Chuck Sperry

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Brian Setzer Orchestra at The Warfield Poster

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The Firehouse Goldenvoice Series is getting mighty close to 100 posters as the end of the year approaches.

I designed this one in a 1940’s Film Noir style (complete with venetian shade shadows in the background) – a nice companion to my Moby Poster from earlier this year.

Nice thing, I got to design this on my new computer. Of course the drawing was done in the old fashioned way – with good old fashioned brush and ink. The new computer helped to put this all together. It just means less time to wait while changing my mind about colors or shapes – and of course I can watch old movies while designing to get inspired – or video chat with Chris Shaw (which just makes me laugh). So just like Brian Setzer Orchestra this poster is a mix of new and old. I’ll be posting some photos of this when I get them back from the studio later tonight or tomorrow morning so stay tuned.

The metallic gold is very heavy and runs under all the colors to make very beautiful tints and shimmers.

Here’s the images:

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Firehouse Goldenvoice Series Number 86

Edition of 150

5 colors on archival cream paper

23″ x 35″

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT

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The Cranberries at The Regency SF

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Dolores O’Riordan can take the listener to a place no male vocalist can. That’s why I portray her here as a Siren.

You could just tell the band was way into it. Packed house and everyone was singing all the way to the back wall.

Show was just amazing!

The Cranberries

Firehouse Goldenvoice Series Number 85

Editon of 180

4 colors on 14 point cover stock (cut full-bleed)

20″ x 26.75″

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Widespread Panic Poster

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Widespread Panic at the Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI

November 20, 21, 22, 2009

22 x 33

Edition of 325

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

Printed on archival cream paper

Here’s a preview of my Widespread Panic Poster for their three shows at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 20. 21, 22, 2009.

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The background circle pattern is a rich red to chocolate-red blend printed over a striking light yellow-orange – highlighted by a very heavy gold metallic psychedelic, optical art circle pattern.

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Transitioning between background and form – the circle pattern repeats as a subtle white glaze over the rich blue metallic female form.

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I’ve brought the circle patterns over the wild hair and into the shadows in the female form as an even more subtle ochre glaze. The ochre glaze was printed last, over the black, and reflects light gloss over semi-gloss black.

Poster will be made available by Widespread Panic at the the Riverside Theater in Wisconsin starting on Friday, November 20, 2009.

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Ray Davies Warfield Poster

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Ray Davies brought the choir to The Warfield tonight – he also brought his anarchic sense of humor and brought down the house.

Saying this was a good show is an understatement.

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I noticed that Ray Davies used a William Blake illustration for the cover of his latest album featuring choral arrangements of his favorite songs, so I’m paying homage with this poster, using William Blake art from his worked entitled, “Ancient of Days.” I used a heavy metallic silver and tinted it with translucent layers of color on black paper. This poster shines.

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William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English Poet. painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age.

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Ray Davies at The Warfield 11/12/09

Firehouse Goldenvoice Poster Series number 82

18.5 x 25.5

Edition of 150

3 color silkscreen on archival black paper

Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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