The Cal-look Lounge
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?
November 23, 2024, 20:41:17 pm

Login with username, password and session length
Thank you for your support!
Search:     Advanced search
351208 Posts in 28656 Topics by 6854 Members
Latest Member: 74meanmachine
* Home This Year's European Top 20 lists All Time European Top 20 lists Search Login Register
+  The Cal-look Lounge
|-+  Tyre kicking
| |-+  Off Topic
| | |-+  Alton Kelley		 « previous next »
Pages: [1] Print
Author Topic: Alton Kelley  (Read 4080 times)
Sarge
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 4345
« on: June 04, 2008, 15:32:08 pm »
Alton Kelley collaborated with Stanley Mouse in the early '60's to make some of the best psychedelic poster art of the day.  In the obituaries today...

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-alton_kelley-pg,0,1139795.photogallery?index=10
Logged
DKP III
Fastbrit
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 4731


Keep smiling...
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2008, 16:45:04 pm »
That's a sad loss. I used to dream of being able to draw/paint like that. Now I just paint watercolours of flowers... Maybe I need more acid!

Let's see some more of the Dead Head artwork guys!

KS in SoCal
Logged
Der Kleiner Panzers VW Club    
12.56sec street-driven Cal Looker in 1995
9.87sec No Mercy race car in 1994
Seems like a lifetime ago...
Jim Ratto
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 7121
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2008, 17:15:53 pm »
Quote from: Fastbrit on June 04, 2008, 16:45:04 pm
That's a sad loss. I used to dream of being able to draw/paint like that. Now I just paint watercolours of flowers... Maybe I need more acid!

Let's see some more of the Dead Head artwork guys!

KS in SoCal

I have a book of Dead posters from that era.... should I bring it Sunday?
Logged
Sarge
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 4345
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2008, 17:41:57 pm »
Here's a few from Rick Griffin (passed away recently, too).
Logged
DKP III
Fastbrit
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 4731


Keep smiling...
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2008, 19:48:52 pm »
Quote from: Jim Ratto on June 04, 2008, 17:15:53 pm
I have a book of Dead posters from that era.... should I bring it Sunday?
Yup!
Logged
Der Kleiner Panzers VW Club    
12.56sec street-driven Cal Looker in 1995
9.87sec No Mercy race car in 1994
Seems like a lifetime ago...
Harry/FDK
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 3613


Every Rule Was Made To Break, Even Callook...
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2008, 20:01:44 pm »
Quote from: Jim Ratto on June 04, 2008, 17:15:53 pm
Quote from: Fastbrit on June 04, 2008, 16:45:04 pm
That's a sad loss. I used to dream of being able to draw/paint like that. Now I just paint watercolours of flowers... Maybe I need more acid!

Let's see some more of the Dead Head artwork guys!

KS in SoCal

I have a book of Dead posters from that era.... should I bring it Sunday?

That's awesome artwork , I had the same thing with Roger Dean's artwork for the Yes album covers. (a little later)
Logged
Done ? Not Yet.
dougmische
Full Member
***
Posts: 122
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2008, 20:46:15 pm »
Quote from: Sarge on June 04, 2008, 15:32:08 pm
Alton Kelley collaborated with Stanley Mouse in the early '60's to make some of the best psychedelic poster art of the day.  In the obituaries today...

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-alton_kelley-pg,0,1139795.photogallery?index=10

Alright...  what are YOU doing reading the obits?Huh??

Knock that s#@% off!

Why I oughta...
Logged
Sarge
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 4345
« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2008, 21:08:20 pm »
Quote from: dougmische on June 04, 2008, 20:46:15 pm

Alright...  what are YOU doing reading the obits?Huh??

Knock that s#@% off!

Why I oughta...


It's DEAD over here today....NYUK NYUK NYUK!!! Roll Eyes Grin
Logged
DKP III
Jim Ratto
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 7121
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2008, 21:20:53 pm »
here's one of the most well known Dead posters, for a Sept 1967 show at Avalon Ball Room
Logged
sheep
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 553
« Reply #9 on: June 06, 2008, 06:31:38 am »
At Sarges age he looks for his name in the obits, and thats how knows to go to work or not.
Man I hate tha dead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Logged
unless it has wheels,tits or fins I dont care
Pages: [1] Print 
« previous next »
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.21 | SMF © 2015, Simple Machines Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!