranken, 1926
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Your daily full English breakfast:
The Garden Door, by William Bruce Ellis Ranken, 1926
The Garden Door, by William Bruce Ellis Ranken, 1926
Your daily unwarranted optimism:
Die Lebensmüden (Those Tired of Life), by Ferdinand Hodler, 1892
Die Lebensmüden (Those Tired of Life), by Ferdinand Hodler, 1892
November 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Your daily unwarranted optimism:
Die Lebensmüden (Those Tired of Life), by Ferdinand Hodler, 1892
Die Lebensmüden (Those Tired of Life), by Ferdinand Hodler, 1892
Your daily spectacular classic:
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, by Pablo Picasso, 1907
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, by Pablo Picasso, 1907
November 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Your daily spectacular classic:
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, by Pablo Picasso, 1907
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, by Pablo Picasso, 1907
Your daily peaceful cityscape:
Jefferson Market, by John French Sloan, 1917
Jefferson Market, by John French Sloan, 1917
November 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Your daily peaceful cityscape:
Jefferson Market, by John French Sloan, 1917
Jefferson Market, by John French Sloan, 1917
Your daily face dances:
The Acrobat Schulz V, by Albert Birkle, 1921
The Acrobat Schulz V, by Albert Birkle, 1921
November 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Your daily face dances:
The Acrobat Schulz V, by Albert Birkle, 1921
The Acrobat Schulz V, by Albert Birkle, 1921
Your daily portraiture with plant life:
Femme aux roses, by Henri Matisse, 1919
Femme aux roses, by Henri Matisse, 1919
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Your daily portraiture with plant life:
Femme aux roses, by Henri Matisse, 1919
Femme aux roses, by Henri Matisse, 1919