I ask AI how to paint famous artworks, then instead of following its instructions I paint the words it churns out using a laborious, time-consuming process that is the opposite of AI’s mechanized efficiency:
slow, imperfect and human.

Untitled 7 (Below The Sky A Village). 2026.
Mixed media acrylic on wood. 28x36cm
Untitled 6 (Fast Skull). 2026.
Acrylic and copper on canvas. 30x40cm
Untitled 5 (Twombly). 2026.
Acrylic, charcoal and gold on canvas. 30x40cm
Untitled 11 (Bands of Color, Second State). 2026.
Acrylic, charcoal, crayon and gold on canvas. 30x40cm
Untitled 14 (Damp Broken Vertical Marks). 2026.
Acrylic, copper and gold on canvas. 50x60cm
Untitled 10 (Trapezoids). 2026.
Acrylic and copper on canvas. 50x60cm
Square painting, large upper right rectangle red, by Bill Sawalich
Untitled 15 (Large Upper Right Rectangle Red). 2026.
Acrylic and copper on canvas. 15x15cm
red painting, red words on red background, Prompt Painting by Bill Sawalich
Untitled 16 (Red). 2026.
Acrylic on canvas. 36x46cm
blue painting, blue words on blue background, Prompt Painting by Bill Sawalich
Untitled 17 (Blue). 2026.
Acrylic on canvas. 36x46cm
green painting, green words on green background, Prompt Painting by Bill Sawalich
Untitled 18 (Green). 2026.
Acrylic on canvas. 36x46cm
The A Stands for Artificial, painting by Bill Sawalich, prompt painting, 2026
Untitled 3 (The A Stands for Artificial). 2026. Acrylic, charcoal and crayon on canvas. 30x40cm
Untitled 12 (Saint Francis, First State). 2026.
Acrylic, charcoal and gold on canvas. 50x60cm
Untitled 2 (Liebespaar, Second State). 2026.
Mixed media acrylic on canvas. 30x40cm
Untitled 9 (Liebespaar, Third State). 2026.
Mixed media acrylic on canvas. 30x40cm