Josean Rivera
Art and such…a collection of past and present work
Tag: art
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I’ve recently finished up 2 more linocuts inspired by Grateful Dead songs, the 9th and 10th in an ongoing series. Although I have previously done both illustrations and linocuts, I feel I’ll probably be doing more linocuts for future songs. These have been a challenge, but I’ve enjoyed both the process and the research involved…
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So it’s been a while since I’ve posted here! The last couple months have been very busy, work and artwork wise. I recently revamped my shop to include a lot of my recent printmaking I’ve been focusing more on printmaking, including a few new prints and variants. New prints! Pizza Time Taco Time I created…
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I recently finished two new illustrations, inspired by the music of the Grateful Dead. “Cosmic Charlie” Ink, watercolor, digital. Prints available “West L.A. Fadeaway” ink and watercolor/digital Prints Available 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.…
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Tonight is the opening of Characters Welcome 5 at Tattooed Mom‘s in Philly! The show, which features sticker art from around the world, starts at 7pm (21+), with an all ages show Saturday 1-5pm. Plenty of my stickers will be in the show, and as in previous years, the boards of stickers are available for sale…
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I was recently asked to create the poster for Splintered Sunlight’s upcoming show at the Ardmore Music Hall. This show commemorates the 20th anniversary of them first playing at the Ardmore Music Hall (formerly known as 23 East). Event details Tickets: http://bit.ly/Splint20
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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…
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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…
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Apologies for the lack of posts! I had spent the last couple months of 2014 focusing on my other site. 2015 began with me revisiting one of my favorite theme, dinosaurs. I’ve created a series of studies on wood panels and other random surfaces. Skull Study Acrylic on cedar wood panel Slave to the Traffic…
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Throughout the last couple months, my Phish related art has taken off, and most of my time with that. I’ve been drawing illustrated setlists of every show since summer tour, and that has taken up my Etsy shop as well. I decided to open up a new shop for my other artwork (the stuff with…