"I was born with a full set of teeth in a motel room outside Moberly. Shortly after, I chewed my way out of the wooden crib at a nursery school in East St. Louis and supported myself finger painting for tourists on street corners. After that, things got weird..." Jeff Brawn
Jeff Brawn is a Portland based illustrator, mixed media artist and author. His commercial clients include everything from movie studios to restaurants, podcasts, musicians and breweries. His personal art has been collected by people you may have heard of (Jimmy Kimmel, Bobcat Goldthwait, Mike Myers, Dana Gould, Jeff Garlin...) and a lot more who you definitely have not (Kevin Applebaum, for instance). He's won a few awards, but they will not be listed here because Jeff says "Awards for art are as stupid as ashtrays on motorcycles." That statement not only shows his feelings about art awards, but also encompasses everything he knows about motorcycles. He is interested in collaborations, commissions, employment and anything else that might either be fun or put money in his ill-fed piggy bank.
ARTsy fartsy artist statement for academics:
Jeff Brawn's personal art projects fall under the umbrella of what he dubs "THE UNDERDOG UNDERGROUND." In the world of The Underdog Underground, the tables have turned and the underdogs and fringes of society are running the show. Supporting and character actors are the celebrities. Cult figures and used-to-be-famous figures are the stars of their own pinball and bubblegum machines. Everyone is a monster kid in this world, they all read Famous Monsters of Filmland (which is still being published by the still alive Forrest Ackerman) and can reference every Twilight Zone episode. Every citizen is a comedy nerd in this world, with the highest regard for the joy makers of the past and no knowledge whatsoever of bro comics who go to the gym instead of listening to George Carlin records. In this world, the beatniks won the culture war. Everything is cool-catman-daddy and no one is an asshole.
The media used will vary, depending on the subject and the voices in his head, but common tools include acrylic paint, watercolors, digital paint, collage, wood and metal.
The media used will vary, depending on the subject and the voices in his head, but common tools include acrylic paint, watercolors, digital paint, collage, wood and metal.