Rosemary’s Poster

‘Rosemary’s Baby’

This is just a quick update to let everyone know that I designed a poster for the second annual Cinematic Redux II show at The Breakneck Gallery. Once again, this one was curated by Chad [Chod] Kimes. Aptly scheduled in time for Halloween, this show features various artist interpretations of horror movie posters.

As you can see, I took on Rosemary’s Baby in hopes of injecting a little humor into it. I have always admired minimalist poster design and wanted to try my hand in that arena. Forever one to sneak humor into unexpected places, this genre of design seems made for me. You never know what you are going to get when you try something new, but I am pretty tickled with the result.

Here are a couple of my sketches leading up to the design. Alternative ideas had a birth control test reading positive with a pentagram or a remake of David’s “Cupid and Psyche” painting as “Satan and Mia Farrow.” I wisely decided not to challenge David at a game of paint.

The Breakneck Gallery provided this cake for the opening which is quite obviously amazing.

Also for the second year in a row, Ingenuity Fest in Cleveland had a white room littered with black markers for patrons to fill with words, pictures and whimsey. It is always pretty full when I get there, but I managed to find a good spot for a bunny.

I’ll leave you with a teaser of the painting I am currently working on. I have work in two more shows in Akron, OH and Fort Collins, CO before the year runs out so keep an eye out for more information to come.

Regards.