And epic beer posters. If you’ve followed me on Instagram in the last few months, you’ve probably seen several sneak peeks at some beer bottle watercolors I’ve been painting.
And painting.
And drinking and painting.
And then some more painting.
And then the formatting. And re-arranging. And tweaking (but no twerking). And stifling of OCD tendencies.
And then FINALLY a little proofing and, heck, some more drinking time:
All for the huge piece of beer-love you see here:
Beer Hoarder. If you are into craft beer at all, you know one. You might actually BE one. Scooping up rare bottles at beer events. Stalking your local bottle shop for the next release. Waiting in lines for beer, like some perverse Soviet-era throwback. All to take your precious down to your basement, garage, cupboard, or cardboard box to let that bad boy get some age on it. Develop the funk. Yep, you’re a beer hoarder.
Actually, come to think of it, I’ve been doing a little bit of hoarding myself. I’ve been tinkering with this final piece for weeks now. And while it might be prudent to wait to release this baby into the wild until 2014, I just can’t bear to wait. Real artists ship. (Or so Steve constantly tells me.)
What I AM going to do is release a limited edition series of the Beer Hoarder print on 100% cotton fine art paper. And it is delicious paper, people. So thick and textured, it makes this print look every bit as good as an original. Limited edition of 100. Snatch one up here by Wednesday for Christmas delivery.
And because it is the holiday season and there are serious feelings of gratitude for all of my customers and supporters this year, I’m giving away one of these limited edition prints! How can you win? Simply be the first to accurately identify every beer depicted. Easy, right? Your list must be posted under the post on the Drywell Facebook page. I won’t tell you which ones someone misidentifies, only that they didn’t get them all right.
42 craft beers away from glory.
Hoppy Holidays.
xo, alyson
