Alex Fine Illustration

Network Chiefs for The Hollywood Repoter

2012-01-07T16:31:00.000-08:00

I've been really fortunate this past year and what better way to start 2012 than do a job for one of my new favorite clients. Everyone at The Hollywood Reporter has been extremely nice and easy to work with and this latest job was no exception.

The Hollywood Reporter

2012-01-03T08:43:00.000-08:00

I was fortunate enough to get to do more work for The Hollywood Reporter recently. This is about Woody Allen's disinterest in winning an Academy Award.

Disarmer Poster

2012-01-03T08:33:00.001-08:00

Maisonneuve Magazine

2012-01-03T08:31:00.000-08:00

This one is for a Montreal magazine called Maisonneuve. The article was about the song "Seasons in the Sun" and how it evolved from the original Jacques Brel recording to the more recent Nirvana recording.

Austin Monthly

2012-01-03T08:23:00.000-08:00

This illustration was for Orin Brecht, a fellow MICA alumni who is the Art Director now at Austin Monthly. I've been illustrating a column every month written by a local radio personality. This is in regard to the fires in the Austin area last summer and how tweeting was a great way of communicating important info.

The Hollywood Reporter

2011-12-08T10:23:00.000-08:00

I was recently hired by The Hollywood Reporter to illustrate producer and cofounder of Miramax Harvey Weinstein, The story was about his short hiatus and how he's returning very strong with some oscar contenders.

City Paper - Barry Levinson

2011-12-08T10:18:00.000-08:00

I created this cover and full page portrait for this weeks issue that contains a Q & A with Baltimore director Barry Levinson.

Nashville Scene

2011-12-08T10:14:00.000-08:00

Here's a cover I created for their "Boners of the Year" issue spotlighting Nashville's worst blunderers. I also illustrated 4 spots of some of the biggest "boners" :)

Anita Hill

2011-12-08T10:08:00.001-08:00

This was done for a recent interview that Jonathan Valania conducted on Phawker.com/ I literally drew this late the night before it was run but I'm happy with the outcome!

Posters!!

2011-12-08T10:06:00.000-08:00

WIRED Magazine Portrait

2011-10-24T09:55:00.000-07:00

I recently drew this portrait of Graham Hawkes for the current issue of WIRED Magazine. Thanks Bradley R. Hughes for the job and great art direction. Also thanks Nolen at Post Typography for letting me use your great scanner! I'm including the sketches I submitted before going to the final work.

Political Series

2011-10-17T15:26:00.000-07:00

Here's the start of a series of presidential candidates. I don't support any of the Republican candidates but they sure are fun to draw! Here's Ron Paul, possibly the one I find least objectionable.

New work...much much more to come soon!

2011-10-17T06:28:00.000-07:00

Rick Perry's chances drifting away due to hot air...

2 Steve Jobs illos for Phawker.com

A sad Terry Francona after a dismal last game.

Ray LaMontagne Sketch

2011-09-29T05:56:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I refine my original rough sketches because it's fun!

Death Cab For Cutie - Screen Printed posters and shirts

2011-09-28T05:04:00.000-07:00

Here's the poster I designed for Death Cab's upcoming tour. It will also be used on shirts and below are baseball cards that will be available at their concerts. I was approached with this project after they played in Philly and saw the card I designed for that specific show. Thanks to Joe at Zeitgeist for being great to work with and Ben for liking the original card enough to want me to reproduce a bigger version!

Mann Center Baseball Cards

2011-09-28T04:27:00.000-07:00

I recently completed a fun job for AEG Live and The Mann Center in Philadelphia, PA. Jon Hampton from AEG Live came up with an idea to have me illustrate and design the fronts and backs of baseball cards to be distributed as free gifts to the fans at each concert. Each card was a tribute to popular baseball cards from the past and each back contains a blurb and cartoon about the musician. I seriously got to draw some of my favorite musicians. It also led to a job designing a tour poster for Death Cab for Cutie that I will post shortly. There are 18 cards total and at least 6,000 were distributed at each concert. Thanks again to Jon and Jen at AEG for another fun and crazy busy summer.

Thee Oh Sees

2011-09-27T09:33:00.000-07:00

See them this November...

I'm Jack's 10 dollar haircut...

2011-09-26T16:14:00.000-07:00

Here's my contribution to the Jackets and Sleeves art show at Atomic Books in Hampden on Oct. 7th. I picked Fight Club. I might change a couple things but this is the main idea.

Book Fest Drawings

2011-09-26T10:02:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone who came out over the weekend to support "Hairy Baltimore" the book I curated with Jim Lucio and contributed art to. It was really well received and all the illustrators did great work! Here are 2 drawings I did at our table during the fest to demonstrate how I draw and ink hair.

ESPN Magazine

2011-09-09T13:37:00.000-07:00

I was recently contacted to illustrate 8 portraits for ESPN's Scale 1 to 10 page. Thanks to Art Director Munehito Sawada for the fun assignment that kept me too busy to worry about hurricane Irene.

City Paper cover - Mayoral Candidates

2011-09-01T14:11:00.000-07:00

Quick cover illo for this week's Baltimore City Paper. 5 democratic candidates in the primary to run for Mayor.

TV on the Radio

2011-09-01T13:19:00.000-07:00

Here's a sneak peak at just a 4th of what will be on the TV on the Radio baseball card for The Mann show coming up.

Kokanee Beer Cans!

2011-09-01T12:43:00.000-07:00

Canadians! Get your Kokanee today and see my art on the cans. It might be more available on the west coast but maybe they have some in Toronto too. Speaking of Toronto, thanks to Grip Limited for being awesome to work with from start to finish. You all are great at what you do and I appreciate getting to work on this with you.

Inspired by the XL Pipeline protests

2011-09-01T12:29:00.000-07:00

I went to the protest at the White House yesterday and sketched a lot of the scene there. Here are some of the sketches and a finished illustration relating to one of the protesters.

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Hairy Baltimore

2011-09-01T09:26:00.000-07:00

A new project for the Baltimore Book Festival. More info to come......

Warm up Gaddafi sketch from yesterday

2011-08-26T06:57:00.001-07:00

Gaddafi's starting to look more and more like Michael Myers from Halloween.

Washington Post Express - Summer Festivals

2011-08-24T22:34:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Art Director Adam Griffiths for another fun assignment. The idea was to create a super concert of various acts preforming at 3 major music festivals coming up. I was given a list of all the acts with the headliners highlighted and I could choose the additional acts. Below is a key I made to identifying each person on stage.This one took a little while and i'm not used to drawing this small but it was fun from beginning to end.

Bob Dylan

2011-08-24T07:00:00.000-07:00

The Bob Dylan card I illustrated for his Philly Show. They passed out 8000 at his concert. I'll post more cards soon.

Dolly for Washington Post Express

2011-07-28T04:13:00.000-07:00

I was recently contacted by art director Adam Griffiths to illustrate a full page portrait of Dolly Parton for the Washington Post Express. This is the first illustration I've done specifically for them and the experience was great. I've been fortunate lately with some really fun jobs and this one was no exception. Adam gave me a lot of freedom to go nuts with the hair. I'm also posting some alternate versions along with the 2 original sketches.

Cover for this week's Dallas Observer

2011-07-15T07:11:00.000-07:00

I was really excited when Art Directer Alexander Flores from Dallas Observer asked me to illustrate this cover. A lot of my favorite artists including some friends have done work for the Observer and they all had great things to say about their experiences. This was no different. Alexander was really clear in his communication and encouraging throughout the process. The story is about Joey Dauben, a small town small press guy that has big ambitions....maybe just not realistic ones : ) Alexander wanted to go with a Citizen Kane theme taking inspiration from the photo of Orson Wells standing on an endless pile of newspaper stacks. He also thought it would add some humor to make Joey a bit younger looking wearing a suit a few sizes too big. After asking my wife to pose in one of my suits standing on a few old newspapers we had, this is what I came up with. Here is the article

New Work

2011-07-01T10:15:00.001-07:00

Below is an illustration for this month's Cincinnati Magazine about an electro rock band call Kry Kids.

Below is my entry in to Jillian Tamaki's Summer Myth contest. This is Zeus releasing Aquila to the sky. Aquila is a constellation who's stars shine the brightest in the Summer months.

This was a quick spot for Time Out New York about an expo of eclectic classes ranging from dumpster diving to Snails. The top illustration is from the sketch they selected and the bottom two I decided to ink and color because I liked them : )

July1st at MICA -Vend Send Mend

2011-06-22T16:04:00.001-07:00

Here's a color version of my drawing for the Vend Send Mend show coming up at MICA. Each illustration somehow relates to vending machines! I highly recommend anyone in Baltimore who wants to donate 100 dollars to Japan in exchange for an original piece of art by one of many really talented artists from around the world. You can see more examples of other works at http://vendsendmend.tumblr.com/

My drawing in the show is 11x14 speedball super black ink on cold press paper.

Obama's ambiguous stance on marriage equality

2011-06-20T07:10:00.000-07:00

Before the Red Paint's Dried...

2011-06-17T04:18:00.000-07:00

This was actually yesterday's morning warm up after reading a tweet from NYT about Al Zawahiri becoming the next Bin Laden. I couldn't resist drawing him looking at the x'ed out Osama Time cover with a look of fear. It seems like the U.S. is on a roll lately with tracking down top Al Qaeda figures. OK now back to work on actual jobs....

Nobunny!!!!

2011-06-16T10:19:00.000-07:00

For the Nobunny show in DC. Think a more garage sounding Ramones while everyone wears masks.

Ali Abdullah Saleh

2011-06-12T08:32:00.001-07:00

It's scary what's going on in Yemen. I hope the revolution ends well with the ousting of Saleh and the establishment of a real government free from Al Qaeda.

Mental Health Day

2011-06-10T18:18:00.000-07:00

I took today off to clear my head after a long 3 months of working on some pretty time consuming jobs. They were a lot of fun to work on but I needed to take today to draw something of my choosing. I went to Huffingtonpost.com and looked for an article that would be fun to draw an illustration for. I found an article on why people in Asian countries have the strongest hair. The writer attributed the healthier hair to natural ingredients that can be found growing in the various countries. Also, because of this fact Japan was noted as being the most successful producer of hair care products. I like drawing hair and I like Asian art so I figured I'd try my best to do them both justice in a no pressure, just for fun illustration.

Yemen

2011-06-10T18:16:00.000-07:00

Sketch for a new illustration about the revolution in Yemen.

Last Minute Weiner

2011-06-07T20:29:00.001-07:00

Should we be surprised.....another politician caught with his pants down...

Running in Times Square

2011-06-06T14:36:00.001-07:00

For Loyola University's magazine. Thanks to AD Malia Leary.

Last Year's Summer Poster Series

2011-05-25T07:24:00.001-07:00

Here's a long shot of how all the prints lined up at the end of last Summer's concert series at The Mann. This year the prints won't be linking up like this but I promise it will be a cool series.

Sneak Peak

2011-05-24T20:15:00.001-07:00

This summer I'll be working again with AEG Live and The Mann Center in Philly illustrating and designing their summer concert posters/cards. It looks like we'll be doing a set of 10 and the first one is Willie Nelson this Friday night. If you go to the concert you will be given free art. Here's a peak at Willie before adding the background and lettering.

Trump...

2011-05-19T14:14:00.001-07:00

Here's one I forgot to post a while ago. Trump for an article on Phawker.com.

Quick Poster, much much more to come soon..

2011-05-16T18:04:00.001-07:00

Mike Watt for City Paper

2011-03-30T16:40:00.000-07:00

Mike Watt just released an album called Hyphenated Man where he wrote songs inspired by details of Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights painting. I thought this would be a good chance to draw some of the animals from the painting.

Mondo Ray Cover Art

2011-03-28T07:22:00.001-07:00

Mondo Ray is an awesome German rock band and we were lucky enough to play a couple shows with them last year. They recently asked me to design two covers for singles they are releasing.

Snoop (The Wire) for Baltimore City Paper

2011-03-28T07:19:00.000-07:00

This illustration is for an article on Snoop's real life drama.

Financial Spots

2011-03-10T07:37:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple spot illustrations I created for a financial magazine called free. I worked with a Baltimore design firm called Exit 10 and they were great to work with. The top illustration is about navigating through a strain post 9/11 economy. Below that illustration is one about the challenges of getting through to capitol hill politicians.

Tres Mts

2011-03-09T07:31:00.001-08:00

The Real Weeds in City Paper today.

2011-03-09T06:37:00.000-08:00

here's the article I illustrated this week

Posters!!!

2011-03-07T05:45:00.001-08:00

Here are a few quick posters I drew up recently. One is for a show my band is playing this Thursday and the other are for two benefits I think are worth checking out.

Reagan

2011-01-27T20:43:00.001-08:00

Here's a sketchy portrait of Reagan I did in some free time I had this week. It's not published but more of a practice in pencil drawing.

Palin on the cover of Courrier International

2011-01-26T20:39:00.000-08:00

I was recently contacted by the art director of Courrier International, a news magazine based in Paris about using an illustration I had drawn in 2008 of Sarah Palin. I wish I spoke French but from what I can make out it seems to be about her presidential aspirations. Here is a link to the article

1971 illustration for City Paper

2011-01-26T10:14:00.000-08:00

This is for an article on the new show the Peabody Institute is putting on. The music will be more classical takes on songs written by musicians like Led Zeppelin and Steve Reich. In 71 they were looking to the east for influence and one line that stuck out to me was about how they were all breathing the same air.

Neutron Bomb poster part 2

2011-01-20T13:51:00.000-08:00

This was actually my first sketch and then I changed my mind and went another direction. Last night I was looking at the sketch and decided to ink and color it and now I'm pretty happy with it. Remember Reagan...if you don't than this will make no sense!

MLK from a couple years ago

2011-01-17T09:45:00.000-08:00

Hexagon Poster

2011-01-17T08:45:00.000-08:00

I wasn't sure what to draw for this one. I was thinking of the Reagan years and how he approved the production of Neutron Bombs. I was also thinking of drawing a cat breathing fire. I even thought of Batman drinking a beer with a cartoon bomb(I don't why that came to mind, i guess I just saw the 60's Batman movie where he spends 10 minutes looking for a place to dispose of a giant novelty looking bomb).

I ended up with an "end is near" sign wielding man with a corny play on words. With all this talk of civil discourse and the fact that my band will probably cause hearing loss at this show, I figured the wording would kind of make sense.

Jared Loughner for Phawker.com

2011-01-12T08:34:00.000-08:00

I should probably explain this one. The style of the illustration and font are not meant at all to trivialize what happened in Arizona. This is meant to critique some in the media who are making assumptions before knowing the whole story. Some on the right are quick to say he was just crazy and unmotivated by political rhetoric while some on the left are making connections to the Tea Party and several right wing sentiments.

I personally think the rhetoric does need to be toned down regardless of what the motives were. That's not to say people shouldn't speak their mind but maybe think twice about demonizing someone for their beliefs. I also think there should be more awareness of mental illnesses and higher accessibility to treatment.

Gambling Corruption for City Paper

2011-01-12T08:31:00.000-08:00

New Poly/Western poster

2011-01-09T15:56:00.001-08:00

The Science of Kissing

2011-01-05T07:16:00.000-08:00

Here's an illustration for this week's City Paper for a well written piece by Bret McCabe on Sheril Kieshenbaum's new book The Scence of Kissing. it looks like a great book and if you want to read more about it, here's the article http://citypaper.com/arts/books/sheril-kirshenbaum-em-the-science-of-kissing-em-1.1085661/

Joe Flacco

2011-01-01T10:55:00.001-08:00

Hollaback Baltimore

2010-12-30T17:33:00.000-08:00

Ed Reed

2010-12-30T13:11:00.001-08:00

Ray Lewis sketch from late last night.

2010-12-28T07:02:00.001-08:00

The Ravens made the playoffs and Baltimore finally have a reason to get excited again! I'm working on a series of Ravens drawings to raise some funds. If you know anyone who might want to buy portraits of Ravens players I'll be selling the originals and prints at my etsy store soon.

The scan was a little strange on this but the original is smoother with higher contrast.

True Grit mixed with Magnum P.I.......

2010-12-24T04:51:00.000-08:00

Chris Hill Illustration for Urbanite Magazine

2010-12-21T08:27:00.001-08:00

This is an illustration for an article about a religious man's journey through doubting his faith and ending up with stronger religious convictions. I'm not religious myself but it's interesting to read about other who are.

Big Crunch

2010-12-20T08:27:00.000-08:00

If you ever played at The Ottobar you probably met Brooks and we probably made you sound great. He also fixes and sets up amps and guitars. You'll do well to give him business because he'll get your equipment sounding perfect.

Charm City Roller Girls

2010-12-18T12:07:00.000-08:00

Commissioned by Katy Clark from the Charm City Roller Girls. This was a lot of fun to draw!

Peter "Sleazy" Christopher for City Paper

2010-12-14T06:58:00.000-08:00

Industrial pioneer Peter Christopher from the band Throbbing Gristle. It will be in tomorrow's City Paper next to an interview with DJs putting on a Cold Music night in Baltimore. The night is dedicated to Christopher so I decided to draw a portrait in his honor since he recently passed away.

Dweezil in Philly

2010-12-13T12:43:00.000-08:00

Alphabet Bombers quick cover for itunes.

2010-12-13T10:25:00.001-08:00

This is for out first album that's about to go on Itunes. I didn't like the fist cover I drew 8 years ago so this is a more up to date cover. I still want to add something to the middle but this is just to get something up right away.

Zappa Sketch

2010-12-13T08:46:00.000-08:00

I'll be posting the final Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa poster soon.

How Mitch McConnell Threatened to Steal Christmas...

2010-12-10T07:49:00.000-08:00

Here's an early morning cartoon in regards to Mitch McConnell employing the Two Santa Clause theory in this recent "compromise." Jude Wanniski would be proud of Mitch.

J Roddy Walston Poster

2010-12-09T12:36:00.000-08:00

This is a poster I just designed for my friends in J Roddy Walston and the Business. I was basing it on the song "Brave Man's Death" from their new cd while incorporating somewhat of the cliche New Years theme. In the past we've worked with Native American concepts and I hope this isn't mistaken for the trend of hipsters wearing headdresses and all that stuff. I wanted to draw a more respectful scene. I hope it worked.

Soul Party!

2010-12-06T12:42:00.000-08:00

Parting Gifts part 2

2010-11-30T05:31:00.000-08:00

I drew this up while waiting for feedback on some other jobs that I hope to post soon. A lot of the work I've been doing lately is still waiting to be published but once the issues come out I'll post them right away. Until then, here's the second half of the Parting Gifts poster set I'll be selling.

Parting Gifts

2010-11-09T18:18:00.000-08:00

2010-11-04T06:56:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple recent City Paper jobs. I'm happy with the election outcome and look forward to giving the Governor the portrait I drew of him with Shane Macgowen.

A lot more coming!

2010-11-04T06:53:00.001-07:00

Here's a quick Guided By Voices poster I designed for Jon at the Trocadaro. It's been one of the craziest weeks ever but I'm getting everything done and will be posting a lot more soon.

Zappa posters in Baltimore Sun today.

2010-09-20T09:50:00.001-07:00

I really appreciate them posting this today..even if they got my name wrong. It was an awesome day and I was really happy to meet so many hardcore Zappa fans.

3rd poster this week

2010-09-17T16:59:00.000-07:00

Another quick one for a show that will definitely be good.

Psychobilly!!!

2010-09-15T06:51:00.000-07:00

Here's a quick poster I drew yesterday afternoon when I realized this show was coming up soon. It's my old psychobilly band The Alphabet Bombers opening for Koffin Kats at the Sidebar. I really miss this band but this should be a fun show. I also couldn't pass up this concept. Sorry Kiss, I still love your music!

Cake at Mann Center

2010-09-13T13:49:00.000-07:00

This is a pretty quick poster for Jon Hampton at AEG Live. We worked together earlier this summer for the poster series at The Mann and this is an extra for the Cake show this Wednesday. Jon's great to work with and gives me a lot of freedom with the direction of each poster. This concept was my first instinct so I ran with it, I hope you all like it.

New City Paper illustrations

2010-08-25T06:59:00.000-07:00

The top illustration is about a Satanic band call The Devil's Blood. The bottom illustration is about a campaign for Sheriff in Baltimore turning ugly.

Zappa Poster..might be done....

2010-08-23T04:40:00.000-07:00

Barring any last minute changes, here is the poster I'll be making a large edition of to sell at the show. If you're in Baltimore please come out to this and buy an affordably priced print. I'll save about 50 for non Baltimore people.

Also there's a giant guitar in the middle because it's sponsored by Gibson....product placement...maybe I can get a Melody Maker out of it....I'll keep dreaming.

Vinyl Happy Hour

2010-07-16T11:25:00.001-07:00

Here's a poster for for a great happy hour at the Windup Space. Luke spins great records and the bar is a cool place to hang out. Check it out every second Saturday.

J Roddy Walston T Shirt Design

2010-07-13T06:15:00.000-07:00

Check out their newest single Brave Man's Death. It's pretty damn good and that's no surprise. These guys have been my favorite Baltimore band for years and that's even if I didn't do their art.

Furthur Poster

2010-07-09T06:31:00.000-07:00

Here's a super low res poster I recently illustrated for The Mann Center and AEG Live. Thanks Jon and Jen for another fun job. Like the series of posters I recently created this one will be handed out for free at the 2 concerts this weekend. After the shows I'll repost a higher res version.

Article for NBC Philadelphia on the Mann posters

2010-06-30T04:49:00.000-07:00

Here's the artcle written by Jennifer Brehm. She was nice enough to ask me a few questions and write about the recent poster project I did for The Mann Center in Philadelphia.

Biggest Poster Job To Date!

2010-06-23T22:07:00.000-07:00

Jon Hampton at AEG Live contacted me a while back with the idea to illustrate and design a set of 7 posters for upcoming concerts the were presenting at the Mann Center in Philadelphia. At first the posters were to all line up and connect one show at a time but the idea changed last week to make them all be able to connect to one another in any combination. This forced me to make the posters a little less dynamic but I'm still happy with them. I ended up with only 2 days to redraw and ink them all.

Check out the original sketch at the bottom to see what might have been. I might still finalize the original sketch later this summer when I have more time...just for fun. These posters will be given out for free at each show so be sure to grab one if you find yourself at any of these concerts. 6,000 will be printed for each show!

*I removed the larger images until after the shows are done but I'll add the low res colored versions after each show.

Very quick City Paper cover out today

2010-06-23T06:08:00.000-07:00

Here's the original I sent and the printed version with all the type. It was a same day turnaround job and I'm not totally happy with the Uncle Sam but I think it turned out ok.

Anthony Bourdain - Raw Meat

2010-06-15T14:16:00.000-07:00

Here's an illustration for the City Paper. My friend Neil wrote a review of Raw Meat, Bourdain's new book that sounds like a great read. Here's my manic interpretation of the review.

Kick Start Co Op

2010-06-09T16:04:00.000-07:00

Really cool new site run by illustrator John Holcomb where he posts profiles of artists' work along with music they listen to while working. I suggest you all check it out at www.kickstartcoop.com/

John Waters!!!!

2010-05-28T15:04:00.000-07:00

Aside from Old Bay seasoning, the best thing about Baltimore. This was drawn for an interview on Phawker.com in regards to his new book Role Models.

Too Much Hair!!

2010-05-24T19:51:00.000-07:00

East Bound and Down - Kenny Powers

2010-05-22T13:49:00.000-07:00

My religion...Zebra Cakes and Simpsons references!

2010-05-20T11:54:00.000-07:00

What..you thought my work would be in a gallery...no but come to Doughertys and drink a Guinness with me while we look at my doodlings.

UFC Twitter Madness!

2010-05-19T08:20:00.000-07:00

Some work I did for UFC Magazine. It was all about how fighters are using Twitter to promote in new ways. Brant Louck was an awesome art director to work with and pushed me to make the eagle into the blood thirsty vision you see before you. If you're at a bookstore or newstand check it out this month. Here's a full page illustration and some smaller ones.

Here we go...

2010-05-18T17:36:00.000-07:00

This is one week worth of jobs not including a couple others that won't be out for a while. I also just found out that the UFC Magazine I did some work for last month is out on the stands so I'll be posting those tomorrow too.

2 cover variations for Philly Weekly as well as an inside illustration to head up the article on terrorist David Headly who planned the Mumbai bombings in 2008. His mom actually started the Khyber, a pretty well known Philadelphia venue. I'm going to add the final cover as well as a link to the article as soon as it's available online.

Young Mick Jagger for Philly Weekly

Sweaty summer music illustration for City Paper

Cover and full page inside illustration for City Paper

Poster for Gabriela from Jamup Distro and Atomic Lovers