Haunted Hop: Version 2

Here's my poster of Roky Erickson with the full bill for the New York Night Train Haunted Hop on October 31st at Knockdown Center. Tickets still available HERE

Haunted Brown

Another Halloween is approaching and you know that means the Haunted Brown Latte Throwdown is upon us. My good bud, Trey, the great coffee slinger, film-maker, father of the century, and super inspiring human hit me up for a quick poster to promote his great event. We wanted to take a little inspiration from Evil Dead for this one but after a couple sketches we decided to make it not so obvious. Check out the link----> COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE for all the details and keep those evil saxophones blasting into the night!

Beak Glass

One of my good buddies from the motherland of Corning, NY who now lives way up yonder in Portland, Maine hit me up recently about needing an illustration to slap on t-shirts and stickers for his glass blowing studio and you know I'm always there for a friend. After we decided on a sweet art trade, it was on! Dave now has this illustration and I am the proud owner of some magical glass blown pipe wizardry. Check out Dave's amazing glass work and then check out them process pics below.

We decided after this first round that, even though Dave loves all the crazy metal band fonts, his work doesn't really scream METAL! More psychedelic weirdness, so we started on a new approach incorporating Dave's nickname/studio name and some drippy honeycomb patterning. We still kept a small bit of that scratchy/veiny lettering in the end.

  

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.

Rat Ripper Pins!

I made this coffee rat a-frame a couple years ago as a homage to the Powell Peralta Ripper graphic and a lot of people asked if there would be shirts or mugs made from it. There were a few false starts but finally, we have something!!! There will be another incarnation of it in a few months but check out these sweet pins for now! At the moment they are available in Cleveland, OH at Passengers Cafe and Coffee Coffee Coffee but I'll have them for sale on my site shortly. My good bud, Trey, made this insane package and also sent along a couple of mugs I had made for his shops back in the winter. What a guy!

The Haunted Hop featuring Roky Erickson!

It's time of the year again for Jonathan Toubin to throw his monstrous HAUNTED HOP  Halloween party which means it's time for me to gear up for some marathon illustrating. I was psyched when I heard ROKY ERICKSON was going to be headlining the show this year because I knew this would mean I would get to draw him a few times AND get to see him live on Halloween! Oh, happy day. If you're unfamiliar with Roky, I recommend checking out The 13th Floor Elevators albums and then dig into his solo catalog, especially the albums, The Evil One, Gremlins Have Pictures, and Halloween 1979-81, purely for the face melting version of "Bloody Hammer". This poster was done with a quick turnaround to get the initial announcement out so for the big announcement I'm hoping to really knock it out of the park in honor of Roky! Some process pics below.

Comin' down the line

I'm still here internet! Been deep in the studio cave but here are some sneak peeks of some projects I'll hopefully be able to show in full sooner rather than later.

"I'm here to sock some soul to your ass"

The next Soul Clap & Dance-Off is just around the corner and as the hot and heavy stink of NYC summer penetrates our nostrils, who better to have grace the poster than the world's dirtiest rapper, a man who has sang a song or two about penetration, the late great BLOWFLY! It's all going down on September 15th at Diviera Drive in Williamsburg. Click LINK for tickets and details. Thanks again to Jonathan Toubin. Check thee process beelow.

Always gotta have some rats in the mix.

Face to Face: September 14th-16th

 Charles West Cope

Just a reminder that my drawing class Face to Face, which I will be instructing from September 14th - 16th at the Touchstone Center for Crafts, still has some spaces left so if you or anyone you know that lives in and around Farmington, PA wants to spend the weekend drawing with me get on over to the Touchstone site and sign up! 

SIGN UP HERE!

PRINTS FOR SALE: UPDATE!

I realized after my last post I should have put some photos up of the posters I still have for sale, rather than keep y'all guessing what is left. This way everyone will be able to see what is actually available. So, here you are.

Quick update: The Joe Bataan posters have sold out and the Rufus Thomas, Marv Johnson and Kool Keith ones are almost gone. Thanks to everyone who has already made a purchase!

Link to purchase-------> PRINTS!

NEW PRINTS / SALE PRINTS!!!

Rufus Thomas Soul Clap prints are NOW FOR SALE!!! Get them right HERE. 

I've also marked all the other prints, except the Choking in New York prints, down to $15. Help me clear out some space in my studio and decorate your walls with posters from Jonathan Toubin's parties that are sure to go down in NYC history!

SALE PRINTS!

Left Field

New illustration for the 20 year anniversary of Queens-based menswear company Left Field. There's a big influence from the coal mining gear and tough workwear worn in the 20th century so I tried to make this look a little gritty by putting some charcoal down and just smudging it all over the coal miner. I feel like my work used to look way dirtier years ago and at first I was a little bummed that it's been looking cleaner but I think I've just learned to restrain myself and try to use certain materials on a piece when it calls for it. Anyways, it was fun to rub some charcoal all over this one. It was also brutally hot the whole week I worked on this and I feel like that really crept into the look of this poster. Every time I look at this illustration now I just feel the oppressive heat of summer days in the city. Be sure to swing by the next time you're in Ridgewood and check out their rad looking store on Woodward Avenue and grab some goods. Thanks to owner, Christian McCann for hitting me up for this project.