Soul Clap & Dance-off with The Detroit Cobras

After the dust settled from teaching out at Touchstone and wrapping up work for the opening of "Character and Narrative" out in Golden, CO. I've finally gotten back into the Soul Clap & Dance-Off poster making groove. I decided to stretch this one out into a more psychedelic realm rather than echo the soul revue posters like I usually do. It was probably the drive through a pretty wild storm in Kansas and Colorado that inspired this. Skim down below to see the photos of the storm that I am referring to. 

Tickets for the show right HERE.

"Character and Narrative" Aug16th-Oct 20th

Welp, after a solid year of preparation and toiling in the studio "Character and Narrative" is finally here and I can't believe the opening has already come and gone. The show will be up at the Foothills Art Center in Golden, CO until October 20th and features the work of Travis Winters, Tom Sarmo, John Van Horn and myself. Big thanks again to Eriq Hochuli and everyone at Foothills.

There are some photos below of the whole grand adventure leading up to the opening. 

The Time is Upon Us!

"CHARACTER AND NARRATIVE"

featuring the work of

Travis Winters

Phil Ashworth

Tom Sarmo

John Van Horn

FOOTHILLS ART CENTER

Golden, CO

AUG 16TH - OCT 20TH

OPENING AUG 16th 6 - 9PM

Touchstone Teen Week

I had the great fortune of teaching a drawing course for teen week from July 15-19 at the Touchstone Center for Crafts out in Farmington, PA this past week. There's nothin' like being tucked away in the  hills of PA with minimal distractions, spotty internet and getting to teach/work alongside such an amazing group of students and staff. Bonus points were added for the 50+ person drum circle and getting to watch newborn kittens ugly eat. 

For the first couple days I mostly had the students focus on still lifes and drawing from nature but they were moving at such a good pace we quickly dove into working on a self-portrait.

This was the calm before 50 students and some counselors started going apeshit on various drums and shakers and whatever else was laying around that could generate some noise. 

I gave a lecture on my work Tuesday night and used this photo as my intro on how NOT to start your first week of college. 

After the class was aware of my various concert and Soul Clap & Dance-Off posters I let them create their own dream concert poster.

Thanks again to all the staff who helped me get into the groove and assisted me in the classroom and a big thank you to my bud, Travis Winters for asking me to be a part of this week.

"Character and Narrative" Opening August 16th

Here's another new one for the upcoming group show "Character and Narrative" featuring work from Phil Ashworth, Travis Winters, John Van Horn, and Tom Sarmo. Opening on August 16th at the Foothills Art Center in Golden, CO. 

"Character and Narrative" opening August 16th

Here's my first taster piece from the upcoming group show I will be included in, along with Travis Winters, Tom Sarmo and John Van Horn at the Foothills Art Center in Golden, CO. The show will kick-off on August 16th! 

Left Field NYC Denim Flasher

Had the opportunity to work with Christian McCann again at LEFT FIELD NYC on another project recently. This time we put together a denim flasher for his new line of men's workwear based off the heavy duty workwear that coal miner's wore. At first we shot for a sort of homage to the classic advertising illustration for menswear in the 50's/60's but then moved into a more serious tone for the illustration. Had a blast looking through all the old illustrations from the golden age of advertising illustration and creating my own version of that. The line is now available with my flasher attached. Check it out HERE. 

Yaki Tiki A-Frames

Just whipped up a batch of a-frames for the new restaurant, YAKI TIKI in the Greepoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. The restaurant kicked off on Saturday, June 1st and we had limited time to get all the signs completed so I spent an entire afternoon churning these out as I was fed ice cream, beer, coffee and some pizza as I wrapped up the menu. I was psyched when they mentioned they enjoyed my neon work and wanted to shoot for something along those lines. Combining that with the kitsch of vintage tiki bar illustrations was right up my alley. Thanks again to George for asking me to contribute. Be sure to check Yaki Tiki out this summer in the backyard of the A/D/O building. Saturday and Sunday 12-8PM.