So here's my story. I’ve been doing art for years and over the last couple of years, I started doing the art you've seen on this blog. Russ Braun's art for Up Front was a big inspiration. Being so centrally located and not really having had a chance to see a lot of the older bands, when I found Up Front was playing a reunion show of sorts at ATWR, along with a lot of other bands that I had done work for, I had to fly out (with my wonderfully understanding wife) to PA. I also contacted Jeff Terranova to see if they’d let me do a new shirt design for them. It’s an homage to one of my all time favorite records, the Spirit LP, and the band, but also to Russ's original art. Up Front have a long history of using art with their shirts and records and it's cool to think that something I've created is now a part of that.
So here's the artwork:
It was amazing to get to the show and see my art hanging up on quite a few things, but this was probably the highlight:
The guys in the band couldn't have been cooler or more appreciative, aside from all of the shout outs from many of the other bands, Jeff took the time to thank me on stage for it. This was the sign hanging next to the shirts:
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