Josean Rivera

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

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  • Sancti Calvariam

    I’ve come up with some new(ish) things the last couple weeks.  I’ve continued to draw and paint on new surfaces, including wood, vinyl, floppy disks, ect.  Although some are for sale, the majority of the work I’ve done lately has ended up on the streets of Philadelphia.  I’ve revisited the theme of saints, which has been…

  • Block and Roll

      2013 started off on a roll (pardon the pun).  I had been previously making some simple block prints (mainly examples that I’d use in class) which I’d make stickers out of, but I hadn’t really worked seriously with lino blocks since college. Getting some new blades motivated me to work detailed again.  My first…

  • Miscellaneous Debris on Wood Panels

    Here are a couple of panels I’ve done within the last week.  I’ve been obsessed with painting on wood panels lately, and with the last good First Friday in Philadelphia coming up, I tried to get as much done as possible (Always waiting til the last-minute.)  I’ve tried to make them in a way in…

  • Iconography

    Various Icons on wood panels.  I started buying wood plaques for Free Art Fridays, since they tend to fare better in the outdoors (There was a tendency to rain after I put art out).  I started out with small 3 inch panels, and slowly moved up.  Some were done with a wood burning tools and…

  • Dino Icons

    Gouache, acrylic, and ink on 5×7 canvas panel.

  • New Prints Added!

    I’ve added 7 new prints to my Etsy shop.  These 8.5×11 prints allow you to own a more affordable version on my recent work, printed on white cardstock.  For a couple days more, all prints are 25% off when you use code 25OFF! My latest Dinosaur Icon (Achelousaurus). I’ll be making 15 limited edition prints,…

  • The Prophet

    Gouache and graphite on 9×12 watercolor paper. Available for sale, prints to be available soon. Revisiting old themes with new ideas.  I’m really enjoying these and expect to do quite a few more.  I’m getting the hang of using gouache paint (and wishing I had started earlier!), and had been missing working in pencil.  Making…

  • New Icons

    Some new icons I’ve been working on.  More dinosaur saints to come.   Originals available through Esty

  • The Gang’s All Here

    Saints on stickers.  I’ll be sending these out with any purchases on Esty.

  • ¡Lucha Libre!

    Inspired by a painting I had done a couple years ago, I’ve revisited my lucha libre saint icons. It started out as some stickers, and once I acquired some gouache paints, I started doing them on some canvas panels.  They are are of various sized, although I’ll be doing more on 5×7 canvas panels (10-15 more in…