Check out my spot on ShopMadeInCincinnati.com

Hey guys, happy to say I am a part of a cool website to connect makers and buyers in Cincinnati.
http://shopmadeincincinnati.com/collections/signs-by-bean

Ramblin' Man remake

It's been awhile! Got a great new group of windows to show. To start, I remade one of my favorite first windows, Ramblin' Man. It's good to be back! Look out for new wind-ows and customs coming soon. As always, Etsy will have priced pieces for sale but you can always contact me for a window or a custom painting. -Bean

Ramblin' Man, 17x32in

Vagabond

Here I am, in my suspenders, brown paper hat, denim shirt on cuffed jeans, 1950s aluminum eyeglasses, staring off into the distance while sitting on my leather suitcase while my green military backpack hangs off my shoulders.
Psh.
Might as well be in a Jack Kerouac novel. Though...
I must say, I would love to hop a freight train or two before I kick the bucket.
What a life it can be. Living off the land. Meeting new people everyday. Being alone, just you and your imagination. Seeing faces of the American landscape in a way not many ever will.
Drinkin' port and whiskey by a fire. Cozyin' up in a warm bag to stare at the stars. Awww, all those Kerouac characters must not have had any jobs.

I just recently took a drive through the most exciting face of the American landscape... Indiana and Illinois. Yee haw.
I went for the yearly September visit to see the ol' family for some birthdays. Instead of rockin' out to some good ol blues and NPR for the drive, I decided to renew my Chicago Public Library card and download (I know, I never thought I'd say it) some audio books.
The selection was a bit slim and Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums ended up on my ipod.
A life of adventure, feeling carefree, and exploration (with some drunkenness and creative soul searching thrown in there) isn't a bad thing.


Here's to the vagabonds. My favorite so far. Approx 32in x 24in. - SOLD

Moonshine

 My other life is as a bicycle mechanic at a small shop in Chicago. Every year, sometimes twice, we will host a swap meet or big bicycle parts sale. We deal mostly in vintage parts and bicycles and will host several other bicycle buddy vendors to come out and sell/swap.

It's a two day event, with that evening full of celebration and fun with our buddies and sale success. The next morning, I am up early feeling groggy and drag myself to the shop to prepare for the second day of our sale.

Coffee in hand I mosey up to the door and a shop buddy, Adam, looks at me and says, Well goodmorning Moonshine!

Apparently I shine better while the moon is out.

Or I like moonshine.
Either way he calls me that to this day. Here it is, MOONSHINE. Approx 28in x 15in SOLD

I got a mind to ramble

"I'M A RAMBLIN' MAN
WITH A RAMBLIN' MIND"

I heard this song from some three day studio recordings produced by CBS in 1966.
Painting is approx 17 1/2 x 17 1/2in  (SOLD)