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Phish Heads

2010-09-30T15:23:00.001-07:00

I just finished this commission of a set of portraits of the controversial rock band Phish. I didn't really know too much about Phish, having managed to hear very little of their music in the 20 years or so that they've been around, but I did learn a thing or two hunting the internet for references for these portraits. Seem like nice fellows, and I'm pretty happy with the way they came out. Trivia hounds may be interested to know that the Trey portrait is based on one of his mug shots, and that is very difficult to find a front-facing picture of Page. Also, too, t seems to me that Mike Gordon does not look entirely unlike David Wm. Sims.
Each panel is approx. 5" square, and the price was 50 bucks.

Jabba the Hutt painting

2010-09-15T15:27:00.000-07:00

New entry in the Star Wars unlimited series, this time of Jabba the Hutt.

Want one? Buy it here

Patchwork U.S.A. flier

2010-02-09T11:03:00.001-08:00

I put this together fairly quickly, pretty much a first draft in pencil, inked it and cut and pasted it together. Given another day or two, I'd probably have made it look a little bit slicker, but not much.
click the image to see it full size.

More sketchbook spreads

2010-01-14T12:06:00.000-08:00

Click on images to enlarge

Boba Fett, Mr. T, Yoda!

2010-01-05T23:42:00.000-08:00

I've got a few new folk pop art paintings for sale in my Etsy shop. Wheee!

Sketchbook spreads

2009-12-20T23:05:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures of some 2 page spreads from some of my sketchbooks. You can click on the pictures to enlarge them for a closer look.

Rejected TCM Underground ads!

2009-12-10T08:11:00.001-08:00

Going through a closet in my basement, I found a box containing these drawings, which I did for the Turner Classic Movies ad campaign a while back. These are the pictures they didn't use for ads, though the ad agency did suggest at least a couple of the captions. "We wanna be free..." was a reference to The Wild Angels (and I suppose, Russ Myers' Mudhoney), which I think was likely lost on the art director. But maybe Rob Zombie would have gotten it!
The "Cult Film Feast" picture was rejected explicitly because the resemblance to Vincent Price was too vivid! Apparently the network has a few differences of opinion with the Price family, and weren't interested in complicating matters by using his likeness in advertisements.

A gallery of the actual ads as they appeared in print can be viewed here.

Mike Dixon Etsy shop now open

2009-11-24T23:55:00.001-08:00

I've started an etsy shop. You can look at it by directing your internet browser toward http://www.etsy.com/shop/mikedixonart.
Thanks!

Tug Johnson?

2009-08-08T14:20:00.000-07:00

Sketchbook drawings, August 8th, 2009

New painting, of a dog

2009-04-05T21:03:00.000-07:00

I did this painting for a friend. It is a portrait of her late dog.

Soft Targets - "The Kids Want Action" 7" single artwork

2009-04-01T09:36:00.000-07:00

Record releases from Chicago rock modern rock band Soft Targets are coming fastly and furiously, and the most recent on the vinyl record format is available now from quality shops, online retailers, or directly from the Loud Devices record co. They asked me to design the cover and an insert, so I did. It turned out looking like this:
front cover

back cover

insert

You get 2 str8 bangers wrapped in a nifty Mutant Mitt-Romney guy and Curly Fries pacakage for like $4.00. A steal!

Admiral Akbar painting = done!

2009-03-29T10:29:00.000-07:00

I kind of forgot that I'd set this blog up, but now that I've remembered, I'd like to present this finished work, an Admiral Akbar portrait commissioned by a private collector in Chicago, IL:

Size is approx. 16" x 20", acrylic on canvas. Now taking commissions for any characters from the sci-fi or comic book realm, prices negotiable.