More Winter Shows

••• The Art Of Musical Maintanence 7 •••
@ The Goodfoot in Portland, OR
Dec 9 - Jan 25
The annual rock poster show is back with the likes of EMEK, Guy Burwell, Jay Ryan, Jim Mazza, John Vogl, Methane studios, Nate Duval, Patent Pending, Todd Slater, Tyler Stout, and a ton more! The Goodfoot is located at 2845 SE Stark Street. On-line sales will begin Dec 12th at www.thegoodfoot.com.

••• Not For Squares •••
@ The Basement Gallery in Boise, ID
Dec 2 – Jan 29
Not for Squares is the Basement Gallery’s Winter exhibition. A baker’s dozen of artists pack a punch in a whammy of a show – a little street, a little pop-surreal, a little eccentric and the downright strange.
Misty Benson, Gary McCauley, Shelley Jund, Emily Wenner and Joseph Cowman debut at the gallery, with second-time exhibitor, Tobias Cresci and regular exhibitors Ben Wilson, Mike Flinn, April VaDeGrift, John Padlo, Keith Farnsworth, Tony Rios, and John Warfel.
The Basement Gallery is located at 928 West Main Street in downtown Boise. On-line sales can be found at www.basementgalleryboise.com a few weeks after opening night.

TMP 9+1 Pt. 2

For the second time in two years Trey McIntyre Project is collaborating with Idaho artists in an even grander version of the original 9+1 Project. Trey McIntyre Project asked each participating artist to create a “portrait” of the dancers. The exhibit will remain open to the public Monday through Friday from 9-5 through December 23. TMP Headquarters are located at 775 Fulton Street in downtown Boise, ID. On-line sales will begin Dec 3rd at treymcintyre.com. The pieces I did for the show are below.

The American Athlete (girl) | Mixed Media | TMP 9+1 Pt. 2

The American Athlete (boy) | Mixed Media | TMP 9+1 Pt. 2

Boise Weekly Illustrations

Here are some more select Boise Weekly illustrations that might be pleasing to your eye balls.

New Built To Spill Poster

There was a bit of a "Boise invasion" at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon this past weekend. Legendary Boise rockers Built to Spill played the Ballroom with other great Boise acts like Le Fleur. The CB topped off the Boise connection by asking me to design the poster for the show. I had a lot of fun with this design and was really inspired by the Boise community that fosters great artist like Built To Spill and Le Fleur. You can see the results below. It is available for purchase at my on-line store. I'd like to thank everybody involved with this great Boise/Portland collaboration!

Built To Spill with Le Fleur | 12"X18" inches | Edition of 137
Signed & Numbered | High Quality Off-Set Print | Desert Storm Stock
$20.00 + Shipping | Available at www.benwilsonart.com

Monsters In The Cupboard

The Flying M put together a cool show to benefit the Idaho Foodbank this month called Monsters In The Cupboard. They gave local artists a cupboard door with a charge to create images inspired by the title of the show. Below is the results of my cupboard creation titled Soggy Bread. The cupboards will be up for silent auction through the month of October. There are a lot of amazing artists in this show like Randy Jamison, Erin Ruiz, Cale Cathey, Jerms, Toby Robin, and John Warfel... the list goes on. The Flying M is located in downtown Boise at 500 W. Idaho St.

Soggy Bread | 23"x13" Inches | Mixed Media on Cupboard

Soggy Bread | Detail

The Black Keys Poster

I had the pleasure of working with The Black Keys management in creating a poster for a stop on their tour this fall. They commissioned several amazing designers/artists to create posters for each stop on the tour. I designed the poster for the Seattle show at The Paramount Theatre. I'd like to thank Fielding and everybody in The Black Keys camp for having me participate. If you dig a heavy neo-blues jam, then I would pick up a copy of The Black Keys new album titled Brothers. The are excellent live as well, if you get the opportunity to see them. The poster is currently available in the on-line store at www.benwilsonart.com.

The Black Keys | 17.75" x 12.75" inches | Edition of 197
Signed & Numbered | High Quality Off-Set Print | Natural Felt Stock
$20.00 + Shipping | Available At www.benwilsonart.com

Freaks & Geeks

I did a piece for a very noble individual named Andrew Wycherly quite sometime ago and I recently felt a need to post it. Andrew is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to the wide world of sports and I felt a need to address and honor his vast knowledge through the piece below. It is titled Freaks & Geeks of the NBA. It is an ode to the unsung heroes of the NBA that inspired us in nontraditional ways. There are some stats that just aren't quantifiable, however some of us are certainly keeping tabs regardless of their ambiguity...

Freaks & Geeks of the NBA | Mixed Media on Panel