Jared Friedman Illustration

Cards

2011-12-29T17:59:00.000-08:00

the front of the card

the inside of the card

the inside of the card. happy birthday!

the back of the card

I've been making lots of greeting cards recently. here is one. it was for cait. i made it for her birthday. happy holidays! happy birthday!

Wide Open Beaver

2011-12-22T00:07:00.000-08:00

"Wide Open Beaver" 2011

detail

detail

(again, the colors are all over the place. maybe i'll fix this/ maybe i won't.)

A Map (cook by microwave)

2011-12-21T23:59:00.000-08:00

"A Map(cook by microwave)"

detail

(hey. the colors are off. plus, there is a huge glare. maybe, one day i'll take a better photo of this. maybe.)

The Boston Dig

2011-12-09T14:42:00.000-08:00

http://digboston.com/spend/2011/12/the-hundreds-show-lincoln-arts-project-tonight/

Check out some of my work from the Hundreds Show in the Boston Dig!

Gallery Show

2011-12-09T14:35:00.000-08:00

Go to THE HUNDREDS SHOW tonite at the LAP GALLERY in Waltham, MA(just outside of Boston)! I have four pieces in there!

http://www.lincolnartsproject.com/
https://www.facebook.com/events/184889241602867/

Untitled (going to the beach)

2011-09-25T12:01:00.000-07:00

detail

Untitled (going to the beach)

oh, hi.

2011-09-01T16:25:00.000-07:00

no, no, don't worry this is naive art.

work in progress

Skool Girlz

{double-click for better color and all those fine DETAILS}

HIGH ART

2011-06-29T16:31:00.000-07:00

THIS my New Haus.

(ink on paper)

THIS is Charlton Heston Sheep.

(crayon, transfers, pain, ink, charlton heston on wood)

THIS SPACE COWBOY.

(collage, gouache, ink on wood in space)

THIS is Family-Blastoff

(collage and paint on plank)

THIS is REDHEAD LADY.

(collage, paint, and ink on wood)

Hydrant(the Fountain)

(Acrylic, crayons, ink, china markers, and flower and butterfly stickers on wood)

Mango Pickle

2011-06-29T15:39:00.000-07:00

Here's the poster I was working on for my friends movie, set in Nepal. It was fun assembling the poster from different pieces of acetate. Click on it to experience it in its full glory(CLICK TWICE FOR FULL MOVIE POSTER SIZE)!

ALSO, I made the illustrations and text on the website- check it OUT! http://mangopickle.info/

pieces of the poster

2011-05-08T15:17:00.000-07:00

birds.

hammer and sickle.

eyes.

portrait.

Ganesh.

Shiva.

flower and vine border.
eventually these and other pieces + the background will be assembled for a movie poster(movie is set in Nepal) im working on!
(acetate, ink, acrylic)

The Gangsters

2011-05-08T14:49:00.000-07:00

A better photo!

Mango Pickle poster sneak peak

2011-04-19T18:29:00.000-07:00

the background of a movie poster i am working on (it was filmed in kathmandu, nepal)
coming soon to a theater near you!

Triptych

2011-04-05T11:02:00.000-07:00

My Sketchbook

2011-03-21T19:22:00.000-07:00

the cover

the dude

the bank robber

Dida and Barton

Fiona

Businessmen

the door and the boy

the lovers

RIP Hi-Lo Foods

the samourai

the back cover

Some More Work

2011-03-21T19:03:00.000-07:00

"Father, Dad, Son"

goauche

"Untitled"

ink and watercolor

"Yeah! Yea! Ye!"

acrylic and ink on acetate

Some Black and White Work

2011-03-21T18:59:00.000-07:00

"scientists"

"green eggs, ham, and the news"

New Untitled Painting

2011-01-11T17:19:00.000-08:00

Untitled

Google Image Search: franklin roosevelt

2011-01-11T17:16:00.000-08:00

Two paintings made from four pieces of wood--The Jewish Gangsters

2011-01-11T17:07:00.000-08:00

The Jewish Gangsters (Menachem, Yeshua, Chavi, and Yoav)

Maurice the Loomer(the weaver)

random things

2011-01-11T16:53:00.000-08:00

hamburger

father, dad, son

Pet Rocks

2011-01-11T16:40:00.000-08:00

Koko the Talking Gorilla

Elmo, Bert, and Ernie

Beatrice, the Cat

Lady Gaga

If you want a pet rock, let me know, i will make you a pet rock.

My Pet Rock

2010-11-08T19:41:00.000-08:00

Today I helped Cait paint pet rocks for her elementary school art class. Here's mine. It isn't exactly a pet rock. It is a Conan rock; a fat Conan rock.

this is a drawing of my friend; mishka

2010-11-08T15:49:00.000-08:00

schvetches.

2010-10-06T12:58:00.001-07:00

Hello New Work!

2010-10-06T12:00:00.000-07:00

Better!

better.

Untitled
Ink and acrylic on acetate/cardboard

people (pt 3)

People (pt 2)

People (pt 1)
Acrylic and ink on acetate

Phil
Litho

Falling
Acrylic and ink on plexiglass

Tokyo?
Acrylic, ink, china marker, colored pencil

Beardface
Litho

Shhh.
Acrylic, ink, and rug on board

Oh yea. I was apart of a gallery show in NH this past month. Twas' good. Here's some work that was in it and some work that wasn't in it.

work in progress

2010-08-16T14:00:00.001-07:00

i think im going to color this next. more work soon to come.

My Floor Mural at the Fourth Wall Project

2010-07-24T15:49:00.000-07:00

Here are sketches along with the final mural on view at the Fourth Wall Project(132 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA)

A Series About Drinking Beer.

2010-07-24T15:46:00.001-07:00

The second in a beer-drinking series
(ink and acrylic on acetate and cardboard)

The first in a beer-drinking series
(ink and acrylic on acetate and cardboard)

RIP Harvey Pekar

2010-07-24T15:44:00.001-07:00

RIP Richard Dunn

2010-07-24T15:43:00.001-07:00

Hot off the Streets of my Sketchbooks! New Sketches!

2010-07-24T15:26:00.001-07:00

lets get outta here

Cait @ the MOMA

Charlton Heston

mishka with beads

sleeping mishka

the world

The Fat Old Sun in the Sky

old man

old lady

how does it feeel

boxes

party party after party

9-5

cars

hey. the class portrait initial sketch. remember that?

Check It Out!

2010-06-10T17:28:00.001-07:00

This Could be Tokyo.
acrylic, ink, colored pencil, crayon, china marker

(I still want to work on this some more. Maybe I'll do a series of cities. Who knows.)

Three Cows
acrylic and collage on canvas

Cat
acrylic

Me and my dad..right before I got bit by a pig
acrylic

Sketches!

2010-06-10T16:59:00.000-07:00

These next sketches were also made when I was pretty bored. not as bored as the other time though. I was really bored then.

These sketches were done when I was extremely bored. like really bored.

And the two dudes together.

Here's a couple of sketches I did for an up and coming comedy series about depressed middle-aged men.

Bikes!

2010-04-10T21:58:00.001-07:00

Here's a bicycle piece i did for a competition in my experimental class.
It's for the Bicycle Bible annual cover in the Boston Phoenix.
(ink, acrylic, collage)

My Promos

2010-04-10T21:19:00.000-07:00

"Untitled(Shopping for Groceries)"

"Untitled(Walking the Dog)"

"Untitled(First Day of School)"

This promotional series is about "things we do everyday"( you know, humdrum activities) aka "everyday things"
p.s. the colors in these kind of came out a bit dull on screen; i dunno why. they are in RGB.

Brand New shiny photos of work

2010-03-12T15:09:00.000-08:00

"The Waltz"

(acrylic, ink, cut paper on acetate and board)

"The Nipple Freak"

(mixed media)

"Le Cirque"

(mixed media on weird board)

"Just Married(couple of freaks)"

(mixed media)

"Three-Headed Charlton Heston"

(ink, acrylic, collage)

The rest of these are a bunch of freaks.

Travel assignment for Montreal

(mixed media with transfers and 3-D pop-outs(maybe ill take a better photo))

oh hi lady

nice photo of Dad's class Portrait

nice photo

acrylic and ink on acetate

Some nice photos of recent work.

some promotional and other work

2010-02-13T14:40:00.001-08:00

here's the second piece in my promotional series. its in progress.

here's a lithographic plate that i will print in the near future.

here's a first piece in my promotional series about everyday activities. its close to being done.

Degree Project Show

2010-02-13T14:31:00.000-08:00

Here's some photos from my wall at the Illustration Degree Project 2010 show at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

Get Rich: Doin Thangs

2010-02-02T10:41:00.000-08:00

Untitled ( Fourth Grade 1967)
acrylic and ink on wood

Untitled (lady)
Acrylic and jewels on canvas

Untitled (Before and After)
ink and acrlic on acetate and wood

Untitled (Sick Shoes)
acrylic on wood

Untitled (CEO)
acrylic and ink on panel

Untitled (Blockhead)
paint marker on a block o' wood

Here's some photos of my work from the my joint gallery show. The theme was portraits.

New Work!

2010-01-03T19:27:00.001-08:00

Class Portrait 1967
based on my dad's 4th grade class- its either very close to being done or done
(acrylic on wood)

Modern Day Planet of the Apes/America/Love
(acrylic on canvas)

Heres some brand new work im doing for myself/a portrait gallery show in late Jan.

some work from the past semester

2010-01-03T18:50:00.000-08:00

oh another self portrait.

oh hey again jared.

guitar lady.

guy.

self portrait. oh hi jared.

a still life!

tromp l'oil painting (everything above is acrylic)

poster for "The Great American Trailer Park Musical" (ink and acrylic on acetate)

a double page spread for a book (cut paper collage and goauche)

UNITY

SCHMALTZ (my degree project) Pt. 3

2009-12-10T21:46:00.001-08:00

Schmaltz in Space
(Gouache on back of canvas)

The City and the People
(oil on canvas)

SCHMALTZ (my degree project) Pt. 2

2009-12-10T21:37:00.001-08:00

Love/Lust Ad
(acrylic)

Housewife Ad
(ink and crayons)

Ricky Schmantle, MVP
(acrylic on something)

The Boardroom/The Ad Men
(acrylic)

SCHMALTZ (my degree project)

2009-12-10T21:25:00.000-08:00

Dr. Phil
(oil and ink on canvas)

Doctor Schmaltz
(acrylic)

The Origin of Schmaltz
(acrylic/color pencil/chinese marker on wood)

Sketchbooks

2009-11-20T14:41:00.001-08:00

ironic

mfa

oh hi amanda

oh hi stefan

connected

museum

on lirr- i like this one!

catering
sleep

commuting

cait sitting

library

eyescream

businessman

buildings

ditto

cait @ the charles

need coffee!

the world

cait

that's me.taargus taargus.

Oh Hi. Here are some pages of my sketchbooks from the past semester and over the summer. chk chk chk

This is an epic collection of sketches. Most of these sketches are of cait or crazy grotesque people.

SCHMALTZ

2009-11-20T14:25:00.000-08:00

This is a study for the Origin of Schmaltz, one of my finals

Heres some initial sketches for my degree project
I am creating the advertising campaign for this fictional company called Schmaltz
Schmaltz is sold in a can. Schmaltz happens to be chicken fat. These ads will make you love Schmaltz.

I will post the finals soon

Here's a lost tourist!

2009-07-21T18:31:00.001-07:00

the growth of hair

2009-07-21T18:29:00.000-07:00

self-explanatory

Self Portrait

2009-07-21T18:17:00.000-07:00

For Cait

t is for television

2009-07-21T18:12:00.000-07:00

for an alphabet book

Love in the 21st Century

2009-07-21T18:10:00.000-07:00

mixed media

Ouch!

2009-07-21T18:06:00.001-07:00

couch turning into a zebra being mauled by two cheetahs

2009-07-21T18:04:00.000-07:00

scroll up

the homeless man and the alligators

2009-07-21T18:01:00.000-07:00

here's a page from a children's book i did(i'll show it to you in person if you ask nicely)

homeless people scare me(but i want to help them)

2009-07-21T17:46:00.000-07:00

to read:
just turn you computer upside down or stand on your head

here's Fireman!

2009-07-21T17:39:00.000-07:00

one fine day a spider fell to earth pt. 2

2009-07-21T17:25:00.000-07:00

one fine day a spider fell to earth pt.1

2009-07-21T17:21:00.000-07:00

scroll up

Here's so old work I did in the past couple years

2009-07-21T17:16:00.000-07:00