We have some new posters for sale today. One is of “Shelf Cloud,” from a while back. The other is an untitled mixed media piece, from last month’s art show. Just click on the images below for more info.

"Shelf Cloud" poster by The Protist - $14.80

"Untitled" poster by The Protist - 14.80

The Protist - Untitled

The Protist - Untitled

Thanks to everyone who came out to the art show earlier this month in Santa Barbara. It was a fun opening. In case you weren’t able to make it, we have some photos of new work here and a behind the scenes video in the works. So that should popping up in the near future.

-Justin

The Protist - Sketchbook

We have an art show lined up in Santa Barbara, CA on June 3rd. Being that most of the paintings for it do not exist yet, I’m gonna be a busy guy for the next month! It’s fun to do these shows with tight deadlines, because it puts you into a place of intense focus. We’ll be posting more details as the date approaches.

-Justin

The Protist - Artwork in progress

Here’s a quick peek at a new painting in the works. When it’s finished, we are going to be giving it away. We’ve got a contest planned and the winners will receive original artwork & music! It should be a lot of fun. We’ll be posting the full contest details, once the paintings are finished. Being that this is the last of the bunch, I should probably get back to painting!

-Justin

It’s official. We have way too many paintings here. So, in order to make space for new work, we’re selling all our current pieces at deeply discounted prices. All pieces were created with archival quality materials on stretched canvas. They are available on our Etsy store page. If you have any questions, please direct them to Justin, at info(at)theprotist.com. To view the paintings, click here.

"Archipelago" by The Protist

"Dissolution" by The Protist

Earlier in the year, we created artwork for the Manifest Hope exhibit in D.C., celebrating president Obama’s inauguration. This October, there is going to be a book released, featuring all the artwork created for the show. It’s going to be filled with amazing work from artists like David Choe, Shepard Fairey, Sam Flores, Ron English and many many more. Our piece, titled “Regrowth” will be featured in it. The best part is that all the profits from sales will be donated to Americans for the Arts charity! You can read more about it at Juxtapoz and if you’d like to pre-order a copy, they are available from Amazon.com.

Art For Obama book cover

We’ve been getting a new series of paintings together based on the idea behind the Persona EP. Here’s a look at the first one. More info and imagery to follow.

Untitled Mask by The Protist

More free downloads today! We have posted new desktops, based off the artwork from Persona in the downloads section of the site.

Persona Wallpaper by The Protist