Art, Jerry Garcia

Art Sunday; Jerry Garcia

Before Jerry Garcia became the lead guitarist and vocalist of The Grateful Dead he studied art at the California School of Fine Arts, which is now the San Francisco Art Institute.

Some of his early pieces became the basis of a line of men's neckties.
They are characterized by bright colors and abstract patterns.
Ten years after Garcia's death, new styles and designs continued to be produced and sold.
Jerry Garcia never stopped painting and drawing, it was one of his passions throughout his life and was never dropped in favour of his more high profile life as a musician.
He was born in 1942 and to the grief of many, passed away in 1995. Jerry Garcia contributed greatly to both the musical and artistic world.
His artwork consists of various limited edition lithographs, silk-screens, etchings, and hand-pulled prints. All of Jerry Garciaís prints have either an original hand signed pencil signature or a silk-screen signature.
Garcia once remarked about his art, “I hope that nobody takes them too seriously.”

delete reply regalfemale wrote on Feb 21, '10 A man of many talents..... Great post.

delete reply nemo4sun wrote on Feb 21, '10 i think they named "chubby hubby" after me :)

edit delete reply forgetmenot525 wrote on Feb 21, '10 thanks for the linkNemo......''Our euphorically edible tribute to guitarist Jerry Garcia & Grateful Dead fans everywhere, it's the first ice cream named for a rock legend & the most famous of our family of Fan-Suggested flavors. Enjoy''

delete reply nemo4sun wrote on Feb 21, '10 you will be glad you did :)

edit delete reply forgetmenot525 wrote on Feb 21, '10 now I'm curious, I gotta try this

delete reply nemo4sun wrote on Feb 21, '10 http://www.benjerry.com/flavors/our-flavors/#

delete reply mitchylr wrote on Feb 21, '10 forgetmenot525 said where can i buy it?? Most of the big supermarket chains stock Ben & Jerry's.

edit delete reply forgetmenot525 wrote on Feb 21, '10 mitchylr said joketh not!! Ben & Jerry's have a flavour called "Cherry Garcia" Ok...............now i want some.... where can i buy it??

delete reply greenwytch wrote on Feb 21, '10 one of my favorites!

delete reply nemo4sun wrote on Feb 21, '10 and it is goooooooooooooood! :)

delete reply mitchylr wrote on Feb 21, '10 forgetmenot525 said I take it you're jokng Mitch ?? I joketh not!! Ben & Jerry's have a flavour called "Cherry Garcia"....named after the man himself.

edit delete reply forgetmenot525 wrote on Feb 21, '10 mitchylr said to have an ice-cream named after him lol...............I take it you're jokng Mitch ??

delete reply kathyinozarks wrote on Feb 21, '10 wow! I love your post-thank you

delete reply mitchylr wrote on Feb 21, '10 Oh, and let's not forget that he's one of the few artist/musicians to have an ice-cream named after him :-))

delete reply greenwytch wrote on Feb 21, '10 oh, wow! i had absolutely no idea about his paintings and ties.....a very surprising (to me!) choice of a color range in his works. they definitely have a light and happy feel to them, i think. thanks so much for these, Loretta.

delete reply mitchylr wrote on Feb 21, '10 I think there are probably many folks who weren't aware of Jerry's artistic side. I always liked hs artwork. I think the neckties were really neat .

delete reply philsgal7759 wrote on Feb 21, '10 I was not aware of his artwork. Thanks for this.

delete reply djdx wrote on Feb 21, '10 I enjoyed this entry.

delete reply veryfrank wrote on Feb 20, '10 This is one of his that I have always liked: Grisman by Jerry Garcia He also designed silk neck wear for men: Neckties designed By Jerry

delete reply pestep55 wrote on Feb 20, '10 I love his use of color

delete reply nemo4sun wrote on Feb 20, '10 i have seen some of his work before he was a talent :)