Widespread Panic • Wood Tour 2012

22 x 31

Edition of 1000

6 colors on archival cream paper

Signed and Numbered

This poster is available through Widespread Panic at the shows. I’ll be making a very limited release of artist proofs and variants after the tour is over.

Widespread Panic invited me to make their 25th Anniversary Tour Fall Tour 2011 poster; the band needed an edition of 2000 to cover over 30 dates. I thought of Geraldine and The Honey Bee. Widespread Panic is like the life-giving flower and the fans stop to listen and feed from the beautiful experience. The concept was set, but making 2000? It seemed a tall order. The band was a bit apologetic, but there were those 30 dates, and the Spring tour poster sold out quite fast. So we thought let’s just give it a try.

In doing so many posters – I didn’t want to compromise: I didn’t want to plate sign these – so I hand signed and numbered each one. I didn’t want to use fewer colors. I wanted to continue to experiment with cool inks. I designed this in 7 colors on archival cream paper. Gold and silver metallics underlay the design with shimmering goodness (four and a half gallons of silver and two gallons of gold to complete 2000 posters). Four tinting colors fill in the spectrum. The last color (printed over the black) is a special mix of opalescent, pearlescent and interference blue on the translucent wings. So I’ve been as busy as a bee this last month, and the Firehouse was a hive of activity.

Widespread Panic 25th Anniversary Fall Tour 2011

16 x 29

Edition of 2000

7 color silkscreen (metallics, glazes and translucent tinting colors)

Printed on archival cream paper

Signed and Numbered

Poster will be made available by Widespread Panic during their tour.

I will be making a very limited release of Artist Proofs and variants after the tour.

Geraldine, chrysanthemine
Prettiest little flower that I ever seen
She’s a friend of mine, she’s a friend of mine.
Petal child, growin’ wild and
Even though she’s livin’ in a compost pile
She’s my glitter and my gold
She’s my glitter and my gold

Whoa Geraldine, have you forgotten?
Baby I have come for your sweet pollen.

I can’t wait to pollenate
Come on pretty baby let’s celebrate
Warm and livin’
The takin’ and a-givin’
Whoa … my my my

Love you high, sting you low
Buzzin’ everywhere that you let me go
Go my way, mama let me go my way.

Whoa Geraldine, have you forgotten?
Baby I have come for your sweet pollen.

I might go gray, I might go blind
I’m never goin’ back to that honeysuckle vine
Long as your alive, I’ll buzz around your hive.

Geraldine, chrysanthemine
Prettiest little flower that I’ve ever seen.
She’s my honeydew baby
Honey do me again
Oh-ho

Widespread Panic “Summer” Poster

Speckled Egg Variant Edition

22 x 33

7 colors on Speckled Egg paper

Signed and Numbered

Edition of 16

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Widespread Panic “Summer” Poster

Parchment Variant Edition

22 x 33

7 colors on Parchment paper

Signed and Numbered

Edition of 16

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Widespread Panic “Summer” Poster

Solar Flare Variant Edition

22 x 33

7 colors on opalescent Solar Flare patterned paper

Signed and Numbered

Edition of 15

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Widespread Panic “Summer” Poster

Dandelion Variant Edition

22 x 33

7 colors on brushed Dandelion patterned paper

Signed and Numbered

Edition of 10

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Widespread Panic “Summer” Poster

Copper Japanese Mulberry Variant Edition

22 x 33

7 colors on imported Copper Japanese Mulberry paper

Signed and Numbered

Edition of 10

Sold Out – Thank You!

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I’m very happy to have finished the Seasons Series for Widespread Panic with my Summer print and Poster of the Week Award winner.  Y’all surprised the hell out of me with a rare (if not unheard of) hat-trick win of three Expressobean.com Poster of the Weeks in a row. When I drove the WP Summer Lady print from San Francisco to Reno with the help of good friend JC Hall of Idealposters, we were treated to ringside seats and viewed the show from bassist Dave School’s soundboard stage left. Thanks to everyone who has supported me and hung in there for a very busy and rewarding year of making Rock Poster Art. Big ups to Widespread Panic for giving me the freedom to flush out a big idea with this Seasons Series.

I’ll be showing photos of my Widespread Panic Summer Variant Editions on Saturday, July 23, 2011 and releasing these Widespread Panic Variant Editions on Sunday, July 24, 2011 at a random time.

I crossed the tape this evening, on my Summer 2011 Print-athalon, with my new Soundgarden poster, finished for the show tomorrow. (No, I can’t show you. You’ll have to be pleasantly surprised at door time tomorrow.)

My Soundgarden poster will be available through Soundgarden at the show here in San Francisco at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Thursday, July 21, 2011.

Let’s keep rocking!

L to R: Classic San Francisco Firefighter Helmet, Shriner Fez (gratis an appreciative and very thoughtful collector of my art), Appropriately numbered Berlin Firefighter Helmet (1960′s glow-in-the-dark style)

Widespread Panic at the Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles

July 13 & 14, 2011

22 x 33

Edition of 525

7 color silkscreen (metallics, glazes and rich hand-mixed colors)

Printed on archival cream paper

Very limited release of Artist Proofs – Sold Out – Thank You!