Sorry for the downtime, I know there haven’t been as many posts lately as there usually is. I have been dealing with a handfull of trojans/virus, something that seems like a non-stop occurrence when it comes to Windows. So I finally just switched over to Mac. I am hoping this will allow to focus more on content, new projects I have in the works and of course studying.

Pressure Printing has just released a new print, this one from James Jean. “Dive” has been in the making for three years now according to the sites blog. The print is 36″ x 23″ with an image area of 29″ x 16″, it is a 2-color intaglio print on Rives Heavyweight paper. It is embossed with the printers chop, letterpressed artists chop and a special embossed title hand-drawn by James. There is also a special edition which has hand embellishments added to the print. The regular edition is limited to 15, special is limited to 7, each print comes signed and numbered and with a custom-designed, perforated, signed and numbered certificate of authenticity. This is such a beautiful print, the imagery James has created works so well with a print of this quality and attention.

Get it here: James Jean “Dive” @ Pressure Printing

“Wisdom of the Ancients”Jeff McMillan has a handful of prints available over at his Soceity6 profile. One of which is “Wisdom of the Ancients”, a tryptich painting that comes in three sizes at very affordable prices. Each print is on matte, 100% cotton rag paper using Epson K3 archival inks. The sizes are 23″ x 11″, 28″ x 13″, and 40″ x 17″. The largest of these prints is just under $50, this is a great price for such a killer print. Framing this print is not going to be simple, but the price you save on the print will help in the custom frame you will need.

Get it here: Jeff McMillan @ Society6

An artist out of Berlin, Jurgen was trained at the Visual Arts at Fachhochschule Hannover and has had work in exhibitions in Germany, Russia and the United States. He works primarily in oils, and while he does create some single figure images, most of his work is this image collage layout. Figures that might be recognizable from movies such as Carrie, The Wolfman and even Hellboy, as well as figures that look plucked right out documentary photos or someones personal collection. Each one of the paintings forces you to question what the story is, what is going on in these images and how do the figure relate. I like the contrast that some of the paintings have with areas being highly rendered, while other areas look loosely sketched as seen in the third image.

Head on over and see the rest of his work: Jurgen Grewe Homepage

CMYK Projects has just released a new print by Sandi Calistro, who was one of the artists in the “The is the End” exhibition last year. “Maxine” is a 16″ x 20″ giclee print on Hahnemuhle paper, signed and numbered in an edition of 100 for $95 each. The prints also come with a certificate of authenticity.

Get it here: Sandi Calistro @ CMYK Projects

Gallery 1988 SF has released a new print by Ken Keirns. The image comes from a painting Ken had in his latest solo show at the gallery. “Band Aid” is 12″ x 16″ giclee on Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art paper, signed and numbered in an edition of 50 for $65 each. To order one of these prints contact the gallery @ (415) 409-1376 / gallery1988sf@gmail.com

Metro Orange Art has just released a new print by Leslie Ditto. “Princess of Pop” is 22″ x 14″ on 100% Cotton Rag paper, signed and numbered in an edition of 75.

Get it here: Princess of Pop @ Metro Orange Art

Coming this Friday, February 12th from Genevive Zacconi and Last Rites Gallery is “The Red Light District” at the Dirty Show Detroit. Curated by Genevive, the show will feature erotic inspired works by Paul Booth, Scott G Brooks, Shawn Barber, Vincent Castiglio, Colin Christian, Brian Viveros, Dan Quintana, Camilla d’Errico, David Stoupakis, Michael Hussar and more. There is some really amazing work in this, and if you are lucky enough to be in the area, make sure to make it for the reception night. Take a look at the preview images, and then head on over to the full preview.

“The Red Light Exhibit” @ The Dirty Show Preview