A few Sundays ago it was pouring rain as we made our way to the Steve Keene art gallery in Williamsburg. When we got there we found these amazing pieces of art painted on unique shapes of cut wood. The artist was there hosting a birthday party for his daughter in the back of the gallery. When we finished compiling our selections, we timidly asked him how much it would cost to take all of our babies home. His answer was...."Um, how about $10?"
It felt like highway robbery. We had heard his philosophy was "original art for the masses" but this was pretty ridiculous. Here are some close ups of my particular faves.
Niagra
Pony Express
Mozart
So the way Steve Keene operates is that he pins up all of the wood on a long easel. He then goes through and paints a dozen of the same painting. On the first pass, he'll do the sky on all of them. Then he'll go back and paint another element all the way down the assembly line. He's got the process down and while each painting isn't the ONLY one in existence, it's one of about a dozen or so which is still pretty awesome if you ask me. Brian and I love his folk art style and already have our eye on a set of four Johnny Cash paintings that's listed on ebay for $40 (for the set!).
See for yourself at his website.
From there you can access the ebay store.
