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Armadillo Study
I happy to share one of my recent prints, one of many I have done during quarantine! I’ve had a fascination with armadillos, and have included them in some of my previous work . I had drawn my most recent one planning to incorporate it into a Phish poster I had planned, but we all know what happened…
The original was an ink drawing, which I digitally added some watercolor backgrounds. Prints are 8×10 Gloss Card (110# Cover), and available in 3 signed and numbered editions: Black and white (100), galaxy (50), and warm/cool (50). Prints can be found in my Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/listing/830370493/armadillo-study
“..So don’t worry about falling..”
One of my first art prints in a while! Worms in a wormhole? Sure, why not! I had originally planned to use this as a phan print for Phish summer tour, choosing this image due to the net imagery, which reminds me of the song “Mercury”. I’m also a big fan of space related things, especially worm holes and black holes. The pink “worm” is actually inspired by a diagram of what a worm hole might look like!
Prints are available in my shop now!Â
Signed and numbered edition of 50, printed on 13×19 high quality glossy paper (110# cover) and based off an ink and watercolor illustration that was then digitally arranged.
This image was original created as a hand drawn sticker which found itself up somewhere in Philly years ago.
I’ll be releasing more prints inspired by old sketches, sticker art, drawings a I’ve done in the past. Be sure to follow my FB, Instagram, or Twitter for updates!
I’ve had a busy year so far (although I haven’t posted enough here!) Since the beginning of this year, I have been working on a series of posters for Phish’s summer, and eventually their fall tour.  The series is inspired by vintage sci-fi and monster movie posters, inspired by Phish songs, lyrics, as well as where the shows were taking place. Since the tour dates this year were announced early, I had plenty of time to research and find the right theme. I was drawn to the vintage posters, finding many I wanted to recreate. I didn’t realize at the time, but the ones I choose were often illustrated by  Reynold Brown as well as Albert Kallis. I recreated the posters as ink and watercolor illustrations, trying to make them as similar to the originals. As I became more comfortable recreating the style, I took more liberties with the images. The posters were created in segments, which were then scanned and digitally put together to create the final poster. I had planned to only to do a summer tour series, but the feedback and requests inspired me to also continue the series for the fall tour. I will create one more for the New Years Eve run at Madison Square Garden, and then the series will come to an end. All prints are available in my shop, www.joseeen.esty.com. They are 13×19 prints on cardstock, signed and limited to an edition of 150.
Summer Tour
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Fall Tour
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Dead and Company Philly 11/16/17
I recently created a print for the upcoming Dead and Company show at the Wells Fargo Center on 11/16/17. My print was inspired by an old print I came across of Ben Franklin and his son conducting his famous kite electricity experiment. The original is ink and watercolor, and prints are signed and numbered, limited to an edition of 75. I will have these on the lot at Wells Fargo, and the remaining prints are currently available in my shop! www.joseeen.etsy.com
I recently finished two new illustrations, inspired by the music of the Grateful Dead.
“Cosmic Charlie” Ink, watercolor, digital.
“West L.A. Fadeaway” Â ink and watercolor/digital
I also created some variants of this illustrations:
Although I’ve been a fan of Grateful Dead, I had’t done much art related to them until recently.  Last year I was asked to create posters for Without A Net, an all star lineup of musicians playing the music of the Dead. This led me to create a few other illustrations that took elements of my own artwork with a GD twist, which I used to create some posters for the Dead & Co. show in Philly in 2015. And most recently, I created a poster for Splintered Sunlight, an east coast Grateful Dead tribute band.  I avoided illustrating songs as I do for Phish, although I had plenty of people suggesting I do.  It wasn’t until Phish’s recent Nashville show, which had Bob Weir sit in for their second set.  They ended up playing 4 GD songs, which of course I had to illustrate!
SET 2: Julius > Fuego > My Friend, My Friend, Samson and Delilah[2], Twist[3] > Miss You[4], West L.A. Fadeaway[4] > Playing in the Band[5]
ENCORE: Quinn the Eskimo[3]
I recently finished up my latest series, 15 show posters for the band Phish’s summer tour.  I done posters for past shows, but only a handful (aside from my illustrated setlists for every show).  I wanted a bit of a challenge, and wanted every poster to have a common theme.  I also wanted to get back to drawing figures, as well as working with micron pens.  Using the obvious fishing theme, I used the state fish of each venue (as well as fish found in the area for multiple shows in the same state.)  Some of figures used were actual Phish fans who submitted pictures!
All the posters are available at www.phishart.com. I also have a couple “unphished” versions available in my Etsy shop.
I recently had the honor to participate in an all Latino group show put together by Sean 9 Lugo, a fellow artist from Jersey, who’s work is seen on and off the streets in Philly and NYC. The show took place at 17 Frost Gallery in NYC this July, and featured over 30 artists.
My piece for the show. It had been a while since I’d done an all graphite drawing. Â The piece is still available, contact me for inquiries.
Check out this article on Art & Fashion Salon for more pictures of the works in the show.
Spring time is here, which means that lots of things will be happening artwise for me. Â First is my spring sale on my Etsy site. Â 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. Â So from now until April 25th, you can use the coupon code SPRINGBREAK to receive 25% off anything in my shop. Â I’ve also put up listings that had previously expired (many etchings!), so you can can take full advantage of this offer. Â 69 (more soon) prints, paintings, etchings, and drawings to choose from. Â 
In Phish related news, I’ve been hard at work on stuff to sell this summer. Â With my wedding in August, this will be a slim year show-wise. Â I’ll be at the Mann Center in Philadelphia (huzzah! Â 20 minutes from my house) Â for their 2 night run July 8th and 9th and Merriweather Post Pavillion in Maryland on July 26th and 27th. Â Sadly I won’t be making it to SPAC ($$$), but I won’t discount a possible night at Randall’s Island.
I’ll have some new antelopes to sell, including some Philly related ones.
I’m on the fence whether I want to offer these as prints or just try to sell the originals at the lots. Â They are currently available on my Etsy shop, but I’ll be making more if they sell out for this summer.
Sketch for a possible Mann Center Poster. Â It’s very fitting, since the Mann is right next to the Philadelphia Zoo. Â I Actually looked up every Phish song that was named after an animal and drew a map showing where you can find them at the Philly Zoo. Â Sadly there are no ocelots or llamas there…
More to come soon!
I recently was asked to create some holiday cards to help benefit Musicopia, a Philadelphia organization that makes sure that music stays in school. Â They have various programs that help instruments get in the hands of children, and help them play and perform in the area. Â I made some cards, including these Festivus cards which will be sold at a fundraiser held at the 3G Lounge on 3rd and Girard in North Philly December 13th. Â I was excited to be involved, since it helps a good cause in my community, plus Festivus cards are fun to do!
Josean Rivera 