Digital Painting – Andy Kehoe

June 22, 2023 — No Comments

Painting the Deep + Print Release

Hello Everyone!

I’m proud to present my newest digital painting, “Emerging from the Deepness.”

Emerging from the Deepness - Digital Painting - 2023

Sometimes when it comes to making a new piece, I just need to go somewhere comfortable. For me, that’s the deep forest—creative speaking anyways. As much as I love the forest, I can never be absolutely comfortable there. It’s the home for critters, plants, and creepy crawlies--not me. But I do love to create characters that actually belong there.

They move through these surroundings with a natural presence and a knowing grace in a way I wish I could. Freedom not fear. They are truly of the forest and the wild.

PRINT RELEASE

Also very excited to announce that Emerging from the Deepness will be my first print release through my partnership with theprintspace.

This limited edition print will be a timed release that runs from June 28th through July 3rd. You will only be able to purchase this print during this time period. After that, they will be gone forever.

DETAILS:

Starts: June 28th, 3:00 EST

Ends: July 3rd, 11:59 EST

Available in these sizes, including a border for easy framing
- A1- 30” x 22”—76cm x 56cm (Editon of 10)
- A2- 21” x 15.5”—53cm x 39cm (Edition of 20)
- A3- 15” x 11”—38cm x 28cm (edition of 30)
Framed with FSC-certified Wood in Oak Veneer, Painted Black or White styles.
- A1- Total Frame Size: 34.1" x 24.3"--87cm x 62cm
- A2- Total Frame Size: 24.4" x 16.6"--62cm x 45cm
- A3- Total Frame Size: 17.5" x 12.6"--45cm x 32cm
Print signed & numbered
Comes with a signed & numbered Certificate of Authenticity
Printed on acid-free, archival cotton Photo Rag 308 gsm Giclée paper, from Hahnemühle the world’s oldest mill who have been producing fine art papers for more than 500 years
Guaranteed archival life of 100+ years
Carbon neutral, sustainable production, packaging and shipping
Express Global Delivery with tracked & insured shipping

As a reminder, I’ll send out another Newsletter on the day of the release with even more info.

I also have a countdown banner on the homepage of my Shop that has a reminder feature. It will email you an alert 10 minutes before the print goes live.

Andy Kehoe Shop

Thanks so much for reading and following!
-Andy

Published by AndyKehoeArt in Digital Painting, Print Releases

May 2, 2023 — No Comments

Dawn of the Red Panda

Hello Everyone!

Last year was the first year I didn't complete a traditional painting in... decades. Wow that's kind of crazy. I'd already cut back on my art show work purposefully --as the art show circuit was grinding me to dust-- but then covid hit and all art shows came to a standstill. The art show world has since picked up again but nothing really came up for me last year. I've always wanted a place for my traditional painting in my workflow so I'm excited that I have multiple group shows lined up this year.

The first show is a group show called, Existential, which actually opened last week at Antler Gallery in Portland. Sorry for the late heads up! The last couple weeks have been chock full and I didn't have a moment to send out a Newsletter. Just got too much on my giant plate right now! It's a mostly good problem to have.

It's a show themed around endangered species so I went did what had to be done. I painted a red panda. Here's my piece entitled, "Champion of the Rare."

Champion of the Rare - Oil & Acrylic on Wood Panel - 2023

Felt really good to finish a painting. Looking forward to making more this year.

This piece is still available for purchase. There are also a lot of amazing artists with their amazing work in the show so do yourself a favor and check it out. You can find the work from the show here:

Existential Show Work

And here's the info on the show:

‘EXISTENTIAL'

Curated by Antler Gallery and Thinkspace Projects

On view April 27 - May 21, 2023 at:

Antler Gallery + Talon Gallery

2728 NE Alberta Street

Portland, OR 97211

Opening Reception:

Thursday, April 27 from 6-9pm

We’ll be donating 10% of the sale from each work sold to BornFreeUSA.org to help in their fight to save our endangered species in the animal kingdom. We’ve worked with them many times in the past and they are a great organization dedicated to helping our wildlife.

BORN FREE USA

www.bornfreeusa.org

https://www.bornfreeusa.org/about-us/

Featuring work from over 70 artists spanning the globe:

Ador
Allison Bamcat
Amandine Urruty
Amy Ruppel
Amy Sol
Andy Kehoe
Anne Smerdon
Anthony Ausgang
Anthony Clarkson
Anthony Solano
Antonio J. Ainscough
Bennett Slater
Benzilla
Brad Woodfin
Brin Levinson
Calvin Ma
Casey Weldon
Cayl Austin
Chloe Becky
Chris Austin
Claire Milligan
Cody Jiminez
Craig Barker
Creature Creature
Dewi Plass
Euan Roberts
Evoca1
Fandi Angga Saputra
Frank Gonzales
Fumi Nakamura
Goopmassta
GV Kelley
Hannah Eddy
Heiko Müller
James Thistllethwaite
Jeremy Nichols
Jon MacNair
Josh Keyes
Julian Callos
Juliet Schreckinger
Kelly Vivanco
Kim Slate
Kimera Wachna
Kristy Moreno
Manuel Zamudio
Marcos Navarro
Miriam Frank
Motelseven
Natalie Erickson
Neil Perry
Nicole Evans
Nikoo Bafti
Paola Ciarska
Rachel Sabin
Rialenga
Roja
Ryol
Sean Banister
Sloppy Seconds
Spenser Little
Steve Seeley
Stig Bergas
Stom500
Super A
Susannah Kelly
Thomas Jackson
Toyameg
Travis Black
Tripper Dungan
Vanessa Morata
VR Rivera
Young-Ji Cha
Yuta Tamura
Zoe Keller

Digital Painting:

I've also completed a couple new digital paintings for my Patreon since my last newsletter.

Print available here: Night Garden Print

Print available here: Gazing Into the Infinite Print

I have more announcements to make but I'm going to save them for a separate Newsletter as I don't want this to get too bloated. So expect another Newsletter in a couple days.

Thanks for reading and subscribing!

-Andy

Published by AndyKehoeArt in Art Shows, Digital Painting

March 16, 2023 — No Comments

Spring Forward to the Groggy Lands

Hello Everyone!

It felt safe to welcome Spring early because this Winter has basically been Spring for weeks... then it snowed and got freezing. Winter got me with the long game. Good one.

This week has been a sluggish one because of the time change, which never seemed to affect me before. Guess my older self is more affected by these things now. Another fun wrinkle to aging. Between that and trying to figure out a way to keep out dog out of the cat litter room (he's apparently addicted to cat poop), it's been a slow, choppy week. I did manage to redo my portfolio website though, which I've been meaning to do for a while. I think it looks great. Check it out if you're feeling it. Also, my blog moved to this site so if you were subscribed to my old RSS feed, you'll have to update it.

Andy Kehoe Art Portfolio Site

Besides that I've been busy with my Patreon Digital Paintings. Here are the last two I did for 2022 and the first two I did for January and February this year:

October Digital Painting: Spell of Twilight States

Spell of Twilight States - 2022 - Digital Painting

This piece continued my Halloween season paintings. Really love how this turned out with the multiple vertical levels and lighting scenarios. Each sections has it's own vibe but it all works together. Here are some details:

Prints can be found here: Spell of Twilight States Print

November/December Digital Painting: Season of Subtle Bounds

Season of Subtle Bounds - 2022 - Digital Painting

Here's my winter themed piece for the year. Winter is a season of mixed emotions for me so the duality of this image really suits me. Joy and depression are uncomfortably close to each other during these months. I do love this character and the spirit cat.

Prints can be found here: Season of Subtle Bounds Print

January Digital Painting: March of the Exiled

March of the Exiled - 2023 - Digital Painting

For the piece in January, I decided to revisit an old painting titled, March of the Exiled. Here's the original painting from a solo show at Jonathan LeVine Gallery in 2009.

March of the Exiled - 2009 - Oil & Acrylic on Wood Panel

It's one of my favorite paintings from that era. I decided that I'm going to kick off every year with a digital remake of an important painting from my past shows. It'll be interesting to see how I can adapt the old imagery with my current painting sensibilities. This one was super fun and it was awesome to revisit these old friends. You can find prints here:

March of the Exiled 2023 Prints

February Digital Painting: Spirits of Forgotten Places

As I mentioned in my Patreon post about this painting, I really tried to go simple with this image since it was a short month, but I guess I just can't help myself. My dog loves cat poop and I love ridiculous details. I also really, really love painting dead trees. So much enjoyment. Plus I got to paint a ghost doodle.

Prints can be found here: Spirits of Forgotten Places Print

Art Show News:

I have a couple group show coming up this year. The first is collaboration between Thinkspace and Antler Gallery. Here's the info:

‘EXISTENTIAL'

Curated by Antler Gallery and Thinkspace Projects

On view April 27 - May 21, 2023 at:

Antler Gallery + Talon Gallery

2728 NE Alberta Street

Portland, OR 97211

Opening Reception:

Thursday, April 27 from 6-9pm

We’ll be donating 10% of the sale from each work sold to BornFreeUSA.org to help in their fight to save our endangered species in the animal kingdom. We’ve worked with them many times in the past and they are a great organization dedicated to helping our wildlife.

BORN FREE USA

www.bornfreeusa.org

https://www.bornfreeusa.org/about-us/

The other group show is a Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition called, Serendipity, at Haven Gallery in Long Island. That show opens November 4th. More on that as we get closer but I definitely plan on attending that show.

That's it for now. Thanks so much for reading!

-Andy

Published by AndyKehoeArt in Art Shows, Digital Painting, Digital Work, Print Releases

October 12, 2022 — Comments are off for this post.

Liminal Season Arrives Again

The veil between the living and the spirit realm becomes ever thinner. The time of ghosts and witches are upon us again.

Turns out, I love painting ghosts and witches. This will be the 4th year of me continuing my Halloween themed digital paintings for Patreon and its another reason for me to love this time of year.

Here is my newest: Arise O Gossamer Night

Arise O Gossamer Night - Digital Painting - 2022

This year, I made the brilliant decision to do my piece in September so that its actually done in time for Halloween. Big brain move. Had a lot of fun making this one, though it did take many twists and turns along the way. I documented it on my Patreon page if you're interested in that type of thing.

Limited edition prints are available now in my Shop.

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Other News:

Metal Prints:

I have a few new metal prints in the works including Night Cathedral and Midwinter Orison. I'll be releasing the previews for them soon along with the presale period.

Midwinter Orison

I've fast tracked this metal print specifically so that it'll be available in time for the Holidays. If all goes to plan, these will be produced and in my studio by December.

If you want to be notified when this metal print goes on pre-sale, email me:

andy@andykehoeshop.com

I'll make sure to send you a notification.

That should about wrap it up for this brisk Fall update. Hope all of you in the midst of Autumn are soaking it in and enjoying it. I'm going to do my best to get out there and breath it all in.

For those of you in the Halloween mood, here's a collection of prints to fit the season.

Halloween Season Collection

Thanks as always for reading and supporting.

-Andy

Published by AndyKehoeArt in Digital Painting, Shop News

February 8, 2022 — Comments are off for this post.

Ok Winter Settle Down, I Have Updates

Hello Everyone!

Hope all of you out there sharing this crazy winter weather are holding up ok. We had a crazy ice storm over the weekend which shut me down for a couple days. Was ok on the power front, but had no desire to brave the icy streets to get to the studio. Our dog, Gizmo, on the other hand loves the snow and is completely living it up. Unfortunately for us, he's got those short legs and his underside quickly becomes a little snowball collecting factory.

Patreon Digital Painting

Made my first Patreon Digital Painting of the year and it was an involved one. So many details in this one. I've been working on a story for a while and this scene popped into my head. Hopefully I'll be able to share the larger story soon.

Underworld Conveyance - Digital Painting - 2022

Some images are very hard to translate to small screens and this is definitely one of them. I ultimately had the print for this image in mind and it does look amazing as a print.

Photo doesn't quite capture the vibrancy of the print but you get an idea of the size.

You can find the prints in my Shop or follow the link below:

Underworld Conveyance Print

Puzzles!

Finally got some new puzzles in recently and just posted them to my Shop.

You puzzle lovers can find them here:

Heye New Skies Puzzle

And one last thing. I have a new collection out with Gelaskins. They collaborate with artists to make phone cases, iPad/Laptop skins, and a whole manner of other products. Here is a sample of some of my new cases:

If you want some new swag for your devices, you can find my collection here:

Andy Kehoe Gelaskins Collection 2022

Also, Gelaskins asked me to do a video for promoting on social media and this is what my studio mate, Steve, and I made for them. Its super weird but luckily they loved it! haha

Thanks as always for reading and supporting. You're all the best this world has to offer.

-Andy

Published by AndyKehoeArt in Digital Painting, Patreon, Print Releases, Shop News

November 2, 2021 — Comments are off for this post.

Welcome Chill Autumn Winds

Happy Fall everyone and hope you all had a wonderful Halloween!

Looks like the hot breath of summer is finally off our necks and we're getting some proper Fall weather around here. Gotta say though, the leaves are a little spotty this year. Last year was just so amazing. The leaves were so vivid and they stuck around for so long. But if we ever needed a lovely Fall, it was last year. Last year was rough.

There is one way to keep Fall around longer and that's to bring some Fall love into my newest digital painting for my Patreon page. A few years ago, I started a new annual tradition of making a Halloween themed piece for October and its now something I really look forward to. Just love painting witches. Here's my piece for 2021 called, "The Eve of Rended Veils."

Prints are available now in my Shop. Here's the info on the print:

The Eve of Rended Veils
26" x 22"
Limited Edition of 100
Signed, Titled, & Numbered
$95

Here's a direct link:

The Eve of Rended Veils Print

Thanks for reading!

-Andy

Published by AndyKehoeArt in Digital Painting, Patreon, Print Releases, Uncategorized

September 2, 2021 — Comments are off for this post.

Its a Mad World, Pet a Cat

Hello Subscribers!

I apologize for the lack of posts on this Blog/Newsletter but man is it hard when the world seems to be falling apart around us. Plus there are so many damn outlets to consider these days and I'm being pulled around like crazy. It can spread you thin, so to keep what's left of my sanity, I've had to focus on just a couple venues to get me through. Those have been my Patreon and Instagram. When all is chaos you gotta keep things simple. So if you aren't signed up for any of those, you can find them here:

Andy Kehoe Patreon

Andy Kehoe Instagram

Speaking of Patreon, I've been continuing my Digital Painting journey and this year has been great for me. Here are some samples from my Digital Painting posts on Patreon.

**Together in the Maelstrom 2021** - I started the year with a digital remake of Together in the Maelstrom so that I could offer it as an open edition print. The original print edition sold out super fast and it was the most requested print I would get by a long shot. It resonated so deeply with people and I wished I had it available to share that image with everyone that wanted one. So the best solution for that was to make a new one and I love the way it turned out. Also, I'm on schedule to make the next progression in this series as my 10th year wedding anniversary is coming up next year, and after the last couple years we've had, its gonna be a doozy.

These are all available as prints in my shop. Click here to check it out: Andy Kehoe Art Shop

Art Show News:

I have a couple group shows coming up in the next couple weeks.

The first is the Vanguard show at Outré Gallery in Melbourne Australia.

The show was supposed to open on August, but Melbourne is under another lockdown due to a certain dickhead virus that won't get the hint. They were hoping to hold out a bit to see if it would lift, but with no clear signs of letting up, they decided to release the online preview on Monday and hope for the best. Hopefully people can go see these pieces in person before it comes down.

Click here to sign up for the online preview: O utré Gallery Vanguard Preview

Here's my piece for the show.

Braving the Hereafter - 16"x20" - Oil, Acrylic, Resin on Wood Panel

The next show is the 16th Annual BLAB! Show.

Always an absolute honor and pleasure to be involved with BLAB! and seriously, look at that lineup. Amazing to be among such great and accomplished artists.

I don't have a piece to share yet unfortunately. Things are not going smoothly with this particular painting. The painting itself is looking great... but unforeseen circumstances are hindering me from finishing it. The first being that my cat Gremmy got really sick and my wife and I have been dealing with that for the last several days. Poor little guy got a urinary block and that ain't great for a cat. So he's been in the emergency clinic, but good news is that he's home now but we're in full monitoring mode. Besides some shaved arms, a shaved chunk of fur in the middle of his tail, and a shaved butthole, he's looking pretty good.

Thank goodness he's recovering. Don't know what I'd do without my little buddy.

On top of that, my painting just won't dry so that I can do the final layer. When I start the finishing details and line work, I always put a thin layer of Galkyd on top of the whole piece because it gives me a nice smooth surface to work on. Put it on Tuesday... and its still tacky. Ugh. Why??? This never happens. Maybe the humidity? I was behind as it was with the all-hands-on-cat-deck crisis, and this exactly what I didn't need. Giving me heart palpitations. Just goes to show you, paintings can be a fist fight sometimes, no matter where you are in your career. The painting is currently sitting right in front of my window AC unit. Fingers crossed.

Print Shop News:

I'll be releasing my Outré piece, Braving the Hereafter, as a limited edition print next Friday. I'll be releasing it alongside another painting I did earlier this year called, Lost Reverie. They're both going to be small editions of 50 so get them while they're available. I'll send an update next week to remind you all.

Lost Reverie

Also, I post a digital painting every month (this month excluded due to craziness) and I release the prints at the same time so be sure to keep on eye on that. Again, the best place is my Patreon and Instagram.

And that should do it.

Take care and be safe out there!

-Andy

Published by AndyKehoeArt in Art Shows, Digital Painting, Patreon, Print Releases

October 22, 2019 — Comments are off for this post.

Autumn Update 2019

Hello and Happy Fall everyone!

Throw on that cozy sweater, break out the boots, and heat up some cider because the first real chill of Fall has finally rolled in. Go on now Summer. Git! With Autumn comes all the familiar occurrences: vivid leaves falling in the breeze, wood fires burning, panicked squirrels burying nuts they'll forget about minutes later, and the smell of stale pumpkin spiced latte breath. Magical. I'm more into all the apple treats attributed to Fall though I did dig into a pumpkin roll pretty hard this week. Can't beat that cream cheese icing. Mmmmm. Wait, does anyone make an apple roll? I must investigate.

Art Show News:

I recently had a small 12"x12" piece hanging in the Thinkspace booth at Moniker Art Fair in London. Here's an image of the piece:

Transcender - 12"x12" - Oil & Resin on Wood - SOLD

The piece has sold but I'm still considering making some prints. Having some more smaller print options never hurts. Consider the idea considered.

I also have an important update on my upcoming show at Red Truck Gallery in November... it's super cancelled and not happening anymore. Sorry for the bummer announcement. Seems like the ownership of Red Truck Gallery changed recently and things are a bit in flux. I was offered a chance to participate in an alternate version of the show at a new gallery but I decided to opt out. At this point in my career, I'm very hesitant to jump into anything uncertain and unestablished, especially when it comes to art shows and galleries. Or in the words of Roger Murtaugh:

This was my actually response to the show offer and they luckily got, and appreciated, the Lethal Weapon reference.

I started a few pieces for this show which I'm going to put on the back burner for the time being and work on them at a less breakneck pace. I'll find somewhere else for them to go. The two 20"x24" pieces will almost certainly go to my next Outré Gallery show which will open next year in October. Super excited to get back to Australia! Much more on that show to come.

Print News:

My September Patreon digital painting was posted and a limited edition print for the piece is available now. Here's the image of the piece along with the print info:

Dawn of Other Worlds

Dawn of Other Worlds
22"x15” including 1” white border
limited edition of 100
signed, titled, and numbered by the artist
$65

As always, you can find the print in my Shop. Here's a direct link to the print:

Dawn of Other Worlds Limited Edition Print

I'm currently busy at work on my newest Patreon digital painting which (spoiler alert) will be very Halloween influenced. I've always wanted to make a Halloween inspired piece, so I'm super excited to have an opportunity with my Patreon work.

Thanks for reading!

-Andy

Published by AndyKehoeArt in Art Shows, Digital Painting, Print Releases

July 25, 2019 — Comments are off for this post.

Erratic Summer Update

Hello and Happy Summer everyone!

Last week was a record balmy scorcher that tried its best to melt my face and this week has been full of mild spring days... we've officially gone and broke the Earth. Until our inevitable catastrophic demise, here's some art to enjoy!

Omen Moon - 07/2019

This piece is my Patreon digital painting for July. I really wanted to figure out how to create planets like I do with my paintings, specifically how it made planets with resin. With resin, I would throw a bunch of wet oil paint into the poured resin and go to town to create those swirly textures. I discovered a filter in Photoshop that allows me to do something very similar. Here's a link to a process video if you'd like to see it in action.

Making Planets in PhotoShop video

Really happy with how the planet turned out and super happy with the piece overall. Getting more and more comfortable with the digital medium and getting more able to evoke the mood I want. But digital work isn't all I'm working on these days, so here's a traditional painting update.

Art Show and Traditional Painting Update:

I'm working on a few pieces for an upcoming group show called, "Unto the Unreal" which opens on November 8th at Red Truck Gallery in New Orleans. I've been wanting to show with Red Truck for a while so I'm super pumped to finally get a chance to exhibit with them. I'll have at least 3 pieces in the show and I'll definitely be attending the opening. I can't pass on a chance to visit New Orleans.

Also, I decided that I'm going to start making a small oil painting a month for Patreon. I'm going to start with some 8"x10" panels and go from there. I'll be posting these for sale on Patreon first then they'll be available to everyone else a week later.

Panels ready for weird art

I also have a couple Thinkspace group shows coming up in the Fall. More on that to come.

Print News:

I'll be releasing the new digital piece as a limited edition print tomorrow, Friday July 26th at 4:00 PM Eastern time. As always, prints will be released through Andy Kehoe Art Shop.

Here are the details:

Omen Moon - Limited Edition Print

Omen Moon
18”x22” including 1” white border
limited edition of 100
signed, titled, and numbered by the artist
$70

Thanks so much and stay cool out there... or stay warm. Who knows these days.

-Andy

Published by AndyKehoeArt in Art Shows, Digital Painting, Patreon, Print Releases

May 17, 2019 — Comments are off for this post.

Patreon Relaunch

Hello Everyone!

I'm here to announce the opening of my new Patreon Campaign. Hooray! Wow. Its really hard to type "Hooray" with out it seeming super sarcastic. But believe me, this is the opposite of sarcasm. This Hooray is drenched in scathing earnestness and a palpable almost disgusting optimism.

My Patreon Page is officially live so head on over there for all the details.

ANDY KEHOE ART PATREON PAGE

But to summarize here, the biggest changes I'm making with this relaunch is that I'm focusing on digital painting and switching to a per creation payment format. My plan is to make a digital painting every month and you'll only be charged for those digital painting posts. And there will never be more than one paid post a month so don't worry about me going nuts and posting 20 paintings in a week. I'm way more comfortable with this format as you won't be charged if I get wrapped up in an art show and can't provide new digital content.

Speaking of art shows, I'll continue to provide updates on all art shows and print releases through public posts so even if you don't become a Patron, it'll still be a great resource to follow for all Kehoe related news. I'll also continue my Progress Report posts where chronicle a painting from beginning to end. You can see an example of that here: Progress Report Example. Those posts will be provided for free to all Patrons.

I'll be posting my newest digital painting, Habituating the Unfamiliar, next Friday, May 24th. I'm going to post some time-lapsed video previews leading up to it. Here's a tiny preview for now.

Habituating the Unfamiliar-Preview

Prints will be available immediately upon release for all Patrons and the wide print release will be a week later, Friday May 24th at 4:00 PM Eastern. More details on that print release to come soon.

Thanks you so much for those of you that sign up and welcome back to those that are rejoining for another round of adventures. I appreciate it all so very much.

-Andy

Published by AndyKehoeArt in Digital Painting, Patreon, Print Releases