Tour poster for one of my all time favorite group of humans , Explosions In The Sky. 

Two-Flat !

An ode to the venerable Chicago institution, the Two-Flat.  Designed for Hop Butcher's new release and also as an art print!  Check in with Hop Butcher for beer availability!!!!

Alabama Shakes - Aragon Ballroom

The Second in my recent Alabama Shakes posters for venues in my hometown of Chicago- a poster for their appearance at the Aragon Ballroom- A venue where my grandparents danced to the Big Bands in the 40's and I went to see the Clash in the 80's!
This and the Civic Opera House poster are now up in my shop.

Andrew Bird @ 9:30 Club

I'm always happy to make beautiful work for Mr. Andrew Bird - here is a Rescue at Sea for his show last week in Washington D.C.  The poster is 18 x 24 inches on cream stock- the colors used are metallic silver /blue and black.

I have a few copies left of the poster- they are for sale now in my shop.

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros @ The Sinclair

This is a poster commissioned by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros for their concert at The Sinclair in Cambridge , MA, where they presented their new LP "PersonA" in full.  This print is a 5 color screenprint, signed and numbered in an edition of 200.  The majority of these posters went to the band- I have 50 to sell.  The poster is 18 x 24 on Cream stock.

Up in the store now!

Fortress Of Solitude, Red/Copper edition

A new Colorway of my print "Fortress Of Solitude".  Screenprinted in shades of red, copper, gold , and black, this print is 12 x 24 inches and is a signed and numbered edition of 175.

Available NOW in the shop.

We Travel The Spaceways

From my show 'Little Creatures' at Rotofugi in Chicago

 

Dedicated to Sun Ra.  Watercolor , ink and pencil on paper

Knox

"Knox" final. Silkscreen ,18 x 28 inches on Wausau Bright White. Ode to the amazing Joe McPhee's recording of the tune of the same name from the "Tenor" album. Recorded in a Swiss Farmhouse, the music has a noir -ish yet improvised quality that took my breath away when I first heard it thanks to my friend Ken Vandermark. So this print is an ode to the musician, and the song.

Up Now in the store

Much more bear

I've been better at posting photos on my facebook fan page than I have over here. Time to rectify that. Printing the "Last American Bear " Print the last week. It is going well! Here's some pics of the final drawing and the printing of the first 6 colors!

My Kind of Town Group Show at Rotofugi

I have 2 pieces up in this great new show at Rotofugi on Friday! Curated by David VanAlphen, this of course looks to be both a great show and a great time. Come on out! I'm bringing my daughters!

Rotofugi presents a Chicago-centric show of art by a great roster of artists including, Anthony Lewellen, Chad Kouri, Chucho, Dan Grzeca, Delicious Design League, Diana Sudyka, Gabe Lanza, Jeremiah Ketner, Jeremy Tinder, Joe Tallarico, Joey D., Joey Potts, Lana Crooks, Phineas Jones, Mitch O’Connell, Netherland, Oh No Doom, Peabe, Revise, Shawn Smith, Travis Lampe, and Veggiesomething.

The opening reception will feature DJ Genghiswon and will be from
7 to 10pm
Friday, September 25, 2009
My Kind of Town
Rotofugi Gallery
1953 W Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL

The exhibition runs through October 11, 2009

I'll have these pieces up:

Airlift ( 5 color screenprint)


And Monument Relocation Technician #3 (Monoprint on Wood)

Rebirth art print and other things...

Finally finished the printing on "Rebirth". Very happy with the results despite having headcold #14. 8 colors, 19 x 25 inches on Speckletone Paper. Edition of 150. Up now in the Etsy shop.





Here's another progress shot on the lineart for "Airlift". Excited to finish the printing on this tomorrow.

On Deck

This winter is very very over for me. Chicago has been , uhm, relentless at times. Spent the last week getting over whatever amazingly strong virus my daughter brought home from pre-school. Felt like Sonny Liston after meeting Clay. Ouch. The anti-biotics and tea seem to be helping. Looking forward to a normal week of activity. Finishing poster designs for Murder by Death , Vandermark Five, and The Black Keys (Oakland show)

Here's a few process photos for 2 new art prints coming out this week.

Rebirth scratchboard :



A little further along:





Colony #2 (Airlift):






Rebirth will be editioned and available on Tuesday, Colony will be out on Friday. I'll update with more process photos of the printing this week...

Year of the Ox Screenprint

Finished these up today and I'm very very happy with how they turned out. 3 different colorways of the 3rd installment in the Chinese Zodiac series, welcome to Year of the Ox.
Blueberry version ed. of 225:



Close up:



Safety Orange colorway ed of 125:



Cement Green colorway ed of 125:



Available now in my Etsy shop!