"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!

New website

I spent some time last month creating a website that is now live.  Check it out at http://www.jeffrodenberg.com/

2000 Light Years From Home

Acrylic on canvas:  32 in. x 16 in. (81.3cm x 40.6 in.)

2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Stones, so naturally I wanted to celebrate by paying tribute to one of their least popular albums:  Their Satanic Majesties Request.  This is meant to be sort of an "evil twin" to my Beatles painting, contrasting the happy Beatles with the angry, scary, dangerous Stones.  Regarding the original album photo, Mick Jagger said, "It's not really meant to be a very nice picture at all.  Look at the expressions on our faces.  It's a Grimm's fairy-tale--one of those stories that used to frighten as a young child." (New Musical Express, December 1967).
I had some fun hiding the song titles from the album in the painting-- see if you can spot them all!

The Who 5:15 video update

I was just asked to remove my 5:15 video from Youtube, as it will be premiering next week at www.vevo.com.
I'd love for everyone who is interested to see the video, so please check back next week.  Thanks for your patience!!

5:15 follow-up

Talenthouse just posted a nice follow-up interview on their website regarding The Who video contest.  If you have a few minutes you can read the interview here:   http://blog.talenthouse.com/2012/02/02/brushing-up-on-5-15-the-whos-music-video-winner-jeff-rodenberg/

The Art of Music

Here is the information for the Art of Music show.  I will have two paintings for sale there:  "Yellow No. 9" (The Beatles) and "Voodoo Child" (Jimi Hendrix).  You can see the dates and times for the exhibit below, or at www.flowartspace.com

Wednesday, February 15, 5 - 7 pm
Thursday, February 16, 1 - 7 pm
Friday, February 17, 1 - 9 pm
Saturday, February 18, 1 - 6 pm
Tuesday, February 21, 1 - 7 pm
Wednesday, February 22, 1 - 7 pm
Thursday, February 23, 1 - 7 pm
Friday, February 24, 1 - 9 pm
Saturday, February 25, 1 - 6 pm
Reception February 17, 6-9 pm