Month O' Monsters 2016 - The Ninth Post

Happy Halloween and Día de los Muertos, amigos! Here are some final pieces to leave you with. A screen printed gig poster, and two doodles from my sketchbook. I hope you had a great spooky season, and got real weird with it!

If anyone is interested, here are the Halloween movies I finished out the month with:

9. The Fog (1980)

10. Creature from the Black Lagoon

11. Ernest Scared Stupid

12. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

13. Creepshow

Month O' Monsters 2016 - The Seventh Post

Here are the remaining three (of six total) prints from the my Scewby Dewd series. Like I wrote before, these pieces are mashup screen prints, created by layering images, patterns and colors. When going through the imagery that I would be using for these prints, I was inspired by the juxtaposition of retro monsters combined with pretty ladies modeling mid-century hair and clothing. These combinations reminded me of the fun of the old Scooby Doo cartoons. I tried to choose a color palette that matched the zaniness and spookiness of the series, and the rest is history! - Kyle Blair

Month O' Monsters 2016 - The Fifth Post

Last summer, I attended Frogman's Print Workshops in South Dakota, where I had the unique opportunity to learn under some of the best printmakers currently working in the country. One of the classes I took was under screen printer, Carlos Hernandez. One of the many screen printing techniques that Carlos enjoys using is creating mashup prints. Part borrowed imagery, part chaos, and part collage, these techniques were such a therapeutic mix of going with the flow and  being deliberate at the same time. I especially wanted to take his class to help me learn to loosen up again and abstract a little more.

During this class, I created a series of six prints that I titled the Skewby Dewd series. Using imagery of retro monsters and women modeling mid-century hair and clothes, I tried to use a palette of colors that were both spooky and fun.

- Kyle Blair

Below are the first three in the series:

Month O' Monsters Guest!: Chad Maupin

Today's guest artist is the incredibly talented, Chad Maupin, of Big Bot Design. I've been looking forward to sharing some of this guy's work for a long time, and Month of Monsters seemed like the perfect time to do it!

To start things off, we have Chad's "Wolfman" poster. This awesome illustration is a silkscreen poster that actually uses glow-in-the-dark ink!

(Keep scrolling to read more about what Chad's up to, and see another awesome poster!)

If you live even remotely near Northwest Arkansas, I am almost positive you have seen Chad's work. Whether it's his work for Fayettechill, Pack Rat, or the Northwest Arkansas Roller Derby, Chad is showing up everywhere. 

The good news is, you can own your very own artwork from Chad very soon! The Four Legged Bird store in Fayetteville Arkansas is hosting a Big Bot Trunk Show, where you can pick up a ton of awesome art. Check out the poster below, and if you're in the area, you won't wanna miss this!

Chad and his family have lived in Northwest Arkansas for the past 5 years. 

Chad loves drawing, comics, antiques, and thankfully, the San Francisco 49ers.

Ladies & Jebs Guest Art #2

This weekend brings us our second guest illustration for "Ladies and Jebs", by the super talented, Becca Masters!

Becca is a current, and soon to be graduating, senior at John Brown University. Last night I attended the JBU Art Department's "Senior Portfolio Review", and visited Becca's table, where she had some amazing artwork. Her work included the above screen print, digital 3-D art, a flip book, a very impressive sketchbook, and much more. It was really refreshing to see some great work coming from the place all of us Jeb guys met, and we are proud to share Becca's work with you guys. 

You can see more of Becca's work, and learn more about her, at her website, becca-masters.com.

Screen Prince

Did some little screen prints today for fun. Kinda.

Jason Flack

Kyle Armstrong

Kyle Blair

Art from the Show (click to enlarge)