Michael Schliefke
@schliefke.bsky.social
Painter.
Northeast Kansas City, Mo.
Schliefkevision.com
Painting and Drawing classes, art shows & events
Northeast Kansas City, Mo.
Schliefkevision.com
Painting and Drawing classes, art shows & events
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Art of Deal(ing): Michael Schliefke's work uses dark comedy to cope and hope
Michael Schliefke uses his pen and paper to paint powerful pictures of the society in which we find ourselves in.
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The Pitch graciously took its time and energy away from important things to talk to me about my work!?!
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A little forward, eh Belgium?
December 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A little forward, eh Belgium?
The end of The Graduate always gets me.
December 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The end of The Graduate always gets me.
Probably my last from Luxembourg, I'll reflect and write all about it on the train to Ghent tomorrow.
December 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Probably my last from Luxembourg, I'll reflect and write all about it on the train to Ghent tomorrow.
Difficult to parse what exactly is going on here.
December 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Difficult to parse what exactly is going on here.
Im not saying go crazy, buy a spur of the moment ticket to Europe and end up in Luxembourg, but there are worse things that can happen to you.
December 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Im not saying go crazy, buy a spur of the moment ticket to Europe and end up in Luxembourg, but there are worse things that can happen to you.
Had a brief layover in Cologne today so I stopped by the Cathedral outside the station. They wouldn't let me in because I was carrying too much baggage. Not a good sign for my afterlife.
December 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Had a brief layover in Cologne today so I stopped by the Cathedral outside the station. They wouldn't let me in because I was carrying too much baggage. Not a good sign for my afterlife.
In Europe, everything always seems sane and reasonable and weird and fun but then shit like this happens:
December 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
In Europe, everything always seems sane and reasonable and weird and fun but then shit like this happens:
The biggest difference between showing someone your art in Europe vs America is that nobody ever asks how much it costs in Europe.
December 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The biggest difference between showing someone your art in Europe vs America is that nobody ever asks how much it costs in Europe.
Random stuff from Copenhagen
December 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Random stuff from Copenhagen
Sunset over Copenhagen tonight
November 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Sunset over Copenhagen tonight
Saw John Davidsen's painting 'Twister' yesterday in Copenhagen. Time isn't holding up, time isn't after us. Here comes the twister. It was painted in 1964.
November 30, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Saw John Davidsen's painting 'Twister' yesterday in Copenhagen. Time isn't holding up, time isn't after us. Here comes the twister. It was painted in 1964.
Ever wonder where Danish dinosaurs come from?
November 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Ever wonder where Danish dinosaurs come from?
Denmark is pretty fucking chill.
November 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Denmark is pretty fucking chill.
I was walking through downtown when I saw this and almost asked how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop.
November 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I was walking through downtown when I saw this and almost asked how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop.
Wait til KCPD finds out KC'S buses are getting upgraded with charging outlets.
November 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Wait til KCPD finds out KC'S buses are getting upgraded with charging outlets.
Reposted by Michael Schliefke
Having an abolitionist symbol as your mascot even as you embrace neo-segregationism is something people will never forget.
Any KU grads out there - write to the chancellor and the alumni association to tell them to reject the compact. KU still hasn't said no.
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University of Kansas' chancellor joins White House talks on Trump's higher education deal • Kansas Reflector
KU's top academic officer drawn into Trump offer of special federal funding to colleges abiding by unprecedented set of enrollment, tuition, DEI barriers.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Having an abolitionist symbol as your mascot even as you embrace neo-segregationism is something people will never forget.
Its been a miserable year so I just booked a two week trip to Copenhagen in a few weeks and I'll see what I can get up to there.
October 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Its been a miserable year so I just booked a two week trip to Copenhagen in a few weeks and I'll see what I can get up to there.
Life these days...
October 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Life these days...
Old man in a motorized shopping cart at Home Depot, weaving through the central aisle with phone out, speaker on, listening to a lecture about stoicism.
October 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Old man in a motorized shopping cart at Home Depot, weaving through the central aisle with phone out, speaker on, listening to a lecture about stoicism.
Had to rent a van today and on the radio the local host asked what celebrity fan would you trade for 3 chiefs wins. 4 people said kelce, one said mahomes brother and the other person said the fonz.
October 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Had to rent a van today and on the radio the local host asked what celebrity fan would you trade for 3 chiefs wins. 4 people said kelce, one said mahomes brother and the other person said the fonz.
Kansas City has never been the same since Communiversity went away.
October 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Kansas City has never been the same since Communiversity went away.
Christianity was the first form of trickle down economics.
September 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Christianity was the first form of trickle down economics.
Urban scores suck, the only real factor in determining how walkable a city is the number of pop up umbrella stands anytime it rains.
September 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Urban scores suck, the only real factor in determining how walkable a city is the number of pop up umbrella stands anytime it rains.
This tshirt idea came to me in another dream last night:
September 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This tshirt idea came to me in another dream last night:
I really want to text that smart, cute lady I met in my dreams last night to tell how cool it was to hang out.
September 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I really want to text that smart, cute lady I met in my dreams last night to tell how cool it was to hang out.