Visual Abuse

Here’s a sample look at VISUAL ABUSE: JIM BLANCHARD’S GRAPHIC ART 1982-2002, published by Fantagraphics Books— It turned out great! The 200-page hardcover will be in stores in October, 2016. Pre-order from Amazon here, or do the right thing and pre-order directly from the publisher here--

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dick Curless

Portrait of country singer Dick Curless-- Acrylic on panel, 5 x 7 inches--

Sweet Invicta

 

CD EP packaging for Bellingham, WA teenage rock combo Sweet Invicta— Recorded by Conrad Uno— Hear it and buy it here--

Timothy Carey

Commissioned portrait of Timothy Carey, legendary character actor, director, and nut-- Acrylic on panel, 9 x 12 inches--

Doggy Benefit At Darrell's

Poster design for a benefit show to help fund spay and neuter clinics in Washington State's Yakima Valley-- This poster is available as a high-quality digital print here--

Annabella's Dad

Commissioned ink portrait of my friend Annabella's dad--

Little Richard for Oxford American

Pen & ink portrait of Little Richard for the 2016 Music Issue of Oxford American magazine-- Read David Ramsey's excellent article "Prayers For Richard" at the Oxford American website-- A limited edition giclée print of this art is available here--

Fatty Arbuckle

Commissioned pen & ink portrait of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle--

Mari Evans

Commissioned pen & ink portrait of poet Mari Evans--

Jim Jones & Squeaky Fromme

Pen and ink portraits of culties Jim Jones and Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme-- Buy the Jim Jones original art here, the Squeaky Fromme original art here, and a nifty Squeaky giclée print here--

Thalmus Rasulala

Painting of actor Thalmus Rasulala, acrylic on panel, 9 x 9 inches--

Boss Rhino EP

I did artwork and design for the new 12 inch EP by Bellingham, WA hard rockers BOSS RHINO-- The vinyl is translucent gold and the edition is 500-- Mixed by Dave Crider-- Buy one via US Post at the Discogs.com listing page--

Marc Maron / Redd Foxx

Renowned comedian and podcast host Marc Maron loves his Redd Foxx giclée print, and tweeted as much on June 21-- Thank you, Marc! Purchase a print here--

James Coburn

Painting of James Coburn, acrylic on clay board, 8 x 10 inches--

Appendages Silkscreen Book

Here's a look at APPENDAGES limited edition silkscreen art book by Jim Blanchard-- Created entirely by hand by French art collective Le Cagibi-- Sorry to say the edition of 70 copies is now sold out-- See a Facebook photo set of the whole book-making process here--

Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas painting, 18 x 14 inches, acrylic on hardboard--

Muhammad Ali for The Stranger

I did a portrait of Muhammad Ali for the cover of this week's The Stranger newsweekly-- Buy the ink original here--

Vader

Acrylic painting of "Vader," a friend's Chocolate Lab-- 12 x 12 inches on cradled hardboard--

Christina Lindberg

Commissioned painting of Christina Lindberg from the film Thriller: A Cruel Picture, aka: They Call Her One-Eye-- Acrylic on stretched canvas, 24 x 30 inches--

Lawrence Ferlinghetti for Extra Good Stuff

Here is a pencil portrait (with Photoshop color) of legendary Beat poet and publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti for the back cover of Dennis P. Eichhorn's latest comix anthology, EXTRA GOOD STUFF, to be published in 2015 by Last Gasp of San Francisco-- Buy the original art here--

Language Lessons Volume 1

I did a broadside illustrating a piece by poet Brian Barker for Chet Weise and Ben Swank's massive new Language Lessons box set, out now from Third Man Records-- Buy and learn more about the Language Lessons box set at the Third Man website--

Personality Crisis at Dwelling Spaces June 21 - July 17

I'll have paintings, drawings and prints on the walls of Dwelling Spaces in Tulsa, Oklahoma from June 21 through July 17-- I will be there July 17 for the closing night party-- See the Dwelling Spaces website for more info--

Captain Beefheart

Commissioned painting of Don Van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart-- 16 x 16 inches, acrylic on panel--

Julee Cruise

Commissioned painting of singer Julee Cruise-- 14 x 18 inches, acrylic on panel--

David Lynch Stickerpainting

Commissioned stickerpainting of director David Lynch-- Acrylic and adhesive stickers on hardboard, 30 x 40 inches--

Peter Fonda & Nancy Sinatra

Commissioned portrait of Peter Fonda & Nancy Sinatra from the film The Wild Angels-- 16 X 20 inches, acrylic on cradled hardboard--

Dennis Eichhorn's Real Good Stuff

I did portraits of Jesse Bernstein and "Hate Man" for the new Dennis P. Eichhorn comics anthology REAL GOOD STUFF-- The book turned out fantastic-- Contributors include Pat Moriarity, Mary Fleener, Sean Hurley, Max Clotfelter, Tom Van Deusen, and Aaron Lange-- Order one direct from the publisher, Poochie Press--