"This the painting was originally created as a book cover. It depicts the two characters, Miranda and Caliban, from Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and their life on a remote island, which is symbolized by the seagulls.
I often paint figures enveloped by nature such as birds. I'm interested in the relationship between the two and how they co-exist with one another on the picture plane. The painting parallels our relationship with the environment as well as its impact on it, particularly on sea life. Gulls are scavengers that keep insects and other prey species population down and are essential in dispersing pollen for vegetation growth. Every species play an important role in maintaining their ecosystem and our interference disrupts this rhythm, whether it's due to our contribution to coastal pollution or habitat destruction. If everyone took a step back and minimized their involvement in these disturbances, we can co-exist together on a more sustainable and worthwhile picture plane." - Tran Nguyen
The Design its self is based on Two Algerian stamps from the time period and I combined them to form the city gate with the Oasis or Mirage beyond, the type is based upon the original French first edition. - ACScreen printed by Half and Half.
I love butterflies, and they find their way into my art and my garden! This is my take on the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, one of my favorite butterflies. In 2019 this artwork (in a different format) was used as a gig poster for the band 311- this is the art print version.-JSThis print comes in three color variants in editions of only 33 prints each (Blue, Pink and Orange). Prints are signed, titled, numbered and embossed by Jeff Soto. Printed on 18” x 24” archival paper.
“The Cactus Garden giclee fine art print celebrates life and nature and my long time fascination with cacti and succulents. The gardens I paint and imagine are fantasies rooted in reality, amazing, beautiful and sometimes dangerous.”-JSThis is a 20” x 20” print (image size 16”x 16”). It is printed on Canson Infinity 100% cotton rag 310gsm acid free paper with deckled edges. Each print is signed, titled, numbered and embossed by Jeff Soto.
"I hope you enjoy the line up for this show. It’s been so much fun creating and I will be working to finish the new pieces right up to show day." DW
This print has been in the works for months now, an art print version of my Dave Matthews Band gig poster from September of last year. I knew I wanted to release the image on its own at some point as an art print, and in working on it since the original, the world has changed in many ways. It’s made it hard at times to continue certain creative plans made in the past, while properly focusing my creative energies on the right way to move forward. Many have expressed that me continuing to make art and do what I’m doing is still appreciated, and that makes some of it easier. So here we go: a new art print that I’m proud of and that I hope you’ll enjoy.The prints will be available in three colorways: "Main", “Nostalgia” and “Dusk” which echo the original gig poster colorway releases. He’ll also release a very limited (usually 5) hand-embellished versions of each print in the original drop for an added purchase price for those wanting something extra special. As always, these are uniquely hand-embellished, no two exactly alike.
“A Moment of Magic” is an eight color screenprint, printed by the always stellar crew at Lady Lazarus in Houston. For this art release, I tweaked a couple areas from the previous incarnation as gig poster (sky, shadows, a few other tweaks) and added a transparent flake gloss in a pattern in the border and on the metallic and “shiny” areas of the print for added pop. In the images below, you can see the border pattern as a visual element, but in reality, it’s truly a transparent layer and is only visible from an angle. See pictures below for more clarity. - N.C.
