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Thunderbird

Nick Beery — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:07:13 +0000

As an intellectual who holds great regard for the Native American culture and heritage it is important to me to represent the iconic imagery that has been integrated into US heritage from such a powerful nation. I believe that the symbols so embraced by the old culture can evolve and be altered to exhibit a new world of ideology and icons for generations to come. Perhaps the most inspiring of symbols “the firebird” or “phoenix”, which is deeply rooted in ancient mythologies and civilizations globally, is the pinnacle of power and uprising for tribes nationally. I took this idea a bit further and created Thunderbird as an ode to not only the first nation but as a mark of strength and freedom for all who appreciate divine myth, societies, and a better way of life for all.

This design was featured on RIPT www.riptapparel.com for 24 hours. The mock up below is larger than the actual print which RIPT produced. We sold 60 shirts in less than 24 hours. Thunderbird is a highly popular design which will be reprinted as shown below in the near future for my sub-company. Stay tuned for announcements of this reprint for 2011.

Thunderbird Tee

Below is the version that was offered on RIPT.

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Zombie Rappers

Nick Beery — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:15:51 +0000

Growing up on ‘gangsta rap’ and simply having a passion for the hip-hop culture has lead me to do a lot of rapper/music inspired pieces over the years. I have to say groups like NWA made a huge impact on not only my youth, but the way I interpret urban imagery as an adult artist. Slanging hard core beats, nasty lyrics, and funky fresh kicks is all I wanted to do as a youngster…that has not still not changed.

My love for zombie themes coalesced with dead rap artists seemed like the perfect route to get these martyrs of the game out there like never before. The criteria for the zombie rappers series is that this gang of artists must be deceased. This is an ongoing series that is not fully finished. These are offered as limited edition prints (signed and numbered by BeeryMethod), one off screen prints on wood panels with ink and finish, as well as to be offered soon on apparel. Keep your eyes peeled for the additions to this bad ass street-series as well as the upcoming tee shirt line!

ZOMBIGGIE (Biggie Smalls)

2DEAD (2Pac Shakur)

Ol Decay Bastard (Ol Dirty Bastard)

ZombEAZY (Eazy E)

Jam Maggots Jay (Jam Master Jay)

The wood panel screen prints exist as only 1 per rapper. They are extremely limited and on sale for $200 each. These pieces are ready to hang and are a nice size of 10×18. If interested in purchasing one or the series of these rare art pieces please contact me: nick@beerymethod.com.

Below are the limited edition prints of the Zombie Rappers series look like:

If your interested in purchasing either the wood panel art or any of the limited edition prints please contact me. These prints are extremely limited and will sell out quickly. Print sizes are 15×20 / numbered & signed / $50/print. Please check back regarding the Zombie Rapper clothing line planned to launch 2010!

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Oil Spill Benefit

Nick Beery — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:45:52 +0000

Myself and 30+ artists have created art inspired by the terrible Oil Spill in the Gulf for a Seattle event/exhibition called Oil Spilling on the Ridge. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to help restore our precious environment and the animals who are being impacted by this. This event will not only involve fine art, but several fine poets and musicians who have also been moved by this tragedy. This will be a powerful event.

At the new Art on the Ridge at 8005 Greenwood Ave. N., is where the first portion of the event is held. http://www.phinneywood.com/2010/07/07/monthly-artwalk-friday-night/

There will be live cello music, poetry readings, and a meditation for the animals of the gulf. It should be noted that there have been a few fund raisers for the people of the gulf who have been affected by this ecological disaster, but this benefit is for the animals and birds specifically. It promises to be heart-wrenching but positive.

Below is the painting I did specifically for this event. Originally I had envisioned a Gold Eagle dripping with oil in flight. After seeing so many terrible images of birds whose wings were sopped with the black ooze I decided that a more positive image would be more satisfying. Thus, no oil on this bird. Just the majesty of our countries symbolic feathered friend.

The second part of this event will be held downtown Seattle at the Columbia Club. Tickets to the event are $35 which go directly to the Nature Conservancy. Paintings from the Oil Spill show will be featured at this event and auctioned off for the cause. Local FOX TV helped to promote this powerful exhibition: http://www.q13fox.com/videobeta/30bf9f2f-6217-4c80-b0f4-9948e4414f22/News/GULF-COAST-FUNDRAISER

To purchase tickets and find more info on this portion: http://oilspillwildliferescue.eventbrite.com/

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Malice In Wonderland Photos

Nick Beery — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:29:54 +0000

Here are some photos of the artists, their work, and the crowd at the Malice In Wonderland exhibit:

Ryan Henry Ward's Malice Paintings

Jesse Link's lil paintings

Chani Murat's mixed media lovelies

Chani Murat & Beery Method

Xavier Lopez Jr. / Maggie Harbaugh / Starheadboy / Narboo small works

Kyle Kesterson / Starheadboy paintings

Even the ol ladies like Malice!

Beery Method & Carlos Aguilar

Beery Method's Pop-Fiction / Zombie Rappers / Surreal Paintings

Xavier Lopez Jr. / Narboo paintings

Starheadboy, Beery Method, Ryan Henry Ward, and Xavier Lopez Jr.

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Malice In Wonderland

Nick Beery — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:21:28 +0000

I had the pleasure of curating a show for UrbanLightStudios at the Greenwood Collective July 9th. For the show I was able to amass an extremely talented group of Seattle’s best street artists who are simply ‘killing it’ in the Pacific NW. Myself along with 14 other local artists are bringing the surreal this coming weekend.

Like a requiem of forgotten worlds, characters, and legends comes a collection of Seattle’s local street artists who bend the lightwaves of fixed reality. A mash up of styles and media that coalesce abrasive textures, demented beings, and unadulterated underground scenarios comes full throttled in a tricked out menage . This assortment of artists include some of the NW Pacific’s most prolific muralists, illustrators, cartoonists, tattooists, inkers, painters, and culture creatives who truly push through the looking glass and bring back pieces of layered dreams.

Where there is tentacles, beaks, bikers, and skulls there is an alien wonder and strange velvety familiarity. Regurgitating the links to childhood memories and make believe is merely the catalyst for propagating and producing worlds of mystery, urban mutations, and righteous nougat of the soul. Reaching into the inner depths of contemporary visual science while armed with paint cans, brushes, and warped genius this whimsical yet hard edged cartel has amassed the chimera of sub-pop underground culture. If you follow the white rabbit he will lead you right into the peculiar embrace of this eclectic exhibit.

Malice In Wonderland

+ Greenwood Collective

Artists Reception /Art Walk

July 9th 6-10pm

8537 Greenwood Ave Suite 1

Seattle,WA 98103

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Ouija Boards by BeeryMethod

Nick Beery — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:42:47 +0000

I found it my duty to offer some really sweet custom ouija boards for those so inclined to converse with the spirit world, demons, past loved ones, and possibly the almighty itself. Made from hard woods with custom graphics and all handmade with inks, stains, and finished treatments. Vintage or new look. Every detail down to the planchette feet. I will be posting more of these as my custom line goes into production. I’m currently taking commissions. If your interested hit me up.

Hobo Eaters graphics and ol school Parker Bros font elements.

Here is the second ouija board produced with all hand inks on hard fir. These boards are salvaged woods from over 50 years in age after cut. All boards are planed, hand sanded, and finished to perfection. All lettering/fonts, stains, aging, burning, and effects are fully customizable. Please contact me for pricing.

Goatbeard font with Hobo Eater character "Vapor Trails"

For commissions and purchase inquiries for ouija boards, prints, posters, paintings, illustrations, and photography please shoot me an email!

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Chaos Theory : shoes from Journeys

Nick Beery — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:37:00 +0000

I recently entered some designs into the RYZ challenge for Journey’s. Over 300 designs and a large slew of artist’s from all over the globe submitted designs. My design Chaos Theory, originally from my Hobo Eaters series, was chosen as 1 of 3 winning designs which will now be sold through Journey’s stores everywhere. The shoes are super rad slip ons and have a dynamic appeal for all ages. They give me a sense of nostalgia from the 80’s with their simple beach slip on style. Chaos Theory was a great choice as well for this with my crazy character along with the highly vibrant teal and pink color combos. More to come as RYZ and Journey’s unveils these new street kicks!

Chaos Theory shoes from Journey's

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Space Brain º315

Nick Beery — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:02:46 +0000

Colaborating with the Pacific NW’s finest clothing companies is what I do best. An up and coming line and new eco-concious apparel company º315 will be breaking ground this summer 2010. Consisting of local artists from Seattle and the NW area we are pumping out stylish tees that have a unique flavor that represents what we do best up in this corner of the States. All products from º315 are super high quality and the shirts are 100% bamboo that allows the skin to breathe and feel incredibly soft. Here is a glimpse of one of the designs by BeeryMethod for the company called Space Brain. Nothing quite like astronauts plugged into the audio dj turntables and planting the US flag on a massive brain. Visual sweetness and complexity with this 4 color design on super silky bamboo!

Space Brain Tee

4 colors on white bamboo

Space Brain for º315 Design Group

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Kiss Cafe – Agents of Dawn show

Nick Beery — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:54:46 +0000

Come out to Kiss Cafe Ballard / Seattle, WA for my painting exhibition Agents of Dawn. The second Saturday Ballard artwalk kicks off with a blast of visual mayhem from Beery Method. Stop in at Kiss for some eye-popping oil painting or some of my limited edition prints! They also serve over 100 select beers at Kiss so you can’t go wrong with some great food, extraordinary beers, and my Agents of Dawn show. Hope to see you there!

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Hobo Eaters: Agents of Chaos

Nick Beery — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:10:14 +0000

February 12 2010 from 6-9pm it all pops off over at Band Vibes space in the Greenwood Collective…that’s right my long awaited character series Hobo Eaters: Agents of Chaos. The show is a collection of my coveted hobo characters that maniacally made their way into Seattle’s streets and the hearts of our NW culture. The collection consists of original pieces that are hand inked and painted with wood stain on various wood panels in a variety of sizes. Besides the originals there will also be limited edition prints, jumbo posters, and a line of limited edition tees that all reflect these grungy agents of chaos. I will be giving away a free print and a free tee randomly to those who sign up at the Band Vibes space. Come join me for a night of bad-ass art and mayhem…It’s gonna be an epic event of diabolical debauchery full of twisted 50’s animated style hobos!

Hobo Eaters Flyer

Artist statement (dirt on the show):

Hobo Eaters: Agents of Chaos

The term hobo-eater refers to an entity who, through ritual means, would take on by means garbage and liquor the sins of a deceased bum, thus absolving his or her soul and allowing that person of the street to rest in peace.

What was once a ritual performed by beggars and vagabonds in certain villages of bygone years is now performed in a reverse of roles by animated entities who take on the form of the hobo whose diabolical lifestyle is reflected upon the appearance of the hobo-eater. The hobo-eater would be brought to the dying vagrant’s curbside or stoop, where a neighborhood drifter would place a crust of dumpster pizza on the chest of the dying and pass a 40 oz. of malt liquor to him over the corpse. After reciting the ritual, he would then drink and remove the crust from the derelict tramp and eat it, the act of which would remove the sins and deadbeat-scars from the dying transient and take it into himself.

Often times hobo-eaters are not only filled with the sins and scars of the deceased but take on a ghostly appearance, ragged with the lines of deceit and chemical abuse of the former vessel. The result is a vaporous apparition whose tattered clothes and grungy attitude is forever portrayed among the urban environment. Thus the ethereal term Agents of Chaos has come as a contemporary descriptor for these aeon old hobo-eaters who are destined to drift the streets perpetually consuming fiendish souls.

Hobo Eaters 2010 Poster

Below are a few of the Hobo Eaters character pieces that are included in the show:

Vapor Trails:

Vapor Trails Ink & Wood Stain

Vapor Trails Detail

Vapor Trails / Bummin & Runnin

Below are some updated photos of some of the work included in the show. To avoid rambling on too much about all the pieces I am simply posting the pics including the detailed shots of the artwork. Enjoy!

GURU: Inspired by ancient sages of forgotten lore. The word bubble is Chinese for “Knowledge”.

Guru

Guru detail I

Guru detail II

Guru detail III

VAPOR TRAILS: Inspired by all the shredding skateboard bad-asses…you know who you are.

Vapor Trails Ink & Wood Stain

Vapor Trails detail I

Vapor Trails detail II

BUMMIN & RUNNIN: Inspired by old 50’s animations, bums, and liquor.

Bummin & Runnin Ink & Wood Stain

Bummin & Runnin detail I

Bummin & Runnin detail II

RUBIX DUDE: Inspired by particle theory and physicists worldwide.

Rubix Dude Ink & Wood Stain

Rubix Dude detail I

Rubix Dude detail II

THE SHAMBLER: Inspired by Scrooge McDuck, Robert Crumb, and A X-Mas Carol.

The Shambler Ink on Wood

The Shambler detail I

The Shambler detail II

CODED: Inspired by zen buddhism and hidden meanings.

Coded Ink on WoodCoded detail I

Coded detail IICoded detail III

ROCKET ROCKER: Inspired by the Rocketeer and dark rockers everywhere.

Rocket Rocker Ink on Wood

Rocket Rocker detail I

Rocket Rocker detail II

AGENT OF CHAOS: Inspired by Hells Angels debauchery.

Agent of Chaos Ink on Wood

Agent of Chaos detail I

Agent of Chaos detail II

Agent of Chaos detail III

LET THE WHEELS BURN: Inspired by Mars Volta album Octahedron

Let The Wheels Burn Ink on Wood

Let The Wheels Burn detail I

Let The Wheels Burn detail II

Let The Wheels Burn detail III

THE MANNIKIN: Inspired by Robert Bloch’s short story The Mannikin from his collection Mysteries of the Worm

The Mannikin Ink on Wood

The Mannikin detail I

The Mannikin detail II

The Mannikin detail III

The Mannikin detail V

LUMBERING JACK: Inspired by chainsaws and the Pacific Northwest.

Lumbering Jack detail I

Lumbering Jack detail II

Lumbering Jack detail IV

BLOOD LIFE: Inspired by gangsta females everywhere.

Blood Life Vector Print Poster

Blood Life detail I

Blood Life detail II

Blood Life detail III

Blood Life detail IV

RUBIX DUDE: 3 versions of all characters. 1. Ink on wood 2. Vector digital design 3. Oil painting.

Rubix Dude Oils

Rubix Dude detail I

Rubix Dude detail II

Rubix Dude detail III

Rubix Dude detail IV

Rubix Dude detail V

Rubix Dude detail VI

MICKSTER MCGEE: Inspired by unicycle chimps, hipsters, scenesters, 80’s cartoons, and underground comics.

Mickster Mcgee Ink on Wood

Mickster McGee detail I

Mickster McGee detail II

Mickster McGee detail III

Mickster McGee detail IV

OL TIMER: Inspired by father time, ferrets, chicken suits, tar & feathers, and explicit street vagrants.

Ol Timer Ink on Wood

Ol Timer detail I

Ol Timer detail II

Ol Timer detail III

PHANTOM BEARD & DOOB: Inspired by Norwegians, black death metal, k-9’s, rebels, counterculture, loud loud loud music.

Phantom Beard & Doob Ink on Wood (unfinished)

Phantom Beard & Doob detail (unfinished)

Phantom Beard & Doob detail finished I

Phantom Beard & Doob detail finished II

Phantom Beard & Doob detail finished III

Phantom Beard & Doob detail finished IV

Phantom Beard & Doob detail finished V

Phantom Beard & Doob detail finished VI

Where's the bird?

Doob detail

Phantom Beard & Doob detail III

Phantom Beard & Doob detail IV

LYCOSA MASTER: Inspired by wizards, tattoos, medieval sorcerers, devils, demons, warlocks, giant spiders, and reckless gladiators.

Lycosa Master Ink on Wood

Lycosa Master detail I

Lycosa Master detail II

Lycosa Master detail III

Lycosa Master detail IV

Lycosa Master detail V

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