Josean Rivera

Art and such…a collection of past and present work

Tag: illustration

  • 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.…

  • 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

  • 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…

  • Brown Don’t Drown

    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…

  • The folks I did the Without a Net poster for really liked it, and gave me the opportunity to do another poster for an upcoming show at the Brooklyn Bowl in NYC!  This is an all star line up playing the music of Phish, jazz style!  It features members of DMB, Snarky Puppy, Sun Ra, Strange…

  • 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…

  • I’ve just finished (and have available for sale) the first four illustrations in the Gamehendge suite I’m currently working on.  Inspired by a couple songs by the band Phish, Gamehendge was originally guitarist Trey Anastasio’s senior thesis at Goddard College.  Originally called The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday (TMWSIY), it is a collection of songs…

  • 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…

  • I was reading an article recently about city flags, which featured some unusual imagery.  At the suggestion of my fiance, I drew a couple that we found amusing. I’m still looking for more flags, and will soon start looking up interesting coat of arms to draw. Stay tuned for more.

  • I made some new heart skulls on a bunch of 8×10 canvases I found in the trunk of my car.  I made the stencil on copy paper since I couldn’t find my transparency paper, and it has somehow held up.  We’ll see how many I can get down before the stencil calls it quits. These…