PatPerry.net blog http://patperry.net/blog Pat Perry is an artist and illustrator born in the Detroit area and now calls Grand Rapids, Michigan home. This is his blog. Fri, 10 May 13 11:40:28 -0700 http://patperry.net en daily 1 How the Midwest was Won http://patperry.net/blog/entry/how-the-midwest-was-won http://patperry.net/blog/entry/how-the-midwest-was-won#comments Fri, 10 May 13 11:40:28 -0700 Pat Perry http://patperry.net/blog/entry/how-the-midwest-was-won 35mm scans from March and April. Mostly Michigan, some West Virginia, Ohio, and Indiana too.

 

 

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]]> http://patperry.net/feed/blog/how-the-midwest-was-won 1 StepArt monkey collabs http://patperry.net/blog/entry/stepart-monkey-collabs http://patperry.net/blog/entry/stepart-monkey-collabs#comments Tue, 07 May 13 10:37:42 -0700 Pat Perry http://patperry.net/blog/entry/stepart-monkey-collabs These are some recent graphics for StepArt in France. They really wanted some animals, so we decided to retake the age-old monkey parable with a little more focus on resistance. Pencil on paper!

Here's some oringinal sketches for what I wanted to do. Things ended up taking a different route. 

]]> http://patperry.net/feed/blog/stepart-monkey-collabs 0 Spring previews http://patperry.net/blog/entry/spring-previews http://patperry.net/blog/entry/spring-previews#comments Wed, 10 Apr 13 08:04:16 -0700 Pat Perry http://patperry.net/blog/entry/spring-previews

For the past year, I've been working on a book about a two-month trip across a large piece of the North US. The video above was some little bits of footage I took with my cruddy camera while travelling. The project has been really large, with about twice as many photos and drawings as that Alaska project. The narrative is about 60 pages on its own, and really has just been held up by finding the right publisher to print it. Maybe I'll just leave it buried, and someone can discover and print it after I die. 

It's a scary thing to be working on something that exposes a lot of intimate moments. I'd love to hear if there's interest in reading this; should I keep going with it? 

In the meantime, these are some more photo previews and illustration excerpts from that project. 

 

]]> http://patperry.net/feed/blog/spring-previews 32 February and March 2013 http://patperry.net/blog/entry/march2013 http://patperry.net/blog/entry/march2013#comments Tue, 19 Mar 13 11:51:14 -0700 Pat Perry http://patperry.net/blog/entry/march2013

]]> http://patperry.net/feed/blog/march2013 4 Mercy backpack goes all over. http://patperry.net/blog/entry/mercy-backpack-goes-all-over http://patperry.net/blog/entry/mercy-backpack-goes-all-over#comments Mon, 18 Mar 13 10:20:23 -0700 Pat Perry http://patperry.net/blog/entry/mercy-backpack-goes-all-over My friend Rusty is a leatherworker who makes amazing bags, coats, and backpacks all by hand. We work next door to each other all day in south Grand Rapids. He made me a bag a year ago to use and treat as a crash test dummy. I've taken it through 30 states, beat it up, crammed it in holes, and it's held together. Here's some record keeping.

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Even though my backpack is dirty, grimy, and diesel-stained, Rusty is making a bunch of fresh, new stuff all the time. I can literally hear him hammering right now, its annoying. Plus he's one of the nicest guys around. Check out more of his work at MERCY SUPPLY

]]> http://patperry.net/feed/blog/mercy-backpack-goes-all-over 2 Moonshine Jungle Tour Commission http://patperry.net/blog/entry/moonshine-jungle-tour-commission http://patperry.net/blog/entry/moonshine-jungle-tour-commission#comments Fri, 08 Mar 13 15:18:46 -0800 Pat Perry http://patperry.net/blog/entry/moonshine-jungle-tour-commission

I drew this tour poster for Bruno Mars, commissioned by Atlantic Records. The art director was Greg Burke, who I have the utmost respect for. I'd never heard of Bruno Mars before this, but I guess a lot of people like him.

I've been travelling for the past month or so. I mostly drew in my sketchbook and took some silly photos. Stay tuned for that jazz in the upcoming week or so. Cheers to escaping and real friends. Thanks a bunch also to everyone who's been ordering prints this month. It excites me to have my artwork whizzing away to your homes, walls, and hearts. 

]]> http://patperry.net/feed/blog/moonshine-jungle-tour-commission 1 Get Up, Get at Them http://patperry.net/blog/entry/get-up-get-at-them http://patperry.net/blog/entry/get-up-get-at-them#comments Tue, 26 Feb 13 13:52:42 -0800 Pat Perry http://patperry.net/blog/entry/get-up-get-at-them

"Get Up, Get at Them" pencil and digital color, commission for Robert Minton

Here's some detail of the illustration I did in January. I was kind of tired of pens and thought it might be fun to pick the pencil back up. More news and updates soon. 

 

]]> http://patperry.net/feed/blog/get-up-get-at-them 1 January 2013, data from Michigantown. http://patperry.net/blog/entry/january-2013-data-from-michigantown http://patperry.net/blog/entry/january-2013-data-from-michigantown#comments Fri, 08 Feb 13 23:27:02 -0800 Pat Perry http://patperry.net/blog/entry/january-2013-data-from-michigantown

I spent January in Michigan, mostly working on a couple of illustration projects. I have a studio for the first time ever, finally. There are lots of projects going on with the Beehive Collective. The call of the Catskills placed me in the heart of the beast at an anti-resource-extraction summit of leaders coming together to combat extreme extractive energy projects. It's refreshing to be done with commercial work for a while and back in the territory where my heart and head is. I'm excited to share the projects I completed while at home. More sketchbook pages are being pumped out daily while on the road. Here's a few film photos from Michigantown in January. Thanks for the continued interest and support, I'm tired and spent. It's awesome.

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]]> http://patperry.net/feed/blog/january-2013-data-from-michigantown 0 Bunker day. http://patperry.net/blog/entry/bunker-day http://patperry.net/blog/entry/bunker-day#comments Tue, 29 Jan 13 02:32:57 -0800 Pat Perry http://patperry.net/blog/entry/bunker-day There's an underground spot in GR called the Bunker. I painted this down there yesterday. 

]]> http://patperry.net/feed/blog/bunker-day 3 Apocalypse Run http://patperry.net/blog/entry/apocalypse-run http://patperry.net/blog/entry/apocalypse-run#comments Wed, 16 Jan 13 12:27:00 -0800 Pat Perry http://patperry.net/blog/entry/apocalypse-run

The week of funny illustrations. Here's a flyer I helped a friend make last week. I wish I could do this ride, but I'll be speaking that weekend at OFFF in Barcelona. See you there?

]]> http://patperry.net/feed/blog/apocalypse-run 2 More Emerica and Altamont Illustrations http://patperry.net/blog/entry/more-emerica-and-altamont-illustrations http://patperry.net/blog/entry/more-emerica-and-altamont-illustrations#comments Mon, 14 Jan 13 10:07:00 -0800 Pat Perry http://patperry.net/blog/entry/more-emerica-and-altamont-illustrations Here's some fun illustrations I got to do for Emerica and Altamont a few months back. They have been one of the funnest clients to work with. I'm so glad that I got the okay to draw oogly activist hound. 

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I liked this one quite a bit in black and white also.

]]> http://patperry.net/feed/blog/more-emerica-and-altamont-illustrations 0 December 2012 Film http://patperry.net/blog/entry/december-2012-film http://patperry.net/blog/entry/december-2012-film#comments Sun, 30 Dec 12 17:20:32 -0800 Pat Perry http://patperry.net/blog/entry/december-2012-film

We had a ball in Maine for the past few months. 2012 was the dirtiest, hardest, most satisfying year yet. I'm so thankful to be making artwork, getting out and living. Here's some photos.

 

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]]> http://patperry.net/feed/blog/december-2012-film 1 “Anarchists go to Rotary Club” and other December sketchbook selections http://patperry.net/blog/entry/anarchists-go-to-rotary-club-and-other-december-sketchbook-selections http://patperry.net/blog/entry/anarchists-go-to-rotary-club-and-other-december-sketchbook-selections#comments Wed, 12 Dec 12 15:06:40 -0800 Pat Perry http://patperry.net/blog/entry/anarchists-go-to-rotary-club-and-other-december-sketchbook-selections

 

 

]]> http://patperry.net/feed/blog/anarchists-go-to-rotary-club-and-other-december-sketchbook-selections 2 7 new prints http://patperry.net/blog/entry/7-new-prints http://patperry.net/blog/entry/7-new-prints#comments Mon, 26 Nov 12 14:10:49 -0800 Pat Perry http://patperry.net/blog/entry/7-new-prints Finally, I have a bunch of new prints.. Here's a few previews.

You can find the rest here,

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]]> http://patperry.net/feed/blog/7-new-prints 1 Thump Trunk Illustration http://patperry.net/blog/entry/thump-trunk-illustration http://patperry.net/blog/entry/thump-trunk-illustration#comments Wed, 14 Nov 12 12:13:29 -0800 Pat Perry http://patperry.net/blog/entry/thump-trunk-illustration

Here's an illustration I just finished for my wonderful friend Zach's new business in Nashville. We traded the illustration for one of his awesome boomboxes made from recycled old suitcases. He makes each one by hand and they are all different. Check out more on his website: www.thumptrunk.com/

 

 

Other sketches and photos below.

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So excited to have one of these now! We have been blaring the whole Beehive house with it. Thanks Zach!

]]> http://patperry.net/feed/blog/thump-trunk-illustration 2 2338 Things http://patperry.net/blog/entry/2338-things http://patperry.net/blog/entry/2338-things#comments Mon, 12 Nov 12 10:36:07 -0800 Pat Perry http://patperry.net/blog/entry/2338-things

This kind of hurts to look at and your eyes might bleed out. 2 years in 3 minutes. 

]]> http://patperry.net/feed/blog/2338-things 5 Bad Dad’s show piece for Spoke SF http://patperry.net/blog/entry/bad-dads-show-piece-for-spoke-sf http://patperry.net/blog/entry/bad-dads-show-piece-for-spoke-sf#comments Mon, 29 Oct 12 09:19:13 -0700 Pat Perry http://patperry.net/blog/entry/bad-dads-show-piece-for-spoke-sf

"A Tiercal Kills a House Sparrow’s Spirit" watercolor and ink on board, 2012

Here's the piece I created for the Bad Dad's annual Wes Anderson show at Spoke SF.

]]> http://patperry.net/feed/blog/bad-dads-show-piece-for-spoke-sf 0 High Above the 88 throwback GIF http://patperry.net/blog/entry/high-above-the-88-throwback-gif http://patperry.net/blog/entry/high-above-the-88-throwback-gif#comments Fri, 19 Oct 12 12:37:30 -0700 Pat Perry http://patperry.net/blog/entry/high-above-the-88-throwback-gif I found an old GIF of the High Above the 88 painting process!

]]> http://patperry.net/feed/blog/high-above-the-88-throwback-gif 1 Treasure in the Allagash Wilderness! http://patperry.net/blog/entry/treasure-in-the-allagash-wilderness http://patperry.net/blog/entry/treasure-in-the-allagash-wilderness#comments Tue, 16 Oct 12 09:43:45 -0700 Pat Perry http://patperry.net/blog/entry/treasure-in-the-allagash-wilderness

Last week, the Beehive Collective house packed into a car at four in the morning and headed north into Northern Maine in search of a secret surprise that was rumored to be hiding deep in the woods. Here's the whole story after the jump. 

 

]]> We sat around at dinner and my dear friend Kehben told us that she wanted to bring us somehwere, but we couldn't know what was at the end. She printed a topo map and directions, blocking out all the names that might give something away.

We woke up at 4:30am and drove four hours down state highways, eventually making it to the Golden Road. We had to take dirt logging roads and two-tracks for the last two hours of our trip. 

Eventually, the two track got too dense to keep driving down, so we parked to hike in the rest of the way. None of us had ever been to the spot we were going, not even sure that it really was there.

We got a ways down the two-track and there was a trail veering off into the woods. It was marked by colorful ribbons all around it. The ribbons led us pretty much the whole way, as it was hard to see much of the trail. We knew from all the multi-colored ties that we must be going in the right direction. There were no signs or indicators besides those. We all wore orange being that we are in Northern Maine in the middle of October.

After what felt like a couple miles down the trail, we came upon train tracks in the middle of the forest. Trees grew straight up through them, and they were covered in plants and lichen. We followed these for a while longer until we came to what we'd been looking for.

Abandoned and unmarked, the two steam locomotives had been left to rust away in the middle of nowhere. The scene was too magic to be real. Next to the locomotives was a track full of lumber cars that used to carry wood across the isthmus that we were standing on. Beyond those were a lake. We explored the ruins, ate pie, and had climbed the trains. It was a good day. 

Here's our Beehive team photo, all of us pretty smug that we made it to the ghost train. 

 

 

]]> http://patperry.net/feed/blog/treasure-in-the-allagash-wilderness 4 New Sketchbook pages http://patperry.net/blog/entry/new-sketchbook-pages http://patperry.net/blog/entry/new-sketchbook-pages#comments Mon, 01 Oct 12 10:43:50 -0700 Pat Perry http://patperry.net/blog/entry/new-sketchbook-pages

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