New(ish) artwork in the studio

I updated a piece that I made in 2014 (painted some new zeros and ones and added to the original). I always dreamt of making this work large, where it goes all over the wall. One day maybe… The colors and font give it a circus type feel, which I am a fan of, but also the work reminds me of bingo. The winning combo will win you a prize!

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Quarantined NYC - New sign painting in the studio

Hand painted sign on a scrap piece of balsa wood. Inspired by the movie poster for Plan 9 from Outer Space.. one of the greatest bad movies of all time!

Trying some new things on this sign so it is bit of an oddball, which is appropriate I guess for this type of film.

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Quarantined NYC - New sign painting at the studio

Hand painted sign on a scrap piece of balsa wood. Inspired by the House of Wax movie poster…
3 DIMENSION!!

I am a big fan of B-movies of old. Something about their honesty, like.. the enthusiasm was there despite all the setbacks. But I don’t share the same sentiments with modern day B-movies… it’s hard to explain.

But anyway.. the fact is that House of Wax IS a good movie, it just didn’t have the budget to support its vision.

For more information about sign painting in the NYC/Brooklyn area check out my site: http://www.thewonderfulworldof.com/signpainting

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Illusory Street Typography in Bold Murals by Ben Johnston

An interesting way to make ordinary text into something extraordinary. https://bit.ly/2LUE1sN

“Toronto-based designer Ben Johnston plays with color, shadow, and perspective to create typography that appears three-dimensional in his site-specific murals. “

Via https://www.thisiscolossal.com/

'In New York, A Hand-Painted Sign Renaissance Is Underway'

Interesting article about sign painting in Brooklyn, NY. The two restaurants talked about in the article are only a couple of blocks from my home.

”When people reopen, people are going to want things that feel like home. And another Helvetica vinyl sign does not feel like home. Industrial design doesn’t feel like home. So I hope that there’s more and more hand-painted signs … I think that there are a billion different ways that sign painting infiltrates our culture, and people haven’t been paying attention that much. But sign painters are still working. It’s an imperative part of how we communicate, and I think that it’s only increasing in value.”

https://www.insidehook.com/article/new-york/ihand-painted-sign-renaissance?eid=2eb4d90d478490fbc79f02bbdf60d6ff&utm_source=InsideHook&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=new-york

Quarantined NYC: New paintings at the studio

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I ran out of scrap wood so now I am painting on scrap pieces of foam core. 4 x 3” each. Enamel paint. I am keeping this work loose, spontaneous; not sure what I will do with it.
I was interested in classic circus sideshow imagery, the colors and shapes. These pieces all might ultimately be parts of a whole, like Vultron. But I’m not sure yet. Did I mention I like swirls?

Quarantined NYC: Sign painting at the studio

New hand painted sign on a scrap piece of balsa wood.
Inspired by DC‘s “World’s Finest” comic book logo.

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Quarantined NYC: Sign painting at the studio

New signage painted on a scrap piece of plywood.
Inspired by text found on a classic Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus poster… featuring a tiger!!

Quarantined NYC: Sign painting at the studio

New sign painting on a scrap piece of wood. Inspired by the Seamless door signs I see in closed restaurants throughout Brooklyn.

Quarantined NYC: Sign painting at the studio

Hand painted sign on a scrap piece of MDO

‘Twenty four’ inspired by the "When I'm sixty four" sequence in the movie "Yellow Submarine" (a new favorite of my daughter). Someone suggested I was painting the amount of time I am spending at home…. possibly.

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Quarantined NYC: Sign painting at the studio

Hand painted sign on a scrap piece of plywood. Inspired by a preview advertisement for a Jack Kirby(?) comic. "Next Issue: The Power of Psycho Man. As We Wonder — Shall Earth Endure?”

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Quarantined NYC: Sign painting at the studio!

New hand painted sign, ‘Tastes Great,’ is inspired by classic, ice cream cone packaging.

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New hand painted sign from the studio

‘ZERO’ - enamel paint on a scrap piece of plywood.
Inspired by the DC comic ‘Strange Adventures’ #162

New hand painted sign I made in the studio

Inspired by the comic book, Space Adventures, this sign was painted on a scrap piece of luan wood.

What I learned from this piece is that it is a good idea to first consider whether to coat the wood with a matte medium or not before painting it. This will allow the surface to be sealed and essentially, make it easier to paint. This is both good and bad. Good because of the speed factor, but bad because if you seal the wood then you lose the great texture of the woodgrain. You can see this in the letter ‘S’. After I painted it I noticed what was happening and sealed the rest of the text thinking it wouldn’t look any different. Well… now I know!

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Hand painted sign on A-frame for the Italian restaurant, Scalino GP, in Brooklyn, NY

New sign painting for Scalino GP, a traditional Italian restaurant (659 Manhattan Ave) located in the quaint Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY.

For this particular business, having a hand painted sign fits perfectly well with its aesthetics. The hand painted quality is reminiscent of old New York City and reflects to its customer the restaurants commitment to detail and quality.

For more information about sign painting in the NYC/Brooklyn area check out my site: http://www.thewonderfulworldof.com/signpainting

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