Scraped Knee: The Art of Matt Leunig

Once again I have had the pleasure of working with one of my favorite bands, Ween.  In this case half of the band to be exact, for a show in their hometown New Hope, PA.  Gene Ween will be playing with fellow Ween’r Dave Dreiwitz on bass and there is talk of cello accompaniment.   This poster goes out to a special breed of person that knows that “Dragon’s Breath” is a kind of saving throw and has spent too much time reading of the exploits of Raistlin Majere.

This print is 18′ x 24′, …… 5-color print…….  and is available in the store now.

So break out your copy of “The Mollusk” and your 20-sided dice and nerd out until then.

I will be taking part in this years Screens n’ Suds event down in Richmond, VA.  Screens n’ Suds is a celebration of screenprinted artwork and beer… 2 things that always go together.  A number of artists including Alan Hynes, Brian Ewing, Doe-Eyed, etc.. …. have created beer themed prints which will be sold to help benefit the National MS Society.

This a 4-color print (16′ x 20′) with a limited run of 50 and is available in the store… RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!

It’s the first time I’m doing this show, so it should be interesting. There will be a gallery event displaying this years prints as well as a number of variants and art prints and the main event is the next night in which a number of artists including myself will have a table set up selling prints. Below are the events..

Thu Nov 3
S’n'S Print Series Debut
Mekong Restaurant

Fri Nov 4
S’n'S Original Print Show Opening
Gallery 5

Fri Nov 5
The Big Event
Capitol Ale House

There are other beer related events later in the week so check the Screens n’ Suds site for more info. Come swing by… have a beer and say “Hi”. Oh yeh… buy stuff too.

Here is the final print I did for the current Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers tour. It was a tiny run but think the 3 prints came out alright.  I worked with a new printer for these and was really happy with the work.  Props to Sara & Nick from The Half and Half printing down in Columbia, SC. As before this run was limited to about 75-80 prints.

I had heard that Bruce was a big basketball fan and wanted to have some fun w/ the last one and try and incorporate it in somehow. Plus Boston is a big bball town (the “bird” reference is obvious). I was told the Celts are not his team so I kept the “green” out of the picture. Below are a couple different color concepts. The design changed a bit and I had to simplify the colors a tad due to constraints but I like how the image came out. I’m toying w/ the idea of making an art print out of it w/ just the fence behind the bird and no text…. couple different ones to represent some NBA teams. If anyone thinks this is a good idea, lemme know. Also, which team colors you might want to see represented.

This is now available in the store for $25.

This the 2nd in a small run of prints for an Englewood, NJ (9/30) stop on the current Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers tour. Ahhhh hobos,… gotta love em’. This print is a 4-color, and had a limited run of about 75-80 prints.

The idea was to have the guy on the train kind of oblivious to his busy surroundings and have him gazing into a locket containing faces. Here is a closer look…

This is now available in the store for $25.

Yeah,… back on the Widespread Panic train,… (pun intended). Been a while since I did something w/ these guys but was happy to do a print for the Richmond, VA (Sept. 19-21 ..The National) stop of this tour.

The print will be 18′x 24′… 5-color… and I have a limited amount of artist prints which are available in the store now.

Below are some of the quick sketches & concepts for this one. Mr. Onion Head unfortunately did not make the cut.

UPDATE -  These are selling pretty fast so grab one before the price goes up.

Here is the first of a small run of Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers posters for his current tour. This is for 6 stops encompassing the whole California run of the tour (LA, Solano Beach, SF, Napa, Arcata & Saratoga)…. is 18′x 24′… 4 colors. Colors came out real bright and who doesn’t like a bear getting wasted on honey.

This is now available in the store for $25.

An interview I did with French website, Crewkoos Rock Artist was just put up so go check it out.  The site has a number of great print artists up and is a good read.

A couple months ago I designed a skateboard deck for a “Sk8 or Die: V” art show at the Youngblood Gallery in Atlanta. It recently was donated to Skater Aid, a charity started to help a young skateboarder Ian Wochatz who was diagnosed with brain cancer. After his passing it became a charity to help pediatric cancer and brain tumor research in minors. This year they are doing an online auction of designed decks with all proceeds going to Skater Aid.

So anyone interested in the “Wizard” deck,… it’s all yours. Bidding ends Sept. 24th. Check it out here along with the other decks here.

The auction will wrap up with a gallery show showing all the decks at the Brickstore Pub in Decatur, GA.

Skateboard.Art.Music Festival
Sunday, Sept. 25, 2-7pm
East Decatur Station
109 New Street, Decatur, GA

Following the success of the first book, Clay over at Gigposters.com is releasing a 2nd volume this Fall (Quirk/Random House books) featuring interviews and tear-out posters from 101 artists. I feel lucky to be included in years book especially because the talent involved in this volume looks insane.

The book is available for pre-sale here and won’t be out until November 2011, right in time for the holidays… hint, hint, nudge, nudge. Gigpostsrs.com is currently offering a free screenprint with pre-order. too…  Not bad.

Check back for updates on this as the books release gets closer. The following is a list of the artists included:

Adam Pobiak, Alan Hynes, Alana Bailey, Altieri Art, Ames Bros, Anville, AS Printing Press, Atzgerei, Baker Prints, Blackheard Studios, Ben Wilson, Broken Press, The Bubble Process, The Bungaloo, Chicken Billy, Clint Wilson, Clinton Reno, The Comet Substance, Concepcion Studios, Craig Horky, Craig Updegrove, David V. D’Andrea, Dead Meat, Dirty Donny Gillies, DKNG, Doe Eyed, Doublenaut, Douze Studio Dresden, Dr. Alderete, Droid, Empire Press, Erick Montes, Frida Clements, Ghost-Town Studio, Graham Pilling, Gunsho, The Half and Half, Hatch Show Print, Hyp Inc, Idiot or Genius?, Insurgentarts, Iron Canvas Studios, Iskra Print Collective, Isle of Printing, Ivan Minsloff, James Flames, Jeral Tidwell, Jeremy Wilson, Jim Mazza, Joe Whyte, John Howard, Johnny Sampson, Justin Santora, Kill Hatsumomo Prints, Kunny van der Ploeg, Landland, Madpixel Art and Design, Mara Piccione, Mark McCormick, Mark Sgarbossa, Marq Spusta, Matt Terich, Maximum Flouride Killustration, Mike Saputo, Mike Weihs, Mile 44, Nat Damm, Nerl Says Design, Nick DuPey, Petting Zoo Prints & Collectables, Pfahlert Creative Labs, Punchgut, R. Black, Rich Kelly, Robbie Fuct, Ryan Duggan, Scott Campbell, Scraped Knee Studios, Scrawled Design, Shawn K. Knight, The Silent Giants, Small Horse Studio, Sonnenzimmer, Spike Press, Standard Deluxe Inc, Standard Design, Status Serigraph, Subject Matter Studio, Switchopen Illustrations, T-Bone & Aljax Production and Design, Tim Huesken, Tom Bagley, Traci Edwards, Two Arms Inc, Two Rabbits Studios, Tyler Stout, Uglybogus, Us & Them, Weapons of Mass Design, Weathermaker Press, Will Ruocco

I’m back from my trip to the West Coast and that means the store is back in business. Those of you that ordered in my absence, your prints will be sent out this weekend. Now get out there… and spend some money.