Aretha Franklin, 1942-2018

Rest in peace, Aretha.  Thank you for the music -  your amazing voice will be remembered for all time

Prince painting

Painting of Prince Rogers Nelson

48 in. x 36 in.
Acrylic on canvas
Completed May, 2018

I had a large blank 48”x 36” canvas sitting in my studio for about two years, and held off painting on it because I felt that I wanted to save it for something special.  When Prince died unexpectedly I knew immediately that this is what I had been saving this canvas for.   To me, what made Prince special was the fact that he never moved away from Minnesota.  I was born in Minnesota and have lived my whole life in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, and for all that time Prince has been a part of life here.  I also admire him for knowing what he wanted to do, and not letting record companies or anyone else compromise his vision.  My painting of Prince is an expression of the sadness and loss that the world was feeling when he left us too soon.

This painting is for sale here:

https://www.jeffrodenberg.com/shop/p/prince-painting

Dave Grohl

Commissioned painting of Dave Grohl
48 in. x 24 in.
Acrylic on canvas
Completed April 2018

Steve Nash, Santa Clara

Commissioned painting of Steve Nash
40 in. x 20 in.
Acrylic on canvas
Completed February 2018

Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison painting
30 in. x 24 in.
Acrylic on board
Completed October 2015

Available Here:

https://www.jeffrodenberg.com/shop/p/roy-orbison-painting

"Cannibal Eyes"

My painting of Sir Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lector
12 in. x 35 1/4 in.  Acrylic on board
Completed September 2016

Wedding Portrait

Commissioned wedding portrait
Acrylic on canvas 24 in. x 30 in.
Completed February 2016

Keith Moon drawing

Original pencil drawing of drummer Keith Moon of The Who.
9 x 12 inches, graphite on paper
completed November, 2015

For sale here:
https://www.etsy.com/your/shops/JeffRodenbergArt/tools/listings/stats:true/258717205

Fall sale

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Autumn

"Autumn"

Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 16 in.

Completed September, 2015

Happy first day of Fall, my favorite time of year!

This original painting is available here:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/249119883/autumn-original-painting-on-canvas-20-x?ref=shop_home_active_1

Bye Bye B.B.

R.I.P blues legend B.B. King (1925-2015)

Thank you for the music B.B.

John Lee Hooker

My painting of Blues Legend John Lee Hooker.
Acrylic and graphite on illustration board: 15 in. x 20 in.
Completed October, 2014

Peter Sellers

My painting of Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau from the Pink Panther movies.

Acrylic on masonite:  18 in. x 24 in.

Completed September 2014

Daniel Craig

Acrylic on canvas: 20 in. x 25 in.

My painting of Daniel Craig as James Bond, completed February 2014.

"Jeff"

Self-portrait, acrylic on canvas: 22 in. x 31 in.
October, 2013

Keith Richards

Keith Richards drawing
Pencil on paper:  9 in. x 12 in.
September, 2013

Adele

Acrylic on board:  24 in. x 36 in.

Artists In Storefronts

I have several pieces of art on display through the Artists In Storefronts project in Minneapolis, which runs from June 1 to September 8, 2013.  My work is on display at Peninsula restaurant, 2608 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN.  There will be an opening reception for Artists in Storefronts on June 1, 6-10 pm at the Black Forest Inn.  More information can be found at http://www.artistsinstorefronts.com/.
If you are in the area this summer stop by the restaurant and take a look -- http://peninsulamalaysiancuisine.com

B.B. King

Graphite on paper:  12 in. x 9 in.

New prints

I have some new prints now available for purchase at my online shop:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/JeffRodenbergArt

"Flying High Again"

Acrylic on canvas:  20 in. x 30 in.,  completed December 2012

To me, nothing says "Happy Holidays" like Ozzy Osbourne with bat wings.  I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Elvis and Dylan prints available

I now have prints available of my Elvis and Bob Dylan paintings.  Prints can be ordered here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/JeffRodenbergArt

"Two and Fro"

Graphite on paper: 10 in. x 8 in.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience:  Mitch Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix and Noel Redding

"Honky Cat"

Acrylic and glitter on canvas:  24 in. x 24 in.

Elton John painting, completed October 2012

Beatles Prints now available!

Limited Edition prints of my Beatles painting "Yellow No. 9" are now available in three sizes:

22 in. x 12 in. (55.9cm x 30.5cm)print on paper (Edition of 100)
27 in. x 14.5 in. (68.6cm x 36.5cm)print on paper (Edition of 100)
30 in. x 15 in. (76.2cm x 38.1cm)print on canvas (Edition of 30)

Total of 230 prints available, priced to sell. When they're gone I won't have any more prints made of this image, so if you're a Beatles fan (or a Jeff Rodenberg fan) you can order prints here: 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/JeffRodenbergArt

"Save me"

Acrylic on canvas:  24 in. x 18 in.

Aretha Franklin "Save me" by rodenberg

Untitled, Acrylic on canvas:  20 in. x 16 in.

This is a painting I did in November 2011.  I apologize for my lack of posts lately - I'm just finishing up a painting of Aretha Franklin that I've been working on since June.  For those of you that don't know me I've been home with my twins since 2008, and they are really keeping me busy this summer.  They'll be starting kindergarten in September (yipee!!), so I'll have a lot more time to paint and post updates this fall.

"Eruption"

Acrylic on canvas:  24 in. x 48 in.

Here's my Eddie Van Halen painting, on the largest canvas I've painted so far.  I wanted the focus of the painting to be his famous "Frankenstein" guitar, so I kept the rest of the painting more muted and less detailed.  The painting was done primarily using only reds and greens.  The image itself was created from about 4 or 5 different reference photos.  I've used what little brain power I have left to figure out how to add audio to my blog, so now you can listen to some music while looking at my artwork:

The Who 5:15 print now available

A limited edition of 200 prints is now available of my painting from The Who's "5:15" video.  Prints can be ordered here:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/95864370/the-who-quadrophenia-limited-edition?listing_id=95864370&listing_slug=the-who-quadrophenia-limited-edition

I'll only be printing 200 of these ever, at any size, so once they're gone they're gone.  I'll be adding prints of some of my other paintings in the next couple of weeks as well.

Thanks for your interest and support!
-Jeff

E.V.H.W.I.P.

This is my Eddie Van Halen work-in-progress painting.  I saw Van Halen live in 2007 and have to say it was one of the best concerts I've ever seen.  My ears were ringing for weeks afterwords though.  I'm hoping to have the painting finished by the end of April--I'm happy with how it's coming along,  but this guitar is going to take quite a few more hours!