Retribution Gospel Choir Tour artwork

Here is the black and white scratchboard drawing for a tour poster for the always fantastic Retribution Gospel Choir, the trio from MN featuring Alan Sparhawk of Low. The posters will be available from the band at their Midwest shows this tour.

Built to Spill @ the Vic , Chicago

And here is the final screenprinted poster for tonight's Built to Spill show in Chicago at the Vic Theatre! Get there early to nab one! I'll have my copies up over the weekend in my Etsy shop.

Built to Spill keyline drawing

Here's a sneak peak at the Built to Spill poster for this Friday's show in Chicago at the VicTheatre:

Owls and the Renegade Craft Fair and a Mystery Tube sale!!!

I've been posting so much on my Facebook Fan Page that I've neglected the blog! A very busy September kicked off with new prints and participation in the Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago, now in its 8th year! Its come a long way from the tents in wicker park, this past weekend's fair was huge with over 300 vendors on Division street and crowds in the thousands! Thanks to all who came out! Here's a pic of my friend Erin Paige Armstrong , who helped me this weekend, and my eldest daughter drawing Gypsy Moths in the tent:



5 Owl Totem:
I was asked by the Renegade Handmade crew to make an owl-inspired piece for the HOOT show in their Spotlight Gallery (alongside work from Dolan Geiman, Shawnimals and many other talents.) I had a good time making this Owl Totem, featuring 5 owls (From bottom to top: Great Horned Owl, European Barn Owl, Snowy Owl, Scopes Owl, and Pygmy Owl.)



The print is 14 x 25 inches, and is 4 colors in 2 different colorways. The print is available in the Etsy Shop.

Last but not least. Every year at the Renegade I have a table with clearance prints. They range from test prints , misprints, and stuff I've had for a long time and need to clear away to make space for new work. I am offering up a version of this online, except this is amped up with a few other things as well....

The Mega-Mystery Print and Shirt sale!:

This is a pretty cool thing. Each tube will have 6-7 prints and a random shirt. The Prints will be : Testprints, misprints, slightly less than perfect prints, 2 editioned prints, and a shirt in your size randomly picked from my new line of shirts coming out right now. I have about 50 tubes worth packed up- some pretty neat stuff in these!

IN ADDITION: one lucky person will get a copy of my flying buffalo monoprint which is on wood panel, 18 x 24!!


available now in my etsy shop!!

And now for something completely ridiculous- The Cat-At

I've had this image in my head for weeks: An Imperial Walker with a cat head and features. Just think of the Imperial March from Star Wars Meowed by these guys!!!! I had a blast drawing this - the print is available and shirts will be very soon in the next few days.

OK- Prints and Shirts are up!

Here is a link for the prints:

and here is a button for the shirts

An

Dec 4th 1969

This screenprint is the result of an illustration assignment for the Progressive Magazine. I created this image for the 2011 Hidden History of the United States Calendar. The image is the bedroom of Fred Hampton of the Black Panther Party, who was murdered along with Mark Clark while they were asleep by the Chicago Police and FBI on Dec 4th 1969 at Hampton's Chicago apartment which was at 2337 W Monroe. The Print shows the Bedroom after the assault with a blood red Chicago Flag superimposed over the scene.

This print is up in the etsy store.

Reclamation II

My new art print (the August contibution to the 2010/2011 art subscription series) is up now in my Etsy shop.
"Reclamation II"

Continuing with the theme of very large replacement animals populating de-populated areas, I present to you the North American Buffalo, Giant size and deeply impressive with a metallic gold coat of hair.

6 screens used, 3 split fountains.

17 x 23.5 inches, edition of 225.

D. Rider poster

Ink and poster for D. Rider , the amazing fabulous group out of Chicago featuring the work of Todd Rittmann (U.S.Maple)

Free shirt weekend

I'm giving away free shirts of my Prarie Ghost Bear with every print order in my Etsy shop this weekend! Why? The world needs more bears. Especially ones with buildings and turtleshells in thier heads.

Reclamation and 2010/2011 art print subscription

Thanks to all who came to visit me at Pitchfork/Flatstock 26 this past weekend ! It was great to meet new people and to see familiar faces.
The day before the Fest began I was busy signing the new "Reclamation" art print. I'm really happy with the results on this print. The level of detail reached for me a new height of craziness.
The print is 23 x 17.5 inches on 140 lb white paper and is 5 screens. The edition size is 180. It is available in my Etsy shop or right here, below.

It is also the first print in my 2010/2011 art print subscription. The sub includes the featured print of the month, plus 2 bonus prints, one being a subscriber holder only edition (14 prints total). All subs will also include a shirt exclusive! Shipping will be quarterly: August, December, March and June. That button is also below or go to the Etsy store.

Lots of new things in store for the week , of course! Stay tuned!


Reclamation:

2010/2011 Subscription:

Reclamation #1

I'm working on a new print today called Reclamation. I'm putting #1 after it because there will be more prints in this series with that title. The next one will feature the grey wolf. I've had a few people ask me if this is related to the Gulf oil spill, and the answer is no and yes. Ive had this image in my head for a long time, the central idea of animals reclaiming the world after humans, some larger versions of themselves like this Heron, or partially reconstructed animal forms moving and replacing man-made objects.
So, no, not directly . That being said- how can it not be related? Hopefull we don't face a future of a giant methane gas explosion from the ocean floor. That prospect is scary for sure.

Starting the print of this today. Here is the final drawing:

Melvins, Blank Club 7/9/2010

New poster for the Melvins. Featuring Rhinoceros, Pyramids, Gear, rugs, great eye, etc etc.

4th Of July Weekend Print sale!

Hey. I'm having a buytwo, get one free sale this weekend through the 4th on all my prints and posters in my etsy shop! Get on over and check it out!

Apocalypse Cow is back!

The gents at Three Floyds Brewing have made a 2010 edition of Apocalypse Cow, which will soon hit the stores AND taprooms with this delicious double IPA. I was happy to design the label last year and also make a screenprinted poster. The poster is still available in person at the Brewery in Munster and also online through me, either in my Etsy shop or right here:

Lost Coastlines new colorway

After being sold out for a long time , I decided to reprint "Lost Coastlines" in a different colorway of intense reds and oranges. The edition is 150 and is 19 x 25 inches , 4 screens on French Speckletone Cream.

Buy one right here:

In Silence Copper colorway

I've printed a new colorway on paper of my "In Silence" print. It is Metallic Copper and looks absolutely killer. 25 inches square on French 100# stock, it is signed and numbered in an edition of 200. Available in my etsy shop or right here:

Phish Original Art -Chicago Poster

Here is a , well, not very good photo of the original drawing I made for the Chicago Toyota Park Phish poster. The drawing is on scratchboard, using ink/knives/pens and litho crayon. It is 16 x 20 inches, and yes, it is for sale. Please email me and I'll quote you a price. I'll get a better shot of this up here later today.

Phish Chicago Toyota Park Poster

I was commissioned by Phish to make this poster for their kickoff show last night for the summer tour. This was a lot of fun to make. Old vintage fantasy balloon, sort of like an easter egg, hoisting remnants of the 1893 Chicago World's fair.
The poster is 18 x 24 inches and is 4 screens. I have a few copies from the run to sell, those will go up today right here and in my Etsy shop at around noon central, maybe before if I get back from the grocery store early.

OK, I'm back from the store. Here's a paypal button to purchase the poster. LIMIT ONE please.

Black Keys Denver Poster On Sale Now

I have my remaining copies of the run for Weds. Night's Black Keys poster available for purchase. They can be purchased right here or in my Etsy shop. I have about 75 copies of the poster for sale, so they wont be around very long, most likely.

Black Keys Denver Poster

This is a poster commissioned by the Black Keys for their Denver CO show-

3 color screenprint on Ivory Paper, with a copper/gold blend. Looks killer in person. Get it. Killer. Wolf....ah never mind. Buy it tomorrow at the show in Denver at the Fillmore! Remaining copies will be sold online on Friday on my etsy shop.