phish summer tour – Page 4 – Not just reading the book,

Phish Summer MSG 2023

My ticket stubs for Phish’s 7-night run at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Inspired by PTBM (Phish tickets by mail) ticket stubs. The barcode actually scans and links to each night’s setlist on Phish.net. Each stub measures 2.75×6.5 inches (The same size as PTBM tickets) and is printed on 14 Pt paper (slightly thicker than actual stubs)

The ticket art is inspired by old NYC shops and bodegas, many of which are no longer standing. As a child, my family would often drive to NYC to visit family. One of my favorite parts of these trips was visiting different bodegas in search of exotic snacks and candies I wouldn’t find in the suburbs.

I also created a print version using the artwork I created for the ticket stubs. It measures 12×16 and is printed on 100 lb paper, limited to an edition of 50.

Ticket Stubs available here:

Nights 1, 2, 3

Nights 4, 5

Nights 6, 7

Prints available here

This was a very challenging series to create! It took a lot of research to find the right shops to paint. I need the right signage that could be subtly changed to become a Phish reference. Most images focused on the shop so I had to refer to Google Maps to get a better view of the location. I learned how many of the shops were no longer in operation, but fortunately was able to look up older street views.

While working on these paintings I was taking an online watercolor course and was able to apply a lot of what I learned to these paintings. I had never used watercolor until after college and learned via trial and error, so I learned that I was doing a lot of things wrong, or at least the hard way! I was able to create a lot of things with more reliance on color, and less on linework. I did use some micron pens but relied mostly on my brush. I drew some of the typography separately but kept that to a minimum. I also tried to paint them in a way that wouldn’t require any digital work other than scanning them.

Another challenge for me was that I was traveling for, attending, and vending at several Phish shows during this time! If you saw me vending at Burgettstown, you might have caught me working on one of them there! It got a bit close, but I managed to get them all done and ready to go for the final two shows of MSG and was able to offer them all at the PhanArt show that took place.

Phish Mann Center Philly 2023

My ticket stubs for Phish’s 2-night run at the Mann Center in Philadelphia, PA (hometown show!) Inspired by PTBM (Phish tickets by mail) ticket stubs. The barcode actually scans and links to each night’s setlist on Phish.net. Each stub measures 2.75×6.5 inches (The same size as PTBM tickets) and is printed on 14 Pt paper (slightly thicker than actual stubs)

For these shows, I decided to create a series of watercolor paintings of the Philly skyline, and some inspiration from the Phish song “Simple”. These paintings were then scanned and digitally arranged to create the final product.

For the print, I painted additional items and opted for an 8.5×14-sized print. While unconventional, I found that the size worked best for the long horizontal format of the image.

Ticket Stubs available here

Prints available here

Phish Syracuse 2023

My ticket stubs for Phish’s show at St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater in Syracuse, NY. Inspired by PTBM (Phish tickets by mail) ticket stubs. The barcode actually scans and links to each night’s setlist on Phish.net. Each stub measures 2.75×6.5 inches (The same size as PTBM tickets) and is printed on 14 Pt paper (slightly thicker than actual stubs)

For the art, I decided to depict the amphitheater experiencing a Mike bass bomb, something worth experiencing at a show! The original art was an ink and watercolor illustration.

Ticket Stubs available here

Prints available here

Phish Burgettstown 2023

My ticket stubs for Phish’s 2 night run in Burgettstown, just outside Pittsburgh, Pa. The original art was watercolor on paper. Inspired by PTBM (Phish tickets by mail) ticket stubs. The barcode actually scans and links to each night’s setlist on Phish.net. Each stub measures 2.75×6.5 inches (The same size as PTBM tickets) and is printed on 14 Pt paper (slightly thicker than actual stubs)

Ticket Stubs available here

Prints available here

For this run I continued my shift towards working more with watercolor paint without adding linework. Although Burgettsdown is miles away from the city, I choose to capture the bridges that many driving to the shows may encounter if they pass through Pittsburgh. With over 450 bridges, Pittsburgh is an easy city to get lost in, as I have learned many times in my college days going to concerts in the city. I also included the floating pickle balloon that greets you at the Picklesburgh festival, which took place the same weekend at the shows. I spoke to many people at the show that had just come from there, or were planning to go the next day! I also learned how seriously Pittsburgh folk take the festival!

You better believe I gave her a discount!

I was excited for these show since my first show was Star Lake 2003. I was also able to vend at these shows, which is nice since most of my sales are conducted online. Its always great getting to interact with people who enjoy my work, and to be able to put faces to names I’ve seen order from my shop.

Phish Wilmington 2023

My ticket stubs for Phish’s 2 night run in Wilmington, NC. For this run I created a watercolor painting of the iconic Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, with a nod to the Phish song “Cars, Trucks, Buses”.

Ticket Stubs available here

Prints available here

Phish Alpharetta 2023

My ticket stubs for Phish’s 3 night run in Alpharetta, GA. For this run I drew inspiration from vintage tourist maps and magnets of Georgia.

Ticket Stubs available here

Prints available here

The artwork was created as many individual drawings creating with ink, micron, watercolor, and alcohol markers. Each image was scanned and then digitally arranged. I included many references to Georgia, as well as a few Phishy references.

Phish Orion Amphitheater 2023

Apologies for the lack of updates on this site! Its been a busy and hectic summer and fall with shows, creating tickets stubs, vending, and now teaching. With a little free time before I start working on NYE ticket stub art, I’m trying to update with my summer and fall tour artwork (available here!) along with a little insight about my inspirations and progress pics.

First up is Phish’s summer tour opener at Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville, AL. For these tickets, a constellation theme seemed obvious. I used real constellations which I altered to reference several songs, with the Orion constellation altered to resemble America’s favorite drummer.

The original painting was watercolor and gouache paint. Tickets are based on PTBMs and the barcode links to the setlist on Phish.net! Prints are 11×14, signed and numbered, and limited to an edition of 50. A portion of sales will be donated to Mockingbird Foundation.

Ticket Stubs available here

Prints available here

Creating the art required a lot of research into constellations, and figuring out how to alter them to work for my intended purpose. I started out with turning Orion into Fishman, switching his club into drumsticks, and his shield into a vacuum cleaner. Monoceros (unicorn) changed into an antelope (played N2!), and the Erianidus (river) constellation features a tiny Rutherford the Brave trying to cross it. The focus of the second night art turned Canis Major into Harpua, Lepus (hare) into Poster Nutbag, and Columba (dove) into a goldfish. Lastly I turned the lesser known Caelum (chisel) constellation into a megaphone. Each image was drawn with micron and then scanned and arranged digitally. The night sky was a watercolor painting.

Phish Dick’s Run 2022 Tickets and Prints

My design for the 4-night run at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The design was inspired by several Gamehendge songs, including Divided Sky*, Possum, Fly Famous Mockingbird, and Forbin’s Ascent. The original painting was watercolor and gouache paint. Tickets are based on PTBMs, and the barcode links to the setlist on Phish.net! Prints are 11×14, signed and numbered, and limited to an edition of 100.

*Although not part of The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday, Divided Sky is considered to be part of the Gamehendge mythos since it is to be sung on top of the rhombus to offer tribute to Icculus according to the liner notes in Junta.

Dick’s Run Tickets Available here

Dick’s Run Prints Available here

For now, I will get a bit of a break until the NYE run, unless new dates get added! I will slowly be working on setlist art for the summer tour, and might only offer it as digital files, which would make them cheaper to purchase, and can be printed to whichever size you wish! Be sure to follow me on Twitter or Instagram to see works in progress, updates on new prints, and pictures of my cat.

Phish Alpine Valley 2022 Tickets and Prints

My design for the Alpine Valley Run, inspired by the song Fuego. The original painting was watercolor and gouache paint. Tickets are based on PTBMs, and the barcode links to the setlist on Phish.net! Prints are 11×14, signed and numbered, and limited to an edition of 100.

Alpine Valley Tickets Available here

Alpine Valley Prints Available here

Phish Deer Creek Run 2022

SET 1: Theme From the Bottom, Boogie On Reggae Woman, Everything’s Right, Esther > Buried Alive, Alaska, Mull, Birds of a Feather, Cavern

SET 2: No Men In No Man’s Land > Down with Disease > Joy > Ruby Waves > The Lizards, Fluffhead > Chalk Dust Torture

ENCORE: Contact > First Tube

Trey teased Happy Birthday in Boogie On Reggae Woman and Contact.

SET 1: Turtle in the Clouds, Undermind > Drift While You’re Sleeping, Strawberry Letter 23, Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan > Runaway Jim > Camel Walk > Timber (Jerry the Mule) > Julius, Split Open and Melt

SET 2: You Enjoy Myself > A Wave of Hope, Bug > Gotta Jibboo > The Howling > Good Times Bad Times

ENCORE: Maze

Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan had an Odd Couple theme tease from Trey. This show included the first performance of the slow arrangement of Maze.

SET 1: While My Guitar Gently Weeps, My Soul, Rift, Horn, Wombat, Evolve, Guyute, Limb By Limb, Mercury, The Moma Dance

SET 2: Sand, Sigma Oasis -> Sand, Twenty Years Later > The Mango Song, Rise/Come Together, Free

ENCORE: Grind, Slave to the Traffic Light

The first Sand contained Crosseyed and Painless teases from Mike and an Albert tease from Trey. Mike teased Dueling Banjos in Slave to the Traffic Light.

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Ticket Stubs and 11×14 Prints!

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