New ad for this year's Artists Association of Nantucket gala-July 19th
28.05.2025 22:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@johnnybanjo.bsky.social
Art, teaching, banjo, woodcuts, NYC,
New ad for this year's Artists Association of Nantucket gala-July 19th
28.05.2025 22:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Indisputable proof that I was a teenager in the 70's
27.05.2025 01:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Fresh print of "Chanticleer Horse" woodcut print 48"x15". Available now and on Nantucket this summer!
23.05.2025 00:45 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Obv I didn't really switch to Bluesky like I said I was going to. Too bad I missed you.
20.05.2025 19:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0New woodcut printed! "Casper David Friedrich's summer vacation" 36"x12"
09.05.2025 02:24 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Finally got to print this woodcut- "Casper David Friedrich's Summer Vacation" 36"x12"
09.05.2025 02:22 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0New woodcut video!
01.05.2025 00:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Here's the rest of the woodcut
01.05.2025 00:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0New woodcut- carved and ready to print! "Casper David Friedrich's Summer Vacation" 36"x12"
01.05.2025 00:24 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0More random beauty at the Met yesterday
20.04.2025 20:51 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Random beauty at the Met yesterday
20.04.2025 20:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0New drawing on a board- 36"x12" Madequecham, Nantucket. Will be a woodcut soon.
12.04.2025 01:08 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We're coming to your town
09.04.2025 21:16 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Finally printed this big one! 52"x17"- "S'conset Circle" woodcut. You're looking at 4 hours of printing (and months of drawing and carving)
03.04.2025 03:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0New woodcut for Daffodil Weekend on Nantucket (with not so secret pro-Ukrainian message). A friend of mine will be selling this design on a t shirt
02.04.2025 22:33 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0New woodcut 12x12
23.03.2025 02:38 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The Glasgow Boys- a group of painters who broke away from the academic traditions of their day to form their own "succession" and inspired others in Vienna, Munich, etc.
18.03.2025 03:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The "Harpy Celaeno" by Mary Pownell, 1902, Kelvingrove museum, Glasgow. Possibly my fav sculpture of all time. Talk about fierce!
16.03.2025 16:34 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Trad Scottish folk session in Glasgow, Sliante!
16.03.2025 16:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0More kick ass Scottish Highlands
15.03.2025 22:49 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Spent some time in Scotland and the magnificent Highlands! Scots Wa Hey!
15.03.2025 22:48 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I've always preferred drawing w a classic, yellow #2 pencil that I sharpen w a box cutter. I have access to "nicer" art pencils in my classroom, but I always use the #2. It seems "punk" to me.
11.03.2025 08:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Eraserhead
05.03.2025 10:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I'm going wide awake!
26.02.2025 20:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I'm going wide awake!
26.02.2025 20:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Finally finished carving this woodcut. Fun challenge! I had to completely redraw it because I forgot about print reversal and the original image was backwards. "S'Conset Circle" 36"x15"
20.02.2025 03:38 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Never get tired of medieval paintings- looks like they found the mushrooms!
17.02.2025 04:08 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0