Fan Art

Dead Logo synthesized 2

archure — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:02:00 -0700

Bo and Barbara fishin (now now don't worry they threw it back in !)..First "dead" shows for her July 9 and 10th '08 Ratdog

carlaplattwatercolors — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:34:00 -0700

My youngest son and his girl..I took them to Ratdog , at San Jose. Her first "Dead" shows..They went both nights ! We all loved those shows..By the way , they threw the fish back in !!!

Jerry Money!!!

Techgurl2k1 — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:44:16 -0700

If only I were better at Photoshop!! But I tried....doesn't look too shabby. The best part was NYsteve's face when he opened his birthday card and found these mingled in with his gift...LOL

It All Rolls Into One........

Tom Mittemeyer — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:57:12 -0700

And nothing comes for free
There's nothing you can hold
for very long
And when you hear that song
come crying like the wind
it seems like all this life
was just a dream

Stella Blue.....................Stella Blue....................

(well, that's what i got out of this as it progressed ; )

On Planet Bearapin...

Tom Mittemeyer — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:32:23 -0700

The only large land masses are the continents of Bear (in view) and on the other side, the continent of Terrapin. One moon revolves this planet, always facing Terrapin. This earth-like planet has many guarantees, and a few of them are:

The water tastes like wine.
Everything promised is delivered to you.
The climate suits your clothes.
You'll get a new start, live the life you should.
Inspiration will move you brightly.
You won't be treated "this old way."
You'll be thinking about more and more instead of less and less.
Bertha won't come around anymore.

That is a sampling, but best of all, there's this Station,...and, you have the blessings of the Lady with a Fan. ; )

Let's go! ; )

p.s. - lots of room on this sphere for sailing, and no time at all to hate.

dead fairie

dancindeadbear76 — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:48:23 -0700

this is my own creation

going down the road feeling bad

dancindeadbear76 — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:44:21 -0700

another fun one to do,and another one thats not my own.

let there be songs to fill the air

dancindeadbear76 — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:31:46 -0700

again not my own creation,but i twisted it up.another very fun painting to do.its not quit finished yet though.

A dozen of my live GD tape cover designs.

Tom Mittemeyer — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:04:59 -0700

I have hundreds of live GD tapes, and of those, three quarters of them I made into personal artistic creations. I used mainly colored pencil & ink, but also incorporated other mediums when I could. Some were quickies, some longies. ; ) I decided to make a montage of some of them to share on this site as I think that it's a worthy contribution. I know I wasn't alone in creating my own tape covers. That's one thing that was/is a traditional part of being a deadhead.

Most of the designs have special meaning. From the Stealie with my gone but not forgotten dog Dupree, to my daughters first show (which coincidentally was 8/19/89..my first was 8/19/80) to the palm tree and beach inside a heart. We (my ex wife and I) went to Jamaica for our honeymoon in 85. The morning we left we flew straight to Baltimore, hopped in the car and drove to Merriweather 20 minutes away for the 6/30/85 show. Waking up in Jamaica in the morning and seeing the Dead in the evening was certainly an experience.

-TM

Artist: My son Andrew; his present for my 50th Birthday!

Tom Mittemeyer — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:18:41 -0700

What a fine son I have. He surprised me with this digital graphic HE created for my 50th birthday today (6/25). Yes, I'm now officially half a freekin' century old.
Anyway, I was floored at how cool it is, and I told him I was absolutely posting it on here. He's a talented 17 year old.

And to one of my favorite Beatles tunes to boot. They say "like father like son," but I'm thinking maybe I have something to learn from him.

That's probably the case....Love my boy (and my girl too!) ; )

-Tom Mittemeyer

Hugo tie dye (detail)

leftcoastbound — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:17:35 -0700

Once you've seen a Hugo dye, you'll spot them in a crowd. Definitely one of the best at the art....

They Love Each Other

Tom Mittemeyer — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:13:12 -0700

This couple they got married so well they did agree.

I hand drew this from an actual skull (worked in a medical museum once upon a time) utilizing pointillism with pen and ink, and melded the GD name into the bones. Took a snapshot and emailed it to myself. Copied and flipped the image in Illustrator so I had a "couple," added the roses and the text and........

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I introduce Mr. & Mrs. Bones.....

And indeed they do Love Each Other. ; )

And that's a special thing.

-Tom

Somethin' bout' honey makes a Bear kinda Funny...

Tom Mittemeyer — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:23:55 -0700

Especially when it's time to eat! Lots of Bears here in Oregon. Lots of Deadheads, and in this drawing, lots of, ah, you figure it out. Open your eyes of the world and while you're at it, have a GRATE weekend everybody and stay out of the honey jar. ; )

Growll.....

Tom Mittemeyer

In Kesey I Trust

Tom Mittemeyer — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:13:51 -0700

For me it was a no-brainer to create a work of art in honor of Ken Kesey for this site. His influence and importance in Grateful Dead culture and lifestyle is paramount. From the Bus to the Pranksters to the Dark Star rap at the Halloween show in 91, and soooo much more. Kesey was a major player. And his novels? Only Prankster Number 1 could conjure up the intensity and depth of his writings.

Being lucky enough to have attended Dead shows and other events where he was a participant, and having his aura rub off on me in its own way, this piece of art pretty much just steered itself. ; ) If Zane Kesey (Ken's son) restores the original Bus one day, I'd give my middle finger to have one square foot to paint my masterpiece.

Thanks Ken, coming from another Oregonian. If I drove a semi-truck for a living and spent my days & nights Truckin' up and down the interstates, I'd drive a Kenworth.

Thank you.

-Tom Mittemeyer

Embroidered Skull and Roses

carlaplattwatercolors — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:59:51 -0700

I embroidered this in 1972 when I was 15 and a major Deadhead touring the east coast..I recently put it on another jacket so i can proudly wear it as the original jacket wore out but the embroidery stayed in tact pretty well! Alton Kelley was a huge inspiration to me as an artist..I loved to copy his artwork and also his fabulous lettering..Carla

SYF American Flag

Derek728 — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:06:45 -0700

poster

sinclair — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:13:16 -0700

If the Thunder Don't get ya

Tom Mittemeyer — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:21:40 -0700

Then by god, you know the Lightning will....Actually, it did. Oh well, it's not really a "self portrait" but it kind of is. So call it what you will, for me it was an experiment. They kind of all are. I am always curious as to what I can conjure up next, and wanted to create a new avatar, started fooling with it, and kaboom, it's another piece of art. The avatar is a little different.

I tell ya, If I was a musician I'd be putting out 3 albums a year. Next year I'll probably keel over from all the hours I'm logging in at the computer. But hey, If I post it, I'm satisfied with it. If you're satisfied, cool. If you're not. Oh well..Maybe next time.

-Tom Mitt

flying eyeball

grdaed73 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:16:04 -0700

it new to go furthur and guided me safely there! oh that was best dog in the world behind the bike... shake it, shake it SUGAREE. miss them both:(

2nd incarnation

grdaed73 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:04:45 -0700

the desert version

It's all in the eyes (art 101 - self portrait)

Tom Mittemeyer — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:55:15 -0700

An artists rite of passage is the proverbial self-portrait, and the last one I did was a long time ago in college. Self portraits are not just a face, but a reflection of one's inner-self and all the intricacies that go with; be they the warm reds and golds of energy and confidence, or the blues & greys of those sad, rough and tumble days we all have.

Colors and shadows and lines and textures are all part of our makeup, and as we age we change physically and mentally. We remember, we forget, life is a test, you know the drill. There is very little about the human makeup that doesn't change.

Except for our eyes. From day one until the day we die, that is a constant.

For me another constant that will never change is the love I have for the music of the GD, and it's reflected right where it belongs, in my eyes.

Those would be the Eyes of the World. You've got them too. ; )

-Tom Mitt

KPIX TV Calebration show Circa 1971 Quadraphonic Broadcast

Old D — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:27:39 -0700

KPIX TV "Calebration" show Circa 1971 Early Quadraphonic Broadcast
Old KPIX TV Studio, San Francisco, CA
Sound, Don Geis, McCune Studios
Broadcast live on TV and 2 radio stations. Pre recorded and shown about 1 month later

I believe the other band on the show was Joy of Cooking

Formless Reflections of Matter

Tom Mittemeyer — Fri, 30 May 2008 05:49:14 -0700

Reason tatters, the forces tear loose from the axis.
Searchlight casting for faults in the clouds of delusion.

-Tom

Worfrat

grdaed73 — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:15:47 -0700

some prankster gave me the idea

golden beach

carlaplattwatercolors — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:19:59 -0700

Watercolor on paper

Homeward bound post moe.down

Tom Mittemeyer — Fri, 23 May 2008 04:42:53 -0700

When the band moe. plays their summer festival "moe.down," little do they know that the aliens from the planet moe. always show up. Switch on the invisibility shield, set the controls on hover, beam down, freak with the tribe, and when all is said and done, it's back to the good ship for the journey home.

And Bill and Ted thought they were alone! Ha!

Heck, an alien once told me the GD have 3 planets. Go figure. ; )

-Tom Mitt

moe. (mean stooge...cool band)

Tom Mittemeyer — Thu, 22 May 2008 05:57:41 -0700

Moe. is a great band who I've been listening to a lot here of late (thanks for the CD's Stu!). For some reason their name makes me think of the meanest of the 3 Stooges, but I know better.: )
Found an old "Dupree's" that interviewed them after the 97 furthur tour. Between the interview and all the listening of their music, a little voice in my head told me it was time to create something in their honor. With me one usually leads to two. So there are two new creations in honor of those fine musicans who call themselves moe.

moe. has adjusted my ears beautifully. Larry & Curly also had ear adjustments of the Moe variety, too bad theirs weren't by the band.

-Tom Mittemeyer

Sea Horse Nebula

Tom Mittemeyer — Wed, 21 May 2008 06:37:44 -0700

Just a little something non-dead for a change but spacey, just like the artist.

; 0 )

-Tom Mitt

Jerry's present

Oroboros — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:44:38 -0700

A picture of the Oroboros- the dragon consuming itself, starting on it's tail. See the corresponding tale on page 2 of the 'Encounters' topic of the creature's journey.

Tahoe Autumn Sunset

carlaplattwatercolors — Thu, 15 May 2008 11:29:38 -0700

May the Four Winds...

Tom Mittemeyer — Mon, 12 May 2008 05:10:33 -0700

I've been having way too much fun with this eye candy photoshop stuff to not take it a step further. Remember Highlights magazine at the Dentist office, with "Hidden Pictures?" Well, This puppy is ripe with them. And just about all of them just occur naturally after a Photoshop bath. Open it big on my link, and have a good time. I certainly enjoyed making it with you in mind.

-Tom Mitt

Swirl Your Face

Tom Mittemeyer — Sun, 11 May 2008 02:07:22 -0700

I never will tire of drawing Stealies. Endless possibilities, and who can resist a non-threatening smiling skull? Not me. It's a different ballgame than the last Stealie i submitted a few weeks ago. And will be a lot different than the one I'm going to do next........enjoy. ; )

Tom Mittemeyer

Unbroken Chain...

Tom Mittemeyer — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:34:39 -0700

From a pencil drawing I did of a girl at Cal Expo in May of 91, and damn if I haven't been up all night working on this. Like a good jam, the art creates itself. No thought out plan, pure improvisation. No B.S..It's amazing and natural how music and visual art share so much element-wise. Which will be my thesis when I start my Masters of Fine Arts program this summer. I love to take GD song lyrics and create my own visual interpretations. Sometimes I start a drawing with no lyrical content in mind at all, and realize during the process that "hey, this lyric would work here." That's the coolest thing when that happens.

And purely coincidental in a Dead sort of way, rainbow girls pants has a freekin' skull! ; )

I always encourage those who want to have a better look at my art to click the link on my profile, and have a look at the work the way it should be looked at, large. ; ) Thanks for taking a look regardless. peace.

-Tom Mittemeyer

Phish Phlower Garden

Tom Mittemeyer — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:39:24 -0700

Taking the MC Phischer design I created, I threw it into Photoshop and turned some buttons and knobs, and Tiny Tim would be proud. Tiptoe through the tulips indeed. The Phish tulips. Photoshop is cool. Amazing that MC Escher had it downloaded in his brain.

-Tom Mittemeyer

Believe it if you need it...

Tom Mittemeyer — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:15:59 -0700

If you don't just pass it on.... (complete re-do on 6/10/08). And I lllllliiiiikkkkkeeee it! ; )

Tom Mitt

Adios, El Paso! (pencil rendering)

Tom Mittemeyer — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:04:22 -0700

Way back before my hand ever touched a mouse and looked at a monitor, I had my hand on pencils, pens, real airbrushes, paint brushes, and so on.

My friend Bob took this picture of our friend Jose as we left El Paso in 1981. I was driving Jose's jeep, as his condition was, uh, well, not conducive to pilot duties. We were headed north on our way back to Las Cruces, New Mexico (where we all attended New Mexico State University). El Paso is about 40 miles south of Las Cruces. One commonality that was glue to our friendships, we all dug the Dead. Jose was a big Pigpen fan, really into the Blues, was very charismatic, and strangely enough had a bit of that Pig look, the Hispanic version. ; )

I drew this pic from Bob's photo in 1983. For this site I took a pic of this drawing with my cell phone camera, emailed it to myself, and this is what you get, a watered down version of the crisp original (no fine lines in his flannel shirt can be seen, as well as other details; and it's cropped so no mountains in the background either). I consider pencil renderings as acoustic art. No plug in necessary. Thanks for taking a look.

Tom

Butterfly Wings 4 Spring

TheStripey1 — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:12:26 -0700

I created this on Sunday, April 27, from images I had shot on Saturday... right after joining this forum...

y'all are an inspiration...

/Õ¿~\

A Pyramidal Plane

TheStripey1 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:40:46 -0700

This one began as a Bryce and was then heavily manipulated in photoshop.

Breezy loves colors too.

TheStripey1 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:36:38 -0700

We had gone on a tie dye hunt to the wilds of Eugene, Oregon and Breezy was caught leaning against "our catch" upon our return home.

You Know He Would.....

Tom Mittemeyer — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:49:10 -0700

I was listening to Jerry tonight, and decided to put together a mix of some of my already-done artwork PLUS a photo I took of Jerry onstage at Cal Expo in June of 1991. Drew around Jerry's photo, flipped him around so he's facing out, and did a little clipping mask work to silhouette him, and dropped in my "5 Bolt Design" right on top of that lucky old sun. Dropped in some lyrics from Standing on the Moon, and was real happy with the result.

It doesn't have to be our moon, for me it's about the feeling of isolation in the song. That's all I wanted to try to capture. I miss the guy. Love ya Jerry. This one is for YOU.

Always,

-Tom Mittemeyer

Hot Times

TheStripey1 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:07:28 -0700

Breezy yawning

TheStripey1 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:06:54 -0700

My other bengal cat, Breezy, caught in a yawn.

Obi1 dreaming about his ancestry

TheStripey1 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:56:30 -0700

Obi1 is one of my two bengal cats and his ancestor is the asian leopard cat.

KASA: Mission Dark Star A "Success"

Tom Mittemeyer — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:08:18 -0700

-TERRAPIN TODAY-
KASA Space Probes return from 8 year mission to the "Dark Star"

Story and artwork by Thomas Mittemeyer

Siding, Attah. April 25, ATFS (another times forgotten space). KASA is pleased that space probes Stella and Bertha have returned safely from their 8 year mission to the "Dark Star" in the Althea constellation. Being the first mission to approach the star (the only known one of its kind in the universe), and after a 3 year journey to the stellar giant, the probes spent the better part of two years gathering data which KASA (Kesey's Alright Space Adventures) scientists anticipated would reveal information that cant be gathered from our home base here on Terrapin.

One of the most interesting facts in all the stored data from both probes was that indeed, as hypothesized but not known unitl now, is that the Dark Star does pour its light into ashes. Oddly enough, the probes came back with frontal engravings that were almost twin-like, yet different, depicting "Smiling Skulls" with the words "Grateful Dead" adorning their centers.

Also of note, the probes showed no sign of age, wear and tear, or dings from space matter. KASA expected them to have made the trip home on last legs, and was "shocked" that they arrived home looking, according to KASA spokesperson Frank Tower, "in better shape than when we launched them eight years ago."

Tower reported that the probes had a glow about them that will be further investigated as they are rolled away to the Dew of Morning Test Facility for dismantling and analysis. "As crazy as a rooster crowing at midnight" was heard amongst the team of scientists involved in the project. More information will be reported when available. All in all KASA is calling the mission a huge success.

Tower and all KASA DS mission team members thank the state of Atta, the city of Siding, and the residents of Terrapin, whose tax ducats fueled (no pun intended) the mission. Tower also noted in the press conference that "when you (residents of Terrapin) look out at night at that Dark Star 420 million miles distant, remember that you helped fund our largest to date giant leap for mankind."

The next planned tax-funded project by KASA will be an inner-stellar testing of the "New and improved" MOSES® Quasar Flight Suit. KASA said all efforts will be made to ensure that no repeat of the last testings disaster will happen when accidently, Captain Shrubby VanSquidwalker lost his middle finger at the knuckle because the door was ajar.

Reporting for TERRAPIN TODAY
-Tom Mittemeyer

for larger image please click on link under reporters name.

Steal Your Molecules (T-shirt design)

Tom Mittemeyer — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:04:46 -0700

Ok, I lied. I had to submit more art. Was playing with the "Stealie" I did a few days ago and came up with what turned out to be a pretty cool design. Of course, I'd never make this shirt w/o GD Merchandising permission, because I'm not that kind of rule breaker. But I think this would make a really sweet shirt, or sticker, etc. The beauty of the "Stealie" is that there are so many possibilities.

Anyhow, have a GRATE day peoples. Glad to have a forum to shares my wares. ; )

-Tom Mitt

DotYourFace

Tom Mittemeyer — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:29:53 -0700

Just getting to the point of things. I love to create. Just another Stealie from my point of view. Make a point to do your part to care for Mother Earth. Happy Trails. ; )

-Tom Mittemeyer

Fall to Pieces

Tom Mittemeyer — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:17:00 -0700

This creation was taken from one of my previously made artworks and re-worked in photoshop to (a) educate me in the program, and (b) show some juxtaposition of one large form (pyramid shape) and break it down to pieces in the lower half (hence the name, fall to pieces).

-Tom Mittemeyer

Cosmic Flush

Tom Mittemeyer — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:39:19 -0700

Black Holes are a constant throughout the universe. So strong is their gravity that not even light (@ 186,000 miles per second) can escape its vacuum. Now that my friends, is some serious sh_t . ; )

Artwork based on the "After Drums...Space" drawing I already posted. It's amazing what taking a piece of art and filtering it in photoshop can do. Thanks for the look.

-Tom Mittemeyer

Rephlection

Tom Mittemeyer — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:10:39 -0700

A bit of 4-way mirror imaging with this wonderful name that leads itself to so many possibilities. I always have fun using their name in a design. (but i still can't help but wonder if they really named their band after phil). ; ) I love em and it's time they came out of retirement.

I'm contemplating putting a trunk and elephant ears on this one, as it already has a "face." Then I could re-name it "Elephish." ; )

Thanks for the look.

-Tom Mittemeyer

Tea Leaf Green (Bay Area Band)

Tom Mittemeyer — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:35:46 -0700

My friend Christopher manages this band, and having but only a couple of their cd's (so far), I decided to take their name and see what I could come up with. Using my safety net (symmetrical) style, it worked (for me) as a cohesive unit. Originally done in Illustrator, I pulled it into photoshop and filtered it to give it a stained glass kind of look.

Hi to the band, and hope they likes! ; )

-Tom MIttemeyer

Look out Look out the Candyman...

Tom Mittemeyer — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:52:21 -0700

Sharing an Adobe Illustrator drawing I did of the song Candyman. It has no significance except the pretty lady is a friend and I do love the song. And it is a fun challenge to create art that comes from my favorite band. ; )

Enjoy! ; ).....I love drawing Dead stuff. The Stealie I did years ago (1988) and incorporated it in here for grins......

-Tom Mittemeyer

Wavy Gravy

Tom Mittemeyer — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:59:00 -0700

Just playing with my favorite art pastime, abstract pointilism. These kinds of drawings really do create themselves.

And who better to name it after than that prince of pranksters, Wavy Gravy.

-Tom Mittemeyer

Transitive Nightfall of Diamonds

Tom Mittemeyer — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:22:46 -0700

Shall We Go, You and I While We Can?...........Through the Transitive Nightfall of Diamonds.

-Tom Mittemeyer

Francis Vincent Zappa (1940-1993)

Tom Mittemeyer — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:04:24 -0700

Where the Dead were the Apples, Frank was the Orange. Both made me feel like there really was something out there musically and universally that couldn't really be explained. I was lucky enough to meet the man in a Holiday Inn in Baltimore before his show when I was 16. I was speechless, he was nice. I miss him too.

-Tom Mittemeyer

Lennon in the Sky with Diamonds

Tom Mittemeyer — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:47:33 -0700

The Beatles were my favorite band when I was a kid. My favorite Beatle was always John Lennon. In my eyes and ears there was always a mystery about him & his songwriting that both frightened me (Strawberry Fields Forever still gives me the shivers) yet at the same time enlightened me. In my almost 50 years of life I've still not come across a musician who could do that to me. I have found a visual artist though who has, that being M.C. Escher.

This is my Adobe Illustrator tribute to the man, the genius, the missed.

-Tom Mittemeyer

And after drums...SPACE.

Tom Mittemeyer — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:34:40 -0700

Having a keen interest in astronomy; the planets, solar system, stars, universe, etc., I ventured into photoshop and just started from scratch, and over several months of edits, additions, subtractions and whatnot I told myself, this is it!

The black moon that gravitates close to the planet is 'Darskylukin' (a play on Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, & Anakin Skywalker). The planet is named 'Handrewna' (named after my kids Hanna & Andrew). The sun that ignites Handrewna is 'Gailian' (named after my kids middle names, Gail & Ian). And finally, that sun Gailian is the beacon of the Dragonfly constellation.

Even when naming the elements, one must always make sure to Phil the Space!

-Tom Mittemeyer

M.C. Phischer (Tribute to band Phish & artist M.C. Escher)

Tom Mittemeyer — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:22:02 -0700

Being one who enjoys not just GD music but lots of other stuff, including other jam bands, Phish rings my bell. And I was very glad when some of the Dead members (namely Phil, but also Bobby) acknowledged them with invites to play together (and vice versa).

I was also very glad when the snippets of "us (phish phans) vs. them (deadheads)" that was generated not by the band but by the "phans" finally went away. Because hey, I'm a "phan" too. They move me as much as the Dead did/do, but in a different way. To me, Phish were the perfect mixture of the GD/Zappa.

And let me tell you people, speaking strictly for me myself and I, that is about as close to musical heaven as it gets. With Phish, I got to have my cake and eat it too. My grin only got bigger. Ok, enough chatter.

I love symmetrical design, and wanted to do something with the Phish name, seeing it lends itself to many possibilities. Also being influenced by the work of artist M.C. Escher, I came up with this one color creation that I'm very proud of and had a good ol' time creating.

It has also leant itself to other cool visuals through the use of Photoshop filters. Thanks for taking a look, and having to read through my jibber-jabber along the way.

-Tom Mittemeyer

Jerry circa 1982

Tom Mittemeyer — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:07:33 -0700

I did this airbrush drawing in April of 1982, and last night (4/13/07) took a picture of it with my cell phone camera. This was my very first complete airbrush drawing I ever did. I was (and am still) very proud of it. It's not taken from anything, just right out of my head.

Of course nowadays I do all the airbrushing in Adobe Illustrator and photoshop. Times have changed. My love for the man never will.

enjoy!

Tom Mittemeyer

Once in awhile you can get shown the Light...(Adobe Illustrator)

Tom Mittemeyer — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:59:43 -0700

And dancing on top of a breaking wave is as strange a place to get shown the light if there ever was one. It's a hoot. Try it sometime. .Wait til' the moon is full. ; )

-Tom Mittemeyer

5 bolt design (Adobe Illustrator)

Tom Mittemeyer — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:28:05 -0700

I came up with this design based on the obvious. But figured if I ever was to get a tattoo I'd use this. Still haven't gotten one, probably won't get one......But you can! ; ) Just send me a pic of it! ; ) -Tom MIttemeyer

Grateful Dead Tape Cover Tribute (2007) Adobe Illustrator

Tom Mittemeyer — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:23:04 -0700

Around the turn of the millennium i decided to start making my own "digital" tape covers. Up until then I did them by hand using colored pencil, inks, airbrush and other materials.

In 2007 I took two of my digital tape covers and flipped them "foot to foot," threw em' into photoshop, pushed some buttons, squeezed some knobs, and shazam, I had me a Fillmore style looking kind of creation.

The rest is history. Obviously I can't get this to work for tape covers. But if I enlarged it, it's kind of got that old time 60's Kelly/Mouse/Moscoso/Griffin/Wilson poster art kind of feel. That alone made me happy. ; )

And the end result is my tribute to the GD phenomenon of live tapes/trading, etc. Wave that Flag! ; )

-Tom Mitt

My fav. pic of Jerry

windy_city_rebel — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:49:41 -0700

A beautiful drawing of jerry

windy_city_rebel — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:51:50 -0700

Hello all...I just wanted to share this drawing of Jerry my wife drew for me.i thought all of you would appreciate it.This was done all from her memory.Just look at the detail...im so proud of her....

Dead.Net Artwork -- Rose and Wolf

Analise Dubner — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:19:50 -0700

Artwork I created for use on Dead.Net.

Dead.Net Artwork -- Butterfly Wings

Analise Dubner — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:16:00 -0700

Artwork I created for the front page of Dead.Net.

Dead.Net Artwork -- Lady with Guitar

Analise Dubner — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:13:02 -0700

Artwork created for the front page of Dead.Net.

Dead.Net Artwork -- Lady in Dress

Analise Dubner — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:16:43 -0700

Illustration I did for the launch of new dead.net. I 've uploaded it here after several requests for it.

fun in the sun

treesdream — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:27:59 -0700

yes

Blue Alaska with Tree

treesdream — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:20:30 -0700

Tree Jams gnpmusic.com

schwing art

onemoresaturdaynight — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:21:50 -0700

mix and the BAND....

highlander63 — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:31:50 -0700

Fan Art at TrackMania United

Uwe R — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:16:33 -0700

well, i am playing a computer game : TrackMania United, where you can create your own car style. as a GD fan i had to use the SYF symbol on the cars. here you see my wallpaper.

Tahoe Manzanita

carlaplattwatercolors — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:48:00 -0700

Ripple

granfallooon — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:00:36 -0800

Uh-oh, I think I had too much kool-aid!

granfallooon — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:56:26 -0800

Pigpen Sunset

granfallooon — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:13:14 -0800

Wall O' Sound

granfallooon — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:00:26 -0800

Road Trip

granfallooon — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:52:53 -0800

electric jerryland

granfallooon — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:36:08 -0800

gotta love this one...weeeeee

robinannsmiles — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:48:29 -0800

Greatfully Dead.... painting!

MrJohn — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:44:38 -0800

A Shop In Point Pleasant NJ

msgsec74 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:33:03 -0800

I drove to A place in Point Pleasant NJ called "The Green Planet Coffee Co." I get out of my car and there's a shop called "Sunshine Daydream" AND I had my camera with me, so I had to snap a picture. I put it under fan art because I didn't know where else to put it.

R.I.P. Bradley You are missed greatly

Tea 4-2 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:36:12 -0800

Steal Your Obama

ststephen1 — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:45:57 -0800

Looking for real change? ObamaHeads Unite!

dead turtle

dancindeadbear76 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:54:51 -0800

a drawing i did,a turtle with a stealie and frog,bordered by terrapin lyrics

painting of Jerry

dancindeadbear76 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:25:51 -0800

this is a painting of Jerry that i recentley did.

Bad Habits

Wandering Soul — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:58:55 -0800

bumper stickers sometimes say a lot

Sunset Picture in Mabb Utah on the 2006 road trip to 10,000 lakes

woodyinthebasement — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 09:41:06 -0800

Magical sunset picture taken in Moab Utah on my way from
Oregon, through Colorado, and up to 10,000 lakes MN for
the Phil and Friends show at 10,000 lakes festival.

Hey Everyone check out the top left corner of this photo. Do ya see the stealie?

phineassj — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:18:38 -0800

I took this photo in a gorge in Ithaca Ney York.When I got home and gave it a look I immediately noticed the steal your face skull in the upper left.Very Weird!At least I know ALL the departed heads are lookin out for old Phineass.Thought I should share the photo cuz it made me smile!Feel free to pass it along to all the heads you know!Be Cool and Be Kind!

Happy Halloween 1991

FattyMatty — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:51:49 -0800

My 1991 pumpkin I carved the day of the show. What a happy happy Halloween!

Death Card

extraspace — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:11:22 -0800

SYF

extraspace — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:09:09 -0800

Grateful Dead-Beduin wedding in the desert

nataliasamar — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:03:23 -0800

2 days ago,2 of my best friends got married in the desert in south Israel.I have the honor to produce it.The brum-Benny,use to be in a lot of concerts of the dead during the 70's-80's.Their ceremony of love was in the middle of the desert,so i ask from another good friend with giant heart and great hands-and not familiar with the deads to preapar a car that will take them to the mountain.I show him pictures of difrent things related with the dead,and the result was amazing !!! it was a surprise for the wedding,the couple thought they will walk to the mountain,and then we came to pic them with the car.All the people in the way to mountain that saw the car passing aplause and couldn't belive what they are looking at.it was so beatiful,so artistic made with so much love.
Now.after the wedding,we put the car in the middle of the kibuts(our community)-so we wont forget it...you are invited to come and see it for yourself...
ah,of course that there was a lot of dead songs during the weekend...
Sorry if i wrote with some spelling mistakes...my lenguage is Hebrew...
Shalom ,Natalia

my 8 year old drew a stealie for me

gdradio — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:21:30 -0800

The Grateful Dead does Halloween

lauriemcneley@wellsfargo.com — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:36:41 -0700

We decided to make our Halloween costumes this year and couldn't have thought of a better theme... check out "The Grateful Dead" This picture was taken by the Des Moines Juice news paper. We're in a contest to win best costume... go vote http://dmjuice.com

PlayTerrapinStation

phb — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:39:25 -0700

Casey Jones

phb — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:38:33 -0700

Just a marker sketch of a potential t-shirt image

Dark Star quilt

buttons and bows — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:09:32 -0700

This is "Dark Star: Transitive Nightfall of Diamonds." I used a traditional star pattern but played with the placement of the stars so that they are unevenly spaced, with some stars only partly showing on the edges to suggest an infinite night sky. The fabric is cosmic-themed and I placed the values so that dark stars were on a medium background (more or less) with the lightest fabric as the "diamonds" falling diagonally across the quilt. I was really thrilled when this quilt won 3rd place Viewer's Choice at our local guild museum show a few years ago.

Stealie Tribal Pumpkin

chinacat77 — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:38:13 -0700

Tribal Stealie Pumpkin

chinacat77 — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:09:15 -0700

Jerry

phb — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 08:47:14 -0700

This is a painting I did in guache with pen and ink.

Alaska Shows Hotel Room Run

gleng1 — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:17:13 -0700

Newfound friend on our way to being thrown out of our motel room right before the Alaska shows. For reasons unknown the management objected to 30 of us sharing one room. We then tried to convince them that we wanted one room to store backpacks only, but they were unconvinced. At some point it seemed like an EXCELLENT idea to paint the TV day-glo (with paint that washes off easily with water! We may be nuts, but we're not mean!)

St. Stephen

buttons and bows — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:27:50 -0700

St. Stephen quilt, mainly hand-pieced and hand-appliqued, with a bone rose in Stephen's hands, wishing well with a golden bell, bucket hanging clear to Hell where there are embroidered skeletons, Calliope woman (muse of poetry) reading a book called "Curious Sense," high green chilly winds, shafts of lavender, ivy, manzanita, William Tell and speeding arrow. I took the image of Stephen from a reliquary of the first St. Stephen, who was stoned to death. I had fun with this one!

China Cat Sunflower quilt

buttons and bows — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:53:31 -0700

This is a quilt I made based on China Cat Sunflower. Details don't show in this picture, but it has lots of cosmic images, cats and sunflowers. Illustrated are "proud walking jingle in the midnight sun," "copper dome bodhi" and "the eagle wing palace of the queen chinee," among others. It is, of course, a crazy quilt! Tons of beads, embroidery and buttons, making it very heavy.

Ratdog painting (close up)

carlaplattwatercolors — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:12:09 -0700

Ratdog

carlaplattwatercolors — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:48:52 -0700

This was added to a PRINT of a painting I did of Bob Weir awhile ago
I got the photos from Butch Worrell

The tank on my bike. Inspires me every day!

AndieIsAlthea — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:25:41 -0700

Jerry Garcia

GratefulArtist — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:20:08 -0700

This is a one of a kind Pencil Drawing of Jerry... This image has not been printed. There is only one, on my living room wall. The image measures 14 inches by 7 inches. Any Questions or comments please do not hesitate to contact me...

I would like to add that I am presently in the process of obtaining permission and getting information on having this image printed. If all goes smoothly there should be large prints of this image available for purchase soon. Stay Tuned!

Jason George Audet

Rainbows in our hotel rooms

headjam — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:09:52 -0700

More shots of the rainbow light show that went on in our hotel room before and after the show.

Jerry Lives

carlaplattwatercolors — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:46:46 -0700

Fire On The Mountain

JurassicBlueberries — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:43:22 -0700

east shore Lake tahoe from kayak

carlaplattwatercolors — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:39:06 -0700

Aoxomoxoa Painting, 41st West, East Campus, MIT, circa 1980

sequoiadean — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:10:48 -0700

I painted this sometime around 1980 in the Blacklight Lounge of 41st West, East Campus, MIT. http://web.mit.edu/41w/www/

I took this photo on 6/24/83, when I was visiting (I graduated in 1981). The painting was already a bit beat up and painted over by then. The walls of this lounge were repainted nearly every year, and for many years, everything except the Aoxomoxoa was painted over. Then, in 2004, a freshman painter misunderstood the instructions and painted over it. So, it's gone now.

Steal Your Face with concentric Rings, 41st West, MIT, circa 1979

sequoiadean — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:39:54 -0700

My friend Mike and I (Dean) painted this one night while at MIT, around 1979 or so. This is on 41st West of East Campus, a dorm there. We used lots and lots of tape to get the circles right. This photo was taken on 6/24/83, a few years later. I most recently went back there for a visit in fall of 2004, and this painting was still there!

Jerry playing slide

carlaplattwatercolors — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:54:09 -0700

Rat Dog Logo II by ARCHURE

archure — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:09:54 -0700

Bob Weir blue background

carlaplattwatercolors — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:14:27 -0700

Jerry

carlaplattwatercolors — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 18:51:38 -0700

Jerry

carlaplattwatercolors — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 18:49:40 -0700

Tatoo

alafave — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:24:11 -0700

Grateful Dead logo by ARCHURE

archure — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:33:03 -0700

Rat Dog logo by Archure

archure — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:42:04 -0700

Map-Quest

depps — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:18:12 -0700

I love the Dead. Its pretty much all I listen too. I find their music to be highly intelligent and articultate. It speaks measures about emotion and inspiration, it tickles these notions in the brain and sends shivers down my spine. It moves me to make my work what it is and helps keep my head up when the realities of art rear their ugly heads.

This piece I made for The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and I listened to the Dead the whole way through. It is representative of two bodies of work I do. One that is highly conceptual and the other that is free form and improvised.

I had the great experience of being able to share this piece with Dennis Mcnally and he loved it. He shared some great Jerry stories with me and loved my work. We talked long about transistions, repitition and nature.

For more of my work check out my website DaveEppley.com

I will be in a show at The Tang Museum this Fall and a NYC exhibition.

Be Grateful ALWAYS!

Bruce and Brent

carlaplattwatercolors — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:46:31 -0700

the rhythm devils

carlaplattwatercolors — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:44:55 -0700

Bob Weir 2007

carlaplattwatercolors — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:23:27 -0700

Bruce Springsteen

carlaplattwatercolors — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:00:01 -0700

This is a commission painting I did of Bruce Springsteen
www.carlaplattwatercolors.com

Rhythm Devils

carlaplattwatercolors — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:57:34 -0700

www.carlaplattwatercolors.com

Bruce Hornsby and Brent Mydland

carlaplattwatercolors — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:56:06 -0700

www.carlaplattwatercolors.com

Bob weir portrait 2007

carlaplattwatercolors — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:53:03 -0700

Carla Platt Watercolors