josh evans | illustration

Pool Party

2011-07-16T16:52:00.000-07:00

I meant to post these about a month ago, but the heat of summer and a many other distracting things kept me from updating. The first painting is a gouache painting done for benefit show earlier in July. The drawing below was drawn from a pool within a geodesic dome in Joshua Tree.

Upon Closer Examination

2011-06-08T21:08:00.000-07:00

Here's a little booklet or mini comic (I'm not really sure what to call it) I collaborated on with my brother Jacob. I hope you enjoy this little piece and look out for further collaborations like this in the future.

Greasy Spoon

2011-05-15T22:31:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pieces I did recently inspired by the interesting and perilous environment of the restaurant.

Back and forth, but mostly forth.

2011-03-29T14:04:00.000-07:00

Here are a few drawings for you viewing pleasure. One is a painting of a lovely lady playing one of my favorite instruments the ukulele. The other is a little sketch I did at a cafe on Sunset Blvd. in Echo Park.

Monster Party Book Cover

2011-01-18T12:07:00.001-08:00

I had the pleasure of working with Small Desk Press again on their most recent book Monster Party by Lizzy Acker for which I designed and illustrated the cover. This was a blast to design for. You can order yourself a copy of the book at www.smalldeskpress.com

Alejandro Inarritu : Nylon Guys

2010-12-12T12:36:00.000-08:00

Here's a portrait of director Alejandro Inarritu for this months Nylon Guy's magazine. Alejandro directed movies Babel, Amorres Perros and 21 grams and is coming out with a new crime thriller Biutiful set to come out this next year. Alejandro's movies have a gritty melancholy to them that I wanted to capture in this portrait. Thanks to Art Director Alexander Chow.

Happy Haloweenie

2010-10-28T18:18:00.001-07:00

With this piece I wanted to explore the possibility of monsters out of the job after the Halloween holiday.

Underground Flier

2010-09-14T11:20:00.000-07:00

Here's a recent club flier that I collaborated with graphic designer Nicolette Vilar.

Some sketchbookery

2010-08-22T18:22:00.000-07:00

Play Boy Jazz Festival Illustration

2010-07-09T17:51:00.000-07:00

I had the pleasure to contribute to Play Boy's Annual Jazz Festival Magazine. This is a portrait of Jazz Singer Kurt Elling. Thanks to Art Director Fred Fehlau.

Mrjoshevans.com 2.0 is up and runnning!

2010-06-07T12:15:00.001-07:00

Check out my new and spiffy website at Mrjoshevans.com Among things on the site I've posted a zine i recently self-published : Rankle Jones The Golfer The Movie.

Dr. Balloon

2010-05-18T14:59:00.001-07:00

Here's a painting I did for the 99 Red Balloon show at the Canteen Gallery in Ottawa Canada. The Show runs until May 31. Here was my contribution to the show. check them out at www.canteenlife.com

Mysterious Thing

2010-04-07T17:15:00.000-07:00

I saw this evil decapitated head thing in my studio the other night... This piece is largely inspired by old EC comics and all the craziness that they are. Gouache, acrylic and graphite on paper.

Manly Totem Pole

2010-03-16T19:34:00.001-07:00

This totem pole is made of poplar wood and stands about 4 feet tall. The inspiration for this carving came from old barber shop carvings advertising hairdos for men.

The Tabernacle

2010-03-08T21:53:00.000-08:00

Based on an old testament description of the tabernacle. Numbers 9:15-17 describes how a fog surrounded the tabernacle by day and by night it turned to fire. Gouache, Acrylic, Graphite on paper.

Year of the tiger

2010-03-01T09:42:00.000-08:00

This piece was done for a group show i was just in celebrating the year of the tiger. I thought that a rodeo with a tiger would be a wicked awesome thing to paint. Gouache on paper.

Scape Goat

2010-02-22T18:35:00.001-08:00

This is another piece based on biblical text. This one is a visual break down of the goat sacrifice described in Leviticus. These passages set the sacrifice ritual as the the basic unit of spiritual currency in the bible. All sins would be payed for with the blood of a goat.

Biblical facial hair

2010-02-13T22:18:00.000-08:00

This drawing is part of a series i did about my own interpretations on old testament passages. There's this one passage in leviticus forbidding one to shave off the corners of their beard. In my mind this means that sideburns are kosher.

Patsy Cline - Walking After Midnight

2010-01-09T17:02:00.001-08:00

This portrait of Patsy Cline is part of a country musician series that I have been working on. This piece is based on her famous song "Walking After Midnight".

King of the Road - Roger Miller

2009-12-29T00:41:00.000-08:00

Here's a recent portrait i did of the country musician Roger Miller based on several of his songs. He is most known for his song King of the Road.

Hairtropy

2009-12-14T07:48:00.001-08:00

This piece is about the connection between hair and entropy, and seeing hair as a marker for time passed.

Hank Snow

2009-11-04T01:09:00.000-08:00

This is part of a series of portraits I've been working on about country musicians. Hank Snow is credited with making the song " I've Been Everywhere" popular in the US.

New Prints

2009-04-27T21:04:00.001-07:00

Here are some recent prints, done with etched line and texture with chine collé color transfer.

2009-04-19T00:35:00.000-07:00

Here are some new pieces I've been working on.

This piece was inspired by old pulp covers.

Rush Limbaugh and red projectile vomit. What else could you want?

Jack Parsons

2009-03-31T13:06:00.001-07:00

Jack Parsons was a pivotal figure in modern rocket science. He helped found JPL and developed solid rocket fuel making travel to the moon possible. He was also deeply involved in the occult, associating with L Ron Hubbard and Aliester Crowley.

R.I.P. Lux Interior

2009-02-14T14:36:00.000-08:00

Front man of The Cramps Lux Interior died a few days ago so I thought I'd do a piece memorializing him.

Bekah's Battle

2009-01-30T00:30:00.000-08:00

This is a recent piece I did based on my sister.

Wrap Magazine

2009-01-03T19:02:00.001-08:00

Here are some layouts from the wrap magazine coming out this spring. I worked on these with graphic designer Jonny Peterson and Photographer Mia Di Nallo. For this project we used childhood based neurosis as inspiration for the dioramas. We were limited with the output to only two pigments which we used as a doutone with a blue ink as accent.

Drawing from nature

2008-12-16T14:26:00.000-08:00

Here are some drawings I just finished this last week of figures infused with natural forms.

2008-10-08T12:13:00.000-07:00

Zephyr Coffee House & Art Gallery
2419 E Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91107
Sep 29- Nov 23
Opening Reception Wed, Oct 8th from 7-10

Starting tonight, wednesday the 7th, there's going to be a show of work by my friends owen, shannon, matt and I, done entirely in ink and espresso. If that's not cool enough at opening reception there's going to be free coffee, hookah and a guy playing banjo!

Oil loves nature

2008-09-24T10:30:00.001-07:00

This is based on a NY times op-ed article about big-oil's role in nature.

AtomSmashing

2008-09-24T00:35:00.000-07:00

Here are some sketches and a finish based on the particle collider in Geneva.

John Coltrane

2008-09-24T00:11:00.000-07:00

Just keeping this thing updated here. Yesterday was John Coltrane's birthday, he would have been 82.

weirdwestern

2008-09-10T19:40:00.000-07:00

Some funny cowboy oil paintings I did on printmaking paper. The first one looks strangely like Ronald Reagan.

electric fur pants

2008-09-09T23:42:00.001-07:00

This was inspired by the transmission towers of eagle rock.

happy trails

2008-09-09T23:22:00.001-07:00

Here's an aquatint done in two layers. This image of broken trails came to me in the moments before sleep. The best thing about these midnight inspirations is that they're hard to explain to others but seem to have deep importance.

Silly Screens

2008-08-13T14:13:00.001-07:00

So here are some silk screens I've just finished. I love how this process forces you to design your drawings to their bare elements. And for some reason super saturated colors work here where they don't work so well in paintings, at least for me anyways. The reproduction of color is also great, you'll never get a print out on a computer with colors as pure as this.

Phantom Ear Infection / 3 Layer Silk Screen

Creepy legs with ghost sloth / 4 layer silk screen

New stuff

2008-08-06T16:10:00.001-07:00

This piece was based on Dave Egger's book What is the what.

A portrait of the great Rev. Gary Davis.

Here are some more portraits.

Anatomic

2008-08-06T16:07:00.000-07:00

Here's a book cover I did for small desk press.