Mount Thingmore

I missed getting this posted before President's Day but a day behind can still be considered timely in this case, I think. I've decided that we need to revamp Mount Rushmore in honor of a very important event that occurred in my life on President's Day when I was about 10 years old: My first viewing of John Carpenter's The Thing. So, here is my proposal for the iconic monument's new look, 4 key figures involved in making what is easily one of my favorite movies of all-time. From left to right we've got John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, Rob Bottin and Ennio Morricone.  We may even need to consider adding a fifth head to honor Keith David. Him and Kurt Russell share, what has to be, one of the most discussed and analyzed endings in horror movie history.

New Gimme! Coffee A-Frames!

Some brand new a-frames for Gimme! Coffee in Williamsburg. There's a new mega fridge in the shop, full of fancy juices, matcha, kombucha, and 'gurt and I couldn't help but think of the monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey when I first saw it. 

It's October so I might as well use this month to give some nods to my favorite horror films and we're kicking it off with a salute to Dario Argento's neon witchy ballet flick, Suspiria. I did an homage to the creators of the films soundtrack, Goblin, a few years back so I dug that photo out as a nice companion piece. I really think I've made a valiant effort at getting better photos of these signs over the years. I mean, just look at that little thumb blur, distracting background, and slightly out of focus look on the Goblin pic. Someone was definitely not givin' 2 shits.

A Selection of Sketches

 Scott Walker. Again.

Finally watched the first season of True Detective.

Interpreting a line from one of Charles Bukowski's poems.

Did a couple versions of Mick Fleetwood. You can't tell here but the second drawing is twice the length of the first version I did. I think I could stretch him even more.

The internet, currently.

Death Racing and Howling at Hero Complex Gallery

These two are gonna be at "Kings of Cult: An Art Tribute to Roger Corman and Joe Dante" this Saturday, May 24th, at Hero Complex Gallery in LA. Word on the street is both of the directors will be in attendance. Better go if you're in the area.

Father Figures

Working on some stuff for a show. Details soon.

"King For A Day" at Hero Complex Gallery

I think I can finally mention this one. I did a promotional piece for "King For A Day" a tribute show to the works of Stephen King at Hero Complex Gallery. Show opens on March 21st. Big high-five from the east coast to Adam on the west coast for including me in this show. 

Below are some process pics and details from the final image.

"Where's my cake, Bedelia?"

Sketch Dump

Made some Full Moon Fever inspired portraits of Tom Petty for my friend. He requested it be that time frame in Petty's career. 

Remember this guy? Tryin' to make some coffee cups with it. Sketchin out some stuff right now. Hopefully have something tangible in a few months.

Those little guys in the left corner will, hopefully, if all goes according to plan, be waiting for you at the bottom of your cup.

R.I.P. Philip Seymour Hoffman. Bummed this guy is gone. 

Rumblefish.

Johnny Suede. Not a great movie but, I still love it. After I saw it, I couldn't get this song Nick Cave sings out of my head. If you haven't seen it, it's worth sitting through once.

Classic Hopper.

Keep on Keepin' On

Tattoo ideas, but not for me. I've been tossing around the idea of starting to make some flash sheets from these and other sketches I have laying around. Always liked that South Park where Death is pursuing the kids and Stan's grandpa on a tricycle.

Richard Lewis

Kate Bush. Drew her a few times and always made her look older than she is in the photo.

Ray Davies

I just really liked the colors on Billy Crudup's face in this shot from the movie Jesus' Son. 

Scott Walker, from the cover of the documentary 30 Century Man

"Boy, I got vision, and the rest of the world wears bifocals."

These last two are from a selection of notes I have that would probably be best titled as, "Weird Shit That Has Been Said to my Friends on The Streets of New York." I've encountered characters everywhere, but the ones in NYC really take the cake. The bottom one made me feel so gross while I was working on it. It was hilarious hearing the story, but drawing it was pretty rough. Luckily, I won't have to look at it much because I plan on giving these away to the people that have told me the stories.

Escape from Choking in New York prints

Escape from Choking in New York prints are here and ready to go. Limited run of 25. Catch me on the street, or if you live far away, check out my website to have one mailed to you.

www.philashworth.com

Return of the Gimme! Coffee signage

I've been on somewhat of a hiatus from doing these signs compared to my diligent work ethic with them in 2012, so I wanted to strike back in a good way. It also helped having someone else around who was willing to tackle them if I was feeling zapped of ideas, or just unmotivated. Anyways, 2 signs and 2 references to rad movies. Put on a scary movie and get in that Halloween spirit, y'all.