Save Jimmy’s Old Car Picnic In San Francisco
photo by Josh Ellingson Jimmy’s Old Car Picnic has been a tradition in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park since 1988. In addition to being San…
Josh Ellingson
Josh Ellingson lives and works as an illustrator in San Francisco, California. In 1999, Ellingson graduated art school and headed west. Since then, Josh has contributed artwork to popular publications and websites worldwide and worked with clients ranging from toy makers to tequila companies.
In addition to his illustration and design business, Josh Ellingson is the director for The Local 303, a studio/collective of illustrators and designers in San Francisco, California. The Local 303 provides a professional working environment as well as a space for collaboration, critique and art exhibition. Josh Ellingson also contributes editorial writing and reviews to Hi-Fructose, a contemporary art and culture magazine.
Penguin Books Designer David Pearson
Acclaimed book designer David Pearson seems to be a perfect fit at Penguin Books. By continuing their tradition of minimalism and abstraction, Pearson shows that…
Vintage Gambling Machines at SFO, Terminal 3
If you’ve lost your shirt to TSA and are betting it all on a last-minute standby, why not wander over to Terminal 3 for some…
Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Roadshow
guest post by Josh Ellingson Statistically speaking, you are probably already aware of the “Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School” phenomenon. The caberet informed, rock ‘n roll…
Typewriter People, The Sculpture of Jeremy Mayer
guest post by Josh Ellingson Artist Jeremy Mayer creates striking representations of human anatomy using only typewriter parts. Mayer doesn’t weld or glue any of…
San Francisco Art in Storefronts Central Market
guest post by Josh Ellingson Alexis Amann & Jonathan Burstein “Don’t Give Up The Ship” San Francisco Arts Commission’s Community Arts & Education Program (CAE)…
Isotope Comics Lounge: Bloomingdale’s DC Comics Event & APE Aftermath
Isotope Comics Lounge is a rarity even among the more experimental of comics shops because it offers something completely different and appealing. Proprietor James Sime…
Sketch Tuesdays at 111 Minna Gallery
Once a month, 111 Minna Gallery off of Second Street in San Francisco transforms into a gigantic makeshift studio for “Sketch Tuesdays”. It’s a live-sketching…
Mission: Comics and Art, Grand Opening Recap
guest post by Josh Ellingson Folks, the rumors are true. There’s a new gallery in San Francisco’s Mission District disguised as a comics shop. Mission:…
The Microscopic Artwork of Willard Wigan
Sculptor Willard Wigan creates art on an impossible scale. He uses a microscope, fibers, and a meditative trance to sculpt minute figures and scenes that…