Commissioned portrait of Peter Fonda & Nancy Sinatra from the film The Wild Angels– 16 X 20 inches, acrylic on cradled hardboard–

I did portraits of Jesse Bernstein and “Hate Man” for the new Dennis P. Eichhorn comics anthology Real Good Stuff– The book turned out fantastic– Contributors include Pat Moriarity, Mary Fleener, Sean Hurley, Max Clotfelter, Tom Van Deusen, and Aaron Lange– Order one direct from the publisher, Poochie Press—

Silver leaf on cow skull I bought at Jackalope store in Albuquerque–

Pen & ink portrait of my friend and mentor Kim Thompson for Robert Boyd’s piece in the latest issue of The Stranger’s quarterly art & performance magazine– I worked with Kim at Fantagraphics Books from 1990-1996, and learned a helluva lot from him– Kim passed away June 19th–

11 x 17 poster for the August 9 DT’s/Endino’s Earthworm/Tom Price Desert Classic show at Slim’s in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood– The bands will be playing the outdoor stage, and this gig should be one for the ages–

Dennis Dread requested photos of contibuting artists reading his Entartete “Kunts” book– Here’s mine— Purchase the book from the ANJA website—

 

I have 8-pages of art and bio in Dennis Dread’s mammoth new book of “metal and punk inspired art,” Entartete “Kunts” (a reworking of the German entartete kunst, or “degenerate art”)– The book showcases/expands the 3 “Kunts” art shows that Dennis curated in Portland Oregon, and is a must-have item for fans of rad/metal art! 42 artists, 340 full color pages–

The Jack Endino “Rumble” 12 inch 45 turned out very nice: 3 killer tracks, clear vinyl, cool inner sleeve, numbered edition of 500– Stay tuned for Jack’s new full-length CD/LP, which I also did art for– 

Portrait of my pal Lester’s Basset Hound “Cupcake”– Acrylic on textured hardboard, 6 x 8 inches–

Commissioned portrait of Lee Van Cleef– 12 X 16 inches, acrylic on cradled hardboard–

Translucent acrylic on gold leaf on hardboard– 36 x 36 inches–

I did 6 small, posterized David Bowie paintings for the March 18 issue of The New Yorker– Read the article here—

Here is a music compilation I put together culled from the Tom Ardolino Song-Poem Collection, which I had the pleasure(?) of recording for Penn Jillette, who purchased the collection in 2003–  Click on this link to download (78 Mb zip file), and check out the American Song-Poem Music Archives website for lotsa info about the strange world of the “song-poem”–

Track List:
1. Stay Where You Are (Sterling 404) -Norm Burns
2. Blue Atoms (Sterling 404) -Norm Burns
3. The Stars Were Wrong About You (Preview 1223) -Rodd Keith
4. Vampire Husband (Sterling 591) -Shelly Stuart & The Five Stars
5. Black Is Beautiful (unnumbered acetate) -Karmello Brooks
6. Black Man (Preview 1723) -Barbara Foster
7. One Soul Love (MSR 828) -Dick Kent
8. Love Is A Wonderful Feeling (Sterling 674) -Gil Reed & The Five Stars
9. My Husband, Lover, Friend (MSR 851) -Bobbi Blake
10. Such A Love (Lane 102) -Rodd Keith
11. We’re Giving Up Something Funky (Cinema 7325) -The Real Pros
12. Cruising On My Motorbike (Preview 1777) -Gene Marshall
13. Lady Off Pedestal At Notre Dame ((Dolly-O 1020) -Jack Kim
14. Blue Hill Twist (Blue Hill 102) -Jeff Reynolds
15. Temptations And Desires (LH 10015) -No Artist Named
16. Armageddon (Sterling 720) -Gary Roberts
17. This World Is In A Hell Of A Fix (Halmark OV-446) -No Artist Named
18. Blue Fate (Film City 2044) -Rodd Keith
19. This Old World (Starlet 13014) -Rodney Rivers
20. The Vacant House (Preview 1184) -Milford Perkins
21. You Better Cool It Baby (CRH 85) -Ralph Lowe
22. All By Myself (Air 1574) -Don Davis Jr.
23. The Hell With You (MSR 2475) -Roger Bonnette
24. Our Space Ship (Lectron 10889) -Cara Stewart

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