My latest work for the Brothers. 15x22 screen print on French Oatmeal paper. Get them at the shows or hittinthenote.com

My friend Chris Bilheimer has an upcoming retrospective show of his design work from the last 20 years. That's a tremendous amount of art ranging from CD covers to posters, shirts and promo pieces for bands like R.E.M., Green Day, Widespread Panic and many, many others. Chris has received many accolades from the music industry for his cutting edge designs. His show is sure to be a visual feast for the eyes!

I have printed quite a few of his posters in the studio. In fact, the first job we printed at Drowning Creek was a Mr. Show poster for HBO that Chris sent our way when we were in desperate need of cash as a struggling print shop. I will be forever thankful for his kindness and support of the studio throughout the years. I am proud to be able to print his commemorative posters for the upcoming show. They will be sold and auctioned to benefit Nuci's Space. Some will be signed by the bands. 

To make it even more fun, He has planned another concurrent show with Lance Bangs and Dan Donahue. They will both be showing a collection of their work from the last 15 years.

Date: Friday, November 12th, 2010

Location: Cine 234 West Hancock Ave, Athens GA.  www.athenscine.com

Time: Opening at 6:30 p.m.

Film: Begins at 8 p.m. with a Q&A with Lance Bangs

Cost: Free

175 Polaroids by Chris Bilheimer

Videos and design by Dan Donohue

Videos by Lance Bangs

A benefit for Nuci Space

Date: Saturday, November 13th, 2010

Location: Athica Gallery 160 Tracy St # 4, Athens, GA  www.athica.org

Time: Opening 7:30 p.m.

Cost: Free (suggested donation to Nuci Space)

CD’s. Shirts, posters and other design work by Chris Bilheimer

I am honored to have won the EB poster of week for my Orange Beach Widespread Panic print. The print is a tip of the hat to the surf art of Rick Griffin,  Drew Brophy and Al McWhite. It was drawn the week before the Gulf Oil Spill. I guess my brain was channeling the impending disaster.

Thanks to the EB collectors for bestowing the honor on this piece! It was a small run and the poster is officially sold out.

 I went with a classic, vintage, psychedelic San Francisco vibe for the art. 15x22 on French Oatmeal paper. Mule's legendary Halloween shows involve covering a certain band throughout the sets. This year's theme was The Who.

The poster art played off The Who's lyrics that I think applies perfect to the misunderstood  monster from Frankenstein :

--From Behind Blue Eyes

and the line 

"Don't Cry" hidden in the top

--From Baba O'Riley

There is also a Who icon as the Third eye on the monster.

Available at the Oakland show and upcoming on the Drowning Creek Web Store.