via FTC:

Opening Saturday @ White Walls Gallery, May 9th from 7pm – 11pm, artist Ian Johnson will be showcasing his prolific jazz portraits in a solo show featuring over forty new works on wood and paper.

Going bigger and brighter, Ian reinterprets portraits of iconic jazz musicians such as John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Nat King Cole in black and white using dry brush techniques. Juxtaposing the black and white faces against psychedelic rays of color and wood grain backgrounds makes these images pop. Ian’s skateboard company, Western Edition, then uses these images on skate decks to highlight the movement, action, and energy inherent in both jazz music and skateboarding.

I will definitely be there to this. I’ve been trying to get my order of Ian’s Western Edition boards for quite sometime and hopefully I can get them in time so I can get them signed at the show. Full coverage on this later in the week and check out his White Walls interview.