Circle Dot Painting

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This Untitled Painting is current for sale. Originally created in 2018 for a group show at Pinecone+Chickadee in Portland, Maine. It has been hanging on my studio wall ever since. It measures 8-8inches and is a combination of acrylic paint and paint marker. Asking $100 shipped in the US. Feel free to email me a krisgjohnsen@gmail.com if interested. Otherwise please enjoy these pictures I recently snapped of the art.

Slim Wild Boar & his Forsaken Shadow Album

Finally got a physical copy of this album in my hands! Slim Wild Boar & his Forsaken Shadow – Self Titled. Released in 2014. I did the album cover illustration as well as the record sticker with the boar and text on it.

Winter Picnic 2014 Photos

Photos from Sunday’s Winter Picnic event in Portland, Maine!

Thanks to all those who stopped by my table and said hi or picked something up for themselves or a present. Also thanks to Anabelle Souza for helping me out all day at the table.

Birds in a Row on Wooden Panels for Bangor’s The Rock and Art Shop

Recently I was asked to take part in a large group art show at the Rock and Art Shop in Bangor, Maine. This is a shop that I sell prints, T’s and patches at and have visited on occasion and is a really amazing place! The idea behind the show is about 30 artists all get 3, 5-5in wood panels to make art on. I decided to keep with a theme I was already working on for the new Blood Warrior album and have these relate. Two of the birds are part of the record packaging and one is an extension of it. The panels do not say Blood Warrior of have any text. I’m really happy with how these came out and they were really fun to work on. The panels are up at the shop now along with many other great artists. Each panel is $50 and only available through the Gallery. I believe there is an Opening/Closing Party for the show on December 5th. Or atleast that is when it is up until. If you are around Bangor please stop by and see my pieces!

Here’s two shots from the gallery below!

New Stag and Snake Screen Printed Poster

I just finished up printing 2 editions of this print I created a few months ago for the band Graveyard Lovers. It was initially a t-shirt design for the band but I always kind of liked it so much I decided to make it into a 12-16in 1 color poster. I also printed a small edition with band text that will be sent to the band and available through them. These are up for sale now here.

NEW Tattooed Hands T-shirt

I recently put together this Tattooed Hands t-shirt after finishing up a small wood panel with this design. I’ve been playing around with lots of black and white imagery lately and thought this would look pretty good on a black/charcoal t-shirt. Each shirt will be hand printed by myself with care in my studio. I’ve been printing lots of these shirts to order so I make sure each one is up to par and printed well! You can pick up one of these here if you would like!

The printed area of the shirt is roughly 12-12in. in size and printed with white water based inks. Below you will find a few pics of the actual wood panel this shirt design came from. This panel is also for sale, so email me if interested. $75 takes it home!

Eat More Art 2014 Art Show at Pinecone+Chickadee

on May 2nd First Friday I’ll be putting on another Eat More Art group show at Pinecone+Chickadee in Portland, ME. In this show I have 50 or so 8-8in. wood panels I pass out to friends and artists around town and ask them to create something on them. Then we get them all back and hang them up for a First Friday opening. It’s a pretty simple concept and got some really great work last year when we did this, so why not do it again?!
You can view pictures from the last Eat More Art show here.

So again I’m putting the word out there to friends who want to be part of this show. If you are interested please send me an email at krisgjohnsen@gmail.com. This is not a free for all type art show we have had in the past so you will need to get in touch with me to join in.

3.28.2014 Updates

Here are a few pictures from the last few days. Recently myself and my friend Ryan LaMunyon have been hanging out and just drawing or painting. We did this a little more often a few months ago when we were working on our group art show at Pinecone+Chickadee. We each painted on some panels last night getting ready for the 2nd Eat More Art show at P+C in Portland which I’ll be throwing very soon. It’s where I pass out lots of 8in.-8in. wood panels to friends and artists and have them do whatever they want on them and hang them for a First Friday Art show. More info on this soon!

I recently picked up a new Nikon D3300 camera. I’ve been meaning to buy a nice camera like this for years! Literally since graduating from art school. Well I finally decided to put down the money for one and I’ll be taking lots more pictures and documenting my work so much better. I’m currently working on overhauling my website as well as making a new store to buy my prints and other things. This store will not be on Etsy and I will treat it more of a wholesale store. A place where people can pick up a print if they want but it will also be a place where I only put things that I have a lot of. I will treat my Etsy store more for 1 off and rare things to keep each seperate.

Above is a panel I worked on at drawing night. The size is 12in.-16in. painted with acrylic paint. Contact me if interested.

 

Framed. Group Art show at Pinecone And Chickadee Pictures

A little late posting these but they have been up on the Pinecone+Chickadee Facebook for awhile. The Framed. Group Art show at the store was a huge success! The show will be up till the end of the month and since these pictures were taken I have had to re-organize the wall because pieces have sold since the opening. Still looks great though! So proud of the artwork that was submitted for the show.

Here’s a bunch of pictures of the show and the opening plus a ton of Polaroids I took all night of the people attending. Enjoy!

Pictures of my finished Metryoshka Doll

This past month I was lucky enough to be part of a great group show at Pinecone+Chickadee in Portland. The store I also work at and put on art shows every now and then. The show featured the artists: Kate Hargrave, Jamie Hogan, Amy Teh, Bevin Holmberg, Ryan Lamunyon, Steve Zittel, Zach Howard, Matt Notterman, Laree Love, Kris Johnsen, Chelsea Dowd and Samantha Rocray. We were all given blank matryoshka dolls to paint whatever we wanted on them and turn them back in to be on display for our First Friday opening. Mine is above, the skull growing into a tree. With all the other artists below. It was a real challenge because I haven’t painted with real paint in awhile and had to basically learn it all again reminding me that I need to paint the undercolors first and the detail last, which I usually do the complete opposite when making a screen print design. I’m really happy with my outcome though and was pretty blown away by everyone else’s and was glad to be part of a different type of art show in Portland using an old medium.

Jamie Hogan

Zach Howard

Ryan LaMunyon

Kate Hargrave

Steve Zittel

Amy teh

Chelsea Dowd

Laree Love

Bevin Holmberg

Samantha Rocray