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100 for $100 2013
Starting on May 15, 2013, I am making 100 pieces of original art for $100. They can be purchased here.
Show at Space 1026 April 2013
Nothing is Rather Do w/ Keith Warren Greiman at Space 1026. April 5th - April 27th Click here to go to the Space 1026...
Here Snowboards
One-of-a-kind custom snowboard by Here Snowboards. Website
Spring
Painting springy things during the drabbest of months. These are experiments and in-progress. They may change. Check back for new stuff. Or look at my instagram. I...
New York Times
My first New York Time's job! This appeared in the Sunday Review section on February, 4, 2013.
Tea Towel
Promotional Tea Towel for DesignFront. Each object represents the personality of the folks who work for the design firm and the city of Brisbane, the city in which...
HBO Girls
My art was witness to many of the fight scenes in Hannah and Marnie's apartment in the first season of the HBO series Girls. Who knows who got custody of the...
new york times sketchbook #5
Another one of my ongoing New York Time Magazine sketchbooks. This is in progress and will continuously change. It may never be finished. I love working on these.
limited edition prints | SOLD OUT
My first limited edition print. 100 signed and numbered hand-pulled silk screen on 100 lb cover stock pink and navy blue 10" x 8" SOLD OUT
prints
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for sale
hollywood records CD booklet
I got to work with Enny Joo at Hollywood Records again this year. She wanted some fun elements to add to the booklet that went along with the CD. So I sent her...
Where Am I Pop-up Gallery
More food art for a pop-up gallery show in Brooklyn. A combination of dessert and my random mind thoughts.
analog internet project
Paintings of my internet, 2-dimensional portraits of a moment. It is the beginning of a developing project. Where it leads you shall be the second to know.
mind map filtered
This project began as artwork for a comix art show curated by Esther Pearl Watson at Webb Gallery in Waxahachie, TX the summer of 2011. As a society we are...
Webb Gallery
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gallery
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word art
natural selection
Artwork for the Natural Selection show at Part Time Studios in Philadelphia.
latest commercial work
Recent commercial work. I'll try to keep this updated.
Popular Girl
I did the illustrations for the F. Scott Fitzgerald short story titled "The Popular Girl" for Italian Publishers Donzelli Editore.
bon appetit magazine
This was one of my all time favorite jobs. I worked with Matthew Lenning and Robert Festino to create four full pages for an article on summer desserts. I was...
editorial
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commercial
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acrylic
hollywood records CD cover
It was my privilege to work with Hollywood Record's Art Director, Enny Joo to create cover typography and textures for Disney band, Allstar Weekend's latest album....
hand type
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word art
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mixed media
portland mercury covers
I love it when people find good uses for paintings I had already done. The Portland Mercury is great at this.
LG optimus print advertisement
Young and Rubicam hired me to do an illustration and hand-lettering for a print campaign for LG Optimus / T-mobile. The people at Y&R were great to work with! Here...
advertising
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commercial
CNN commission | 9/11 coverage
CNN commissioned me to do artwork based on the ripple effect of 9/11 for their coverage of the 10-year anniversary. I decided to focus on the generic words I...
commercial
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word art
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analog
country music tv
A while back I did some drawings for Country Music TV. They were doing a seasonal promotion and created a set of funny paper place mats. This was a really great job...
advertising
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hand type
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drawing
maps
Here are a few maps I have done. I would like to do more.
maps
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commercial
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line drawing
my book
Freedomwig: Sketchbook Expressionism and Other Personal Things, a book of my sketchbook work published by Murphy Design. Click here to purchase.
books
mcsweeney's book project
A collaborative project with Esther Pearl Watson for the book "Dear New Girl or Whatever Your Name Is" published by McSweeney's. Artist's were given confiscated...
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commercial
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books
books
A selection of books in which I have participated. 344 Questions by Stefan Bucher Crossover Creative Magazine The Open Daybook Edited by David P. Earle Dear...
books
poketo & 826LA wallet project
Poketo teamed up with 826LA to create a special series of artist wallets to celebrate the talents of artists and students alike. 826LA's mission is to motivate kids...
poketo
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826LA
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charity
artwork for beck video "Girl"
One of my favorite jobs! I worked on location and in the studio with the guys at Motion Theory to develop a mural, chalk drawings and signage in the style of Al...
video
artwork for less than jake video
I did lots of drawings, textures, and hand type for this video along with artist Flo. This was produced and directed by Motion Theory. The hands in the video were...
video
commercial work | archives
A selection of commercial work I have done since 2000.
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editorial
100 for $100
I am making 100 pieces of art for $100. They are fast experimental studies. Once I reach 100 new pieces will be made to replace what has been sold. click here for...
new york times sketchbook #1
I use the Sunday New York Time Magazine as a sketchbook and muse. I do not like working on a blank white page and I am an obsessive magazine hoarder so it made...
new york times magazine
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sketchbook
new york times sketchbook #2
I use the Sunday New York Time Magazine as a sketchbook and muse. They often change. I have several going at one time.
new york times sketchbook #3
I use the Sunday New York Time Magazine as a sketchbook and muse.
new york times sketchbook #4
This New York Times Magazine sketchbook has a theme. Optimism. It is a self help guide for myself.
new york times magazine
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sketchbook
mfa thesis work
"Martha Rich’s weird, nuclear-tinged silhouettes, which covered a wall at the Penn show, feel both satisfying graphically, and have social commentary we like. ...
gallery
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paper
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mixed media
food art
Painting food is something I enjoy.
paper
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panel
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mixed media
palate show
Artwork for a show curated by ZIO Fulcher for the Scion Art Space Los Angeles. I painted 134 different foods from cake to McDonald's hamburgers on vintage cookbook...
gallery
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food
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paper
the charm series
A series of charms done for the Nuts. Charm & Rejection show at CultureFix Gallery w/Sloan Fine Art Projects. Charms for power, persistence, repel, health,...
gallery
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mixed media
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panel
paintings | recent
Mixed media experimental paintings done during my MFA studies and in the aftermath.
paintings
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mixed media
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gallery
paintings | archives
Earlier paintings from my under grad years at Art Center College of Design to right before attending graduate school at University of Pennsylvania. These are in no...
paintings
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gallery
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mixed media
patterns
patterns
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mixed media
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commercial
hand type
I like to use type with many of my images. My hand type is raw and not perfect and a little awkward. I find this reassuring in a world of things made by machines....
hand type
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word art
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mixed media
sketchbook 1
I am constantly working on sketchbooks.
sketchbook
sketchbook 2
This sketchbook is made entirely by hand. It is small about 4 x 4.
sketchbook
sketchbook 3
A sketchbook of drawings done only in India Ink.
sketchbook
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line drawing
sketchbook 4
This was my first sketchbook in a non-traditional format. I started this while getting my BFA at Art Center College of Design during a break. It was a turning point...
sketchbook
Post-it Show #7
Artwork made entirely on post-it notes. Giant Robot has been doing this show for seven years and Mark Todd and Esther Pearl Watson are the curators. Each piece is...
mind maps
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giant robot
one art a day project
I am making one art a day for as long as I can stand it. Images are posted here and on my martharichartprojects tumblr. This was started on June 12, 2011. I did...
paper
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mixed media
animate a painting
I am currently learning to animate. This is the beginning of animation inspired by a painting I am working on. I will post updated versions as I finish them so you...
motion
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video
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animation
Animation I did.
Where I Hang My Hat from Martha Rich on Vimeo.
elle girl korea
My handmade sketchbook featured in the October 2011 issue.
ELLE Girl Korea
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sketchbooks
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editorial feature