A Choice of Beards
2013, gouache, chalk
I told you it was a bit odd.
Talkin’ about beards: A pop up story
2013, gouache, chalk
So yeah, I made a pop up. It’s a bit odd. But not as odd as the other one that’s coming in a sec
COMMISSIONS: OPEN!
The examples here aren’t the best examples, any paid work I got would be to a higher standard, but here’s some stuff for a vague impression, that’ll get replaced when I have stuff to the appropriate standard.
ROUGH price list
A5 B&W: £10
Examples here are rough sketches, commissions would be to a higher standard and full body (unless requested otherwise) Additional figures £5 each.
A5: digital colour £15
£10 per extra figure
A5 watercolour: £20
First image is closest to the level of technique, although price listed is for one full body commission. Additional figures are £10 each.
A6 gouache painting; £20
Price is for level of content shown in above paintings. Size can go up to A5 for £40.
So yeah, get in touch. Exact prices will vary depending on what you ask me for, but these should give you a rough idea of what bang you’re getting for your buck. Contact me at g.johnson.rsn@gmail.com with the details of what you want and we can take it from there. All prices include postage of the originals, digitally coloured commissions will include the original and a colour print the same size.
Words cannot express how helpful it’d be if people spread the word about this. Reblogs, tweets, facebook, whatever.
Now, wouldn’t something like this make a good christmas present? Just get in touch. Also there’s comics for sale as ever (although I need to mark Town Mouse as sold out!) and an awful lot of things on here are available as a digital print (or the litho prints as you know, litho prints) so feel free to ask about them!
And the last one was based on Cheerleader by St Vincent. I’m aiming to open commissions soon, so these should give an idea of my more painterly stuff, but there’s always my watercolour stuff and the line drawings, and even digital work. Expect a post about that sooner rather than later (hopefully)
I’ve had good times
With some bad guys
I’ve told whole lies
With a half smile
Held your bare bones
With my clothes on
I’ve thrown rocks
That hit both my arms
I don’t know what good it serves
Pouring my purse in the dirt
But I-I-I-I-I don’t wanna be your cheerleader no more
But I-I-I-I-I don’t wanna be your cheerleader no more
I’ve played dumb
When I knew better
Tried so hard
Just to be clever
I know honest thieves
I call family
I’ve seen America
With no clothes on
But I-I-I-I-I don’t wanna be a cheerleader no more
But I-I-I-I-I don’t wanna be a cheerleader no more
I don’t know what I deserve
But for you I could work
Cause I don’t wanna be a cheerleader no more
I don’t wanna be a cheerleader no more
I don’t wanna be a cheerleader no more
I don’t wanna be a dirt eater no more
I don’t wanna be a dirt eater no more
I don’t wanna be a cheerleader no more
Next one in that commission series, Allo Darlin’s Let’s Go Swimming
In the middle of the summer on the west coast of Sweden
We had sandwiches in our bags waiting to be eaten
On those fallen trees sun was drifting through the leaves
And you had led me to the biggest lake that I’d ever seen, and
All of the punks in Camden could never shout about it, and
All of the hipsters in Shoreditch could never style it, and
All of the bankers in Moorgate could never buy it for you
This is simple, and it’s true
So let’s go swimming this afternoon
The water here is so clear I can see all the way to the bottom
And it’s so strange — in winter, all this will be frozen solid
I tell you it feels new to go swimming somewhere nothing can eat you, and
All of the punks in Camden could never shout about it, and
All of the hipsters in Shoreditch could never style it, and
All of the bankers in Moorgate could never buy it for you
This is simple, and it’s true
So let’s go swimming this afternoon
And down by the ocean I learned to give in
As we fall through the waves I know that this is it
The start of May on the central coast of Queensland
In a little cove where pandanus lines the sand
The water’s so salty, if we stay in too long we’ll get thirsty
But there’s beer in the Esky
All of the punks in Camden could never shout about it, and
All of the hipsters in Shoreditch could never style it, and
All of the bankers in Moorgate could never buy it for you
This is simple, and it’s true
So let’s go swimming this afternoon
And another, this one is based on Wolf Pack by The Vaccines
You’ve seen the world
What did it look like?
You took a plane
I’ll take a push bike
Run with the wolves
Calling all the wolf pack
When did you go and when did you get back?
I don’t even know you
You’re just someone new I don’t want to talk to
You’re wild, I don’t find you crazy at all
You’re on the rocks
Would you like to get some?
I’m kind of straight
Where do you come from?
I’m always right but what’s your perception?
I’m kind of shy
Oh, didn’t he mention?
I don’t even know you
You’re just someone new I don’t want to talk to
You’re wild, I don’t find you crazy at all
I don’t even know you
You’re just someone new I don’t want to talk to
You’re wild, I don’t find you crazy at all
I don’t even know you
You’re just someone new I don’t want to talk to
You’re wild, I don’t find you crazy at all
Next one in the series, this one is based on El Perro Del Mar’s song This Loneliness
This loneliness
Ain’t pretty no more
Loneliness
Only taking a place of a friend
This loneliness
Ain’t pretty no more
Loneliness
Only taking a place of a friend
Loneliness
What a help you’ve been
This lonely days
You do the best to keep in
The tears and the rain
And the heartbreaks again
Only you will know
How the days go by
With no friendly hi’s
And no friendly hello’s
This loneliness
Ain’t pretty no more
Loneliness
Only taking a place of a friend
This loneliness
Ain’t pretty no more
Loneliness
Only taking a place of a friend
Loneliness
What a friend you’ve been
This lonely times
You try your best to hold in
The tears and the rain
And the heartbreaks again
Only you can know
How the years go by
With no friendly smiles
And no friendly hello’s
This loneliness
Ain’t pretty no more
Loneliness
Only taking a place of a friend
This loneliness
Ain’t pretty no more
Loneliness
Only taking a place of a friend
Oh, ah, when you come
Bring the sun when you come
Oh, ah, when you come
Bring the sun when you come
Oh, ah, when you come
Bring the sun when you come
Oh, ah, when you come
Bring the sun when you come
This loneliness
Ain’t pretty no more
Loneliness
Only taking a place of a friend
This loneliness
Ain’t pretty no more
Loneliness
Only taking a place of a friend
This loneliness
Ain’t pretty no more
Loneliness
Only taking a place of a friend
So back when I did that painting inspired by The Wave Pictures’ song Spaghetti, someone liked it and got in contact to commission me for a project they’re doing called ‘Five Easy Pieces’, where the brief commissioned of many artists was to do five postcard-ish sized paintings inspired by songs of their choice. This was hardly an opportunity I was going to pass up, and I can finally show you lot!
This first one is based on my ultimate happy song, Mountains by Sparklehorse
Once I was a big old bear
Reigning blows on sparkly snares
In the woods after the snow
The white noise witch her hammers cold
Rest beneath the pine and rose
In our suits and sunday clothes
Cheer up my brother
It’s going to be alright
I know your hearts are heavy as mountains
But were going to go back home one day
Hang there little winter star
Tell me who you really are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Born with honey in my hair
Once i was a big old bear
Cheer up my brother
It’s going to be alright
I know your hearts are heavy as mountains
But were going to go back home one day
Wore my dress up to my knees
There’s ghosts of babies in the streams
I was listening to The Wave Pictures while working and got distracted. http://vimeo.com/37297113
May go into it and fix a couple of things but it was just a quick painting anyway.
