Josean Rivera

Art and such…a collection of past and present work

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Philly Based Artist/Art Educator. I like to draw things about Phish www.phishart.com

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  • Spring Break/Cleaning

    Spring time is here, which means that lots of things will be happening artwise for me.  First is my spring sale on my Etsy site.  I’m in need of space in my apartment for new work, and will happily sell some work at a decent price to accomplish that.  So from now until April 25th,…

  • Musicopia

    I recently was asked to create some holiday cards to help benefit Musicopia, a Philadelphia organization that makes sure that music stays in school.  They have various programs that help instruments get in the hands of children, and help them play and perform in the area.  I made some cards, including these Festivus cards which…

  • South Street Spring Festival: The Epilogue

    I meant to post these a couple weeks back, but totally forgot!  The Festival was great, I had Froot, R2F!, P Nub, and Dash join me at Tattoed Mom’s tent. We sold a bunch of stuff, and got to meet a lot of people familiar with our work.  I’ll be putting the stuff I didn’t sell on Esty soon, so be…

  • Skulls be Springin’

    It’s been a bit since I’ve last posted, but for good reason.  Time constraints have pushed the printmaking back, but I’d been sketching a lot which eventually turned into some paintings.       I’ve also been working on some stuff for a couple shows this summer. I’ll be showing with a couple great artists…

  • All Saint’s Day

    Friday, November 2nd was the opening for the All Saint’s Day show at 161 West.  I shared the space with the work of Mike Ellyson, which couldn’t have been a better match.  Our work, heavily influenced by religious symbolism and imagery, nicely complimented a day that celebrates All Saint’s Day as well as Day of the Dead.…

  • I took advantage of Friday’s unusually cool weather to head out to Center City, Philly for free art Friday.  I put out about 9-10 canvas panels, took pics of most of them.  Enjoy, strangers!                

  • Free Art Friday II

    I’ve been doing Free Art Friday for a little over a month now and it’s been great.  I’ve given out quite a few pieces so far, about 30 or more (I’ve taken the liberty to start free art Wednesdays and Thursdays).  The plethora of discarded student canvas panels I’ve collected at the end of the year give me…

  • Free Art Fridays

    I made these for free art Fridays, which I find to be a great idea.  It’s been picking up momentum, and you can find sites that document the artists, as well as the people who find them.  These 5×5 canvas panels will be around Philly, and expect more all summer long!

  • Philly Holiday RAWk!

    I’ll have 50+ drawings at paintings at this event (including many dino girls that have never seen the light of day!)  It should be quite an event, so if you’re in the area, check it out.