One-of-a-kind refrigerator magnets are heading out to my local consignment shop this week for purchase! Inspired by the circus banner artwork of Fred G. Johnson, these 5" diameter, hand-painted pieces are the creme de la creme of circus gifts! Now, when you hang your family photo’s you can subtly ask, WHY? Or better yet, remind everyone that they are ALIVE! Get yours today!!
Read MoreNew 'DRINKS' signs for sale @ I-Like-You-MN
New hand-painted 'DRINKS' signs are now available at my local consignment shop in Minneapolis, MN.
Four pieces total - 15" and 16" diameter, 1/2" thick, acrylic paint on MDF. Inspired by the circus banner art of Fred G. Johnson. Get your DRINK on with a custom painted sign... LIVE!!!
Read MoreNew work - Fairground food signs on paper
New hand painted sign on printing paper.
“Pop Corn” enamel, acrylic, and latex paint, 18.75 x 26.25” 2021
This sign is a bit of an oddball in that there are stripes and such, but it just felt appropriate. Perhaps when I get the whole series done it won’t look so different.
If you didn’t know:
“Popcorn (popped corn, popcorns or pop-corn) is a variety of corn kernel which expands and puffs up when heated; the same names are also used to refer to the foodstuff produced by the expansion. A popcorn kernel's strong hull contains the seed's hard, starchy shell endosperm with 14–20% moisture, which turns to steam as the kernel is heated. Pressure from the steam continues to build until the hull ruptures, allowing the kernel to forcefully expand, from 20 to 50 times its original size, and then cool.”
If your interested in sign painting for your business or home then check out the link above!
Quarantined NYC: New paintings at the studio
I ran out of scrap wood so now I am painting on scrap pieces of foam core. 4 x 3” each. Enamel paint. I am keeping this work loose, spontaneous; not sure what I will do with it.
I was interested in classic circus sideshow imagery, the colors and shapes. These pieces all might ultimately be parts of a whole, like Vultron. But I’m not sure yet. Did I mention I like swirls?
Quarantined NYC: Sign painting at the studio
New signage painted on a scrap piece of plywood.
Inspired by text found on a classic Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus poster… featuring a tiger!!
Fun Imagery from the Circus Archives
SIgn painting on the side of a circus truck.
King Bros Three Ring Circus - The Beautiful Show!
Fun imagery from the circus archives
Biller Bros Circus - sign painting on the side of a truck.
Big 3 Ring Wild Animal
Fun imagery from the circus archives
Cristiani - Wallace Bros Circus. ‘Every Act a Feature’
Sign painting and the circus arts
Some fun signage on the side of a truck rig from the Hoxie Bros Circus.
“1 Day Only!”
Fun imagery from the circus archives
Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey - Big Double Menagerie
Fun imagery from the circus archives
les 4 freres…
Bouglione - du cirque d’hiver de paris
Fun imagery from the circus archives
Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus poster.
Fun imagery from the circus archives
KNIE - Zurich Circus Poster