My favorite artworks of the post-2008 financial crisis were Alex Schaefer's impressionistic yet realistic canvases of Chase Bank locations on fire . Calm yet blazing, clinical yet mysterious, they perfectly captured the daylight horror of the whole situation. My new favorite artworks are those of Ryan Hill, who is bringing the same artistic sensibility to billionaires' yachts . Last Emissions of the Launchpad 9"×12" oil on panel, 5/27/26 When I heard Zucks megayacht had docked in my neighborhood I couldn't resist expressing what seems to be a popular sentiment in the community As with Schafer, he plants himself right there in front of the subject, sets his easel up, and gets to work. And in the post-AI age the physicality of the paintings carries a potent message of its own. A Redditor spotted him putting the finishing touches to the canvas in Seattle.…