ARTIST CONTACT INFO:
Steve JohannsenIllustration & Design |
ABOUT STEVE: I have ALWAYS had a passion for art. I grew up in small mid-west town in what seemed like a “Mayberry” upbringing. I watched the world changing around me on TV, radio and magazines. I was totally amazed with the radical changes in music and the new mind-boggling art of the 60′s and 70′s. I drew alot of portraits and mock posters of my musical heroes of the day. Music became a strong second love. In 1972, I moved to Colorado to go to Rocky Mountain School of Art for two years. Following art school, I began working as a commercial printer, but soon realized I lacked the interest in mechanics to excel…and machines bite fingers… which I planned on keeping. I evolved into other areas of the trade. I met my wife in Colorado and began our family life together. We lived in Western Colorado until late 1987. My last project in the mountains was my poster for the Grateful Dead concerts in Telluride. We moved to Oregon, where I took a job with a large printing company for nearly 15 years. A full time job and raising a family pushed my art to a back seat…doing just what I felt like doing and word – of – mouth projects only. In 1988, I created what would become my most widely recognized illustration…American Relics, as a magazine cover. A legal battle over unauthorized use of the design, helped establish a new Art Law, which now protects the rights of other artists’ nationwide. Artistically…I guess, I never settled into a ‘niche’. I love the challenge of different and new subjects and styles. That’s why my work ranges from paintings to graphic design to portraits to rock and roll. I love the creative freedoms which rock art offers. I’ve also experienced photography, sign design and painting, screen printing posters, apparel and many related fields. Following a lay off from printing in 2002, I devoted full time into my art business. I still do a wide variety of projects, but am focusing more on my Music Art, Portraits and Events Promotion design territories. As a very versatile artist, I welcome all inquiries and opportunities to work together on personal or commercial projects. Without question, I feel like I’m designing some of the best works of my life and anxiously anticipate the “next one!” SKILLS & EXPERIENCE Conceptual Design • Illustration • Fine Arts • Graphic Design • Event/Business Promotions • Digital Design • Cartooning • Art Direction • Project & Media Management & Coordination • Customer Service • Vendor Scheduling & Coordination Offset Printing • Screen Printing • Signage • Logos • Print Design • Merchandise/Packaging Design • Apparel Design • Sign Design • Copy Writing • Photography • Technical Illustration • Architectural • Artist’s Conceptions Map Illustration • Publication Covers & Spot Illustration MEDIA Graphite Pencil • Colored Pencil • Pen & Ink • Scratchboard • Watercolor • Acrylic • Oils • Pastel • Conte’ Crayon • Mixed Media • 3-D Modeling • Screen Printing • Digital Art COMMERCIAL PRINTING Quality Assurance (In-house & Vendors Inspection & Approvals) • Vendor Scheduling • CSR • Inter-Dept. Coordinator • Files Coordinator • Journeyman Pressman Asst. • Pre Press • Graphic Design • Camera Operator • Film Stripping • Plate Making • Paper Cutting • Bindery • Material Handling • Shipping Coordination CLIENTS & PROJECTS MUSIC Gov’t Mule • Warren Haynes’ Xmas Jam • The Dead • Grateful Dead • Furthur • Phil Lesh & Friends • Rat Dog • Hot Tuna • JC Flyer • Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers • Jimmy Buffett • Mark Karan & Jemimah Puddleduck • Rose Hill Drive • Hannah’s Field • Swamp Surfer • Hard Head Management • Fred Cox Merchandising • FEA Merchandising • Red Light Management • Cygnus Productions • Rhino Records • Blee Music • Bob & Phil Show,Inc. • Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad EVENTS 13 Nights on the River Concerts • Friday Nite Movies on the River • Hood River Lavender Festival • NW Stunt Kite Championships • Arts & Eats on the River • Riverside Arts & Eats Festival • Shorty’s Corner Cruise-ins • St. Helens Fireworks • St. Helens Elks Charity Cruise-Ins ORGANIZATIONS St. Helens Community Foundation • Columbia County Tourism • City of St. Helens • Columbia Pacific Food Bank • St. Helens Community Action • Mesa Verde Nat’l Park • ARA Mesa Verde • Mesa Verde Museum Assn. • Black Canyon Economic District • Montrose, CO Chamber of Commerce • Cortez, CO Chamber of Commerce • Cortez Development Council • Longview Parks & Recreation PUBLICATIONS & BOOKS San Juan Horseshoe Newspaper • Honest Tune Magazine • Relix Magazine • Country Pleasures Magazine • Dead Tour Book • Flights of Fancy Poetry Book • Montrose,CO Centennial Book • Columbia River Reader Newspaper • Columbia County Tourism Publications BUSINESSES Graphic Arts Center Publishing • Victoria’s Secret • Blue Joe Coffee • Sherpa Aircraft • Scappoose Farmers Market • Rock & Roll Kites • Windy Conditions Kites • Hawaiian Island Cafe • Hunky Dory Pipe & Tobacco • Utopia Dispensary • Williamsen & Bleid Painting • Angler’s Restaurant & Lounge • St.Helens Cafe • Oliver Twisted Restaurant • MC Graphics • Leupold & Stevens • Columbia River PUD • ADOS Internet • Ambergraphics • Whatever Sales • MJ Moar Property • DPSST Oregon State Police Training Center • Cool Stuff Shirts • Silver San Juan Scenic Railroad • Artworks • Telluride Company • Purgatory Ski Resort • Wayne Carlton’s Hunting Accessories • Holiday Inn • Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory • United Banks of Colorado • Don Woodard’s Indian Trading Post. |
