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Guy Burwell is an artist out of Portland that creates some really fantastic illustrations. His work full of life and colorful characters. Currently, he has a gallery show at the Screaming Sky Gallery in Portland, Oregon running April 29th through May 23. “Folks 1,2,3″ features new works by the artist and primarily focuses on “wood prints” (small prints on wood panels). Guy Burwell Update: Pieces from his “Folks 1,2,3″ show are now available for purchase online at Screaming Sky Gallery Joe Rose was at the opening last night and has been gracious enough to share his photos of the event with us! Tons of awesome pictures after the break (more…) |
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Today marks the end of April, which means you only have until midnight to submit contributions to be considered for the april 2010 contest prize: The Small Stakes “Music Posters” book! The original contest post is located here. All you need to know is that every time you submit something for consideration, you are entered one time. You can enter as many times as you’d like! You definitely want to win this thing! It’s a beauty! And it comes with a limited letterpress print. All submissions must be made by using the ‘contribute box’ linked in the left column. This is vital to be entered into the system that we use for selection. Edit: Submissions are done! This month’s winner is Strawberry Luna! You were the first and second submission of the month and the randomizer at www.random.org picked lucky number 1. Good Job! Thanks to all who participated. Stay tuned for May’s contest!
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It would be hard to imagine the modern entertainment world without the work of Frank Frazetta. He’s the standard by which fantasy artists are measured and the influence of his images is far reaching. Article Continues After the break: (more…) |
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You may remember the Misfotune Cat from one of our first posts. This time around we are presented with the ‘Playge’ variant which features a black and green colorway. This is a 9″ tall rotocast vinyl figure in an edition of 100. Price is $85 shipped via FedEx. To pick one of these up, check out the Playge site tomorrow- Friday, April 30, at 12:00 noon, central time. Full image after the break. (more…) |
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You may remember us mentioning Alexis Mackenzie last week. Well here she is again with a nice little print from Tiny Showcase. Tiny Showcase prints are small, affordable digital prints released every Tuesday. A percentage of each print benefits a charity of the artist’s choice so you can feel extra good about your purchase. The print above is entitled “Cradle” and is $20. Available this week only. |
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John Dyer Baizley is a painter and musician working out of Savannah, Georgia. He provided the artwork for the latest Flight of the Conchords album. He also does work for other independent bands. He produces art, plays guitar, and sings in his own band Baroness. Recently, he has started to provide artwork for the magazine Guitar World. His style draws mostly from the heavy music scene but don’t go into it thinking it’s all going to be skulls and upside down crosses. This guy has some genuine skills and some really elegant work. Baizley frequently releases silkscreen prints so we’ll begin to update you about them as they drop. (more…) |
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My buddy Tomas from Streetlight Manifesto just shared this awesome illustration created by Dan Hipp for his band’s latest tour. When I checked out his blog, I was blown away by a ton of impressive, brightly-colored, expressive illustrations. Dan Hipp has his own graphic novel titled Gyakushu (Buy Volume 1, Volume 2) and The Amazing Joy Buzzards (Buy Volume 1, Volume 2), and does freelance illustration for a variety of clients. More examples after the break- Tons more at Dan Hipp’s Blog! (more…) |
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Aaron Horkey and Jay Ryan have teamed up to create what is probably the most important art print release in recent memory. “Versus” is a 25 color screenprint hand crafted by the artists over a span of 12 days at Jay Ryan’s Bird Machine studio. The most fascinating thing is the documentary of the print creation. You can follow all of the steps posted by Jay Ryan at gigposters.com’s forum. Behind the scenes photos of the process are abundant, as well as commentary by Ryan and the gigposter community. Full detail shots of this incredible print are included after the break. The details of the release are as follows: Available for purchase TODAY – Monday, April 26, at 12:00 noon, CST. Poster measures approximately 30″ x 13″ Regular Edition:
130 Pieces (120 available)
Signed by both artists and numbered #/130
$300.00 Remarque Edition:
This edition is the same print as above, but on a different shade of paper and has a hand drawn title and numbering by Aaron Horkey and drawings by Jay Ryan on either side of the title.
20 Pieces (12 available)
Signed by both artists and numbered #/20
$600.00 Limit of 1 print per person. Buy it today at 12:00pm at The Bird Machine (more…) |
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Transcendental Disaster – Acrylic on canvas – 98″ x 62″ 2010
Mars-1‘s latest show entitled “Infinite Tapestry” wraps up today at the Meta Gallery in Toronto, ON. While it is too late to see the works in person, you can check out some nice high-res pictures of his latest pieces, some of which represent a slight departure for the artist. Visit the Meta Gallery’s website and click on the small versions of the works to view them in a full screen viewer. (more…) |
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