The ‘UNKNOWN’ signage was actually painted on the back of another sign I did a while ago - ‘Plan 9 from Outer Space.’ I didn’t want the original anymore… but I didn’t want to throw it away so…
Reuse, Recycle!
I guess in some ways this duality (and its rugged nature) fits the theme. Two for one!
Read MoreNew sign painting on a scrap piece of wood. Inspired by the title logo for the comic book “Challengers of the Unknown” by DC Comics
12x16”, acrylic and enamel paint on wood. 2022
Read MoreNew sign painting up at Forgotten Star Brewery in Fridley, MN. - Sign writing on glass is always a tricky balancing act because your eyes flip between the stencil (located on the front side of the glass) and the surface you’re painting on (backside). This can cause your focus to go in and out as you paint. (sometimes I close one eye to help me to concentrate)..
Read MorePart 1: New sign painting for the offices of Naab Sales Corp in Blaine, MN.
The good folks at Naab reached out to me about a week ago and asked if I could help add some personality to their office space. Logos, quotes, general signage, etc. There will be a total of five signs that I will be painting for them so be on the look out for those posts in the coming weeks! Part 1 images below.
Read MoreNew hand-painted ‘thank you’ sign ready to ship to a theater in NYC. I saw a show (again) recently and I wanted to show my gratitude for the experience. A thank you card of sorts, for their hard work and dedication during these covid times. So I thought… why not paint them a sign?!
Read More‘Liquor/Clown Sign’, 11.75 x 25”, enamel and acrylic paint on 3/4” mdf
Inspired by the Circus Liquor store in North Hollywood, California.
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Hand painted sign on Rives BFK.
”Corn Dog” 18.75 x 26.25” Enamel and latex paint on paper.
‘A corn dog (also spelled corndog) is a sausage (usually a hot dog) on a stick that has been coated in a thick layer of cornmeal batter and deep fried. It originated in the United States and is commonly found in American cuisine.’
I recently completed a commission work for a local workshop in town. A humorous take on the shops work ethos. No, it’s not a real word but.. you get it right?
‘Perfekteschagen - Anything else… is uncivilized”, enamel paint on wood, 18 x 24.5”. To get the right feel for the work I went with a font that reminds me of a German beer, something like a Yuengling (which apparently is not a German beer but that is what popped in my mind initially) I made one goof though and forgot to seal the wood before I painted it so the lettering took a lot longer than it needed to. But perhaps by writing it down here it will help me to remember next time.
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New sign painting on Rives BFK.
”Soft and Fresh Pretzels” 18.75 x 26.25” Acrylic, enamel, and latex paint on paper.
The fairground food signage continues… next up? French fries! … (I think)
Hand painted signage on a piece of luan. Inspired by the book “Creepy Carrots” by Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown. Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. This book has become a favorite of my daughters and there is one particular page that really got my attention so…
‘Creepy’, 16.5 x 27 5/8”, enamel, acrylic, latex, and spray paint on wood. 2021
“What Did That Say?”, enamel, acrylic paint on wood, 10 x 16.75”, 2021.
New piece is inspired by the book ‘The monster at the end of this book - starring lovable, furry old Grover’.
What can I say, I just had to make this sign… along with a couple of other oddballs that I will be posting soon.
To view more samples of my sign painting please check out my Flickr Page
Signs and prints available on my Saatchi Art page or email me direct.
Now based in Minneapolis, MN… if your interested in sign painting for your business or home then please click on the sign painting link above!
Snow Cones, 18.75 x 26.25”, enamel and acrylic paint on Rives printmaking paper.
The fairground food signs continue! This particular piece was a bit tricky because of the color transition. Most snow cones are two to three colors but for this I decided to go with the whole spectrum. The outline was a big help because I could hide the paint runoff. It gave me some space..
Yellow and purple are so transparent it took awhile to build up the colors but in the end their misgivings helped add to the rawness of the work. Plus, I don’t see the point in making things too clean. I guess that is a reaction to when I used to work for Takashi Murakami.
To view more samples of my sign painting please go to my Flickr Page
Signs and prints available on my Saatchi Art page or contact me direct.
Now based in Minneapolis, MN… if your interested in sign painting for your business or home then please click on the sign painting link above!
New hand painted sign on a scrap piece of wood; small one this time… 6.5 x 4.5”. Inspired by text I saw on an Oatly milk carton, (as I drink their product everyday when I pour milk into my coffee).
So that is one interpretation, but I must say that things have been rather dramatic lately so maybe that’s the other inspiration.
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New hand painted sign on paper.
“Ice Cold Drinks” enamel and latex paint, 18.75 x 26.25” 2021
This piece is sporting the Icy caps to help accentuate the cold. I’m probably going to do those again when I get to snow cones. This one is obviously text only but I might do another one down the road with a cup + straw in it. Soda, orange, and grape drink are the first to come to mind.
If your interested in sign painting for your business or home then check out the link above!
New sign painting on paper, 16x26" each. (These are not photographed correctly but I wanted to share them anyway) I decided to make a series of food signs.... because, well, maybe that's just how I feel lately. Comfort food for some, junk food for others. Definitely nostalgic, blatant.
More to come! Pop-corn might be next, or cotton candy(?)
Nice to see Sign painter @DustySigns on the April cover of MPLS - St Paul Magazine. Any promotion to help the raise awareness to the craft is a good thing… A rising tide lifts all boats!
Wow… anything happen in the news lately?
New sign painting on a scrap piece of Ikea furniture. 23.5 x 25” (I think it was a cabinet door; I found the panel on the street).
I finished this up last week but I didn’t expect it to be so relevant to the times. Well…. that’s not completely true. I guess I was thinking about covid 2020 when I was painting it but then the topic in America abruptly changed this January.
The sign was inspired by a trailer for a classic sci-fi movie but I didn’t write down the title so I don’t know the source. Anybody out there know??
It is like nothing that has ever happened to you before…
New sign painting on a scrap piece of wood. Inspired by the movie poster, “Island of Terror.” Starring Peter Cushing, Edward Judd, Carole Gray. Directed by Terence Fisher
’An isolated remote island community is threatened by an attack by tentacled silicates which liquefy and digest bone and tissue.’
I’ll be adding this sign to my Saatchi web store soon, so please check it out if interested.
For more information about sign painting in the NYC/Brooklyn area check out my site: http://www.thewonderfulworldof.com/signpainting
Outside seating for NYC restaurants became permanent in September 2020, offering a mix of sidewalk seating and seats along streets closed off to vehicular traffic. Tooker Alley, located at 793 Washington Ave in Brooklyn, NY, recently extended its seating into its neighbors sidewalk area. So I was hired to expand the sign painting I did over the summer.
The idea and design was based off of Tooker Alley’s store signage… which I painted back in 2014. But admittedly the barrier does have a Beetlejuice sort of vibe to it. What can I say? For a stylish bar, black and white seems to be the way to go in my opinion. (coincidently, it strangely mirrors the sidewalk crossing and street signage) Across the street from the Brooklyn Museum, stop by and check it out… support small business!!
“The spot achieves a rare quality in an era of paint-by-numbers cocktail lounges: The intensely personal Tooker Alley generates a genuine human pulse.” Timeout NY
For more information about sign painting in the NYC/Brooklyn area check out my site: http://www.thewonderfulworldof.com/signpainting
New sign painting on a scrap piece of wood. “(Half) Truth” is inspired by our recent outgoing president. Soon to be posted on my Saatchi Art gallery site. Stay tuned!!
For more information about sign painting in the NYC/Brooklyn area check out my site: http://www.thewonderfulworldof.com/signpainting
