Artist: John Popper
Title: Untitled
Medium: Deep Blue Paint on Canvas
Edition: Original Unique Artwork, Hand-Signed by the Artist
Height (inches): 17-7/8
Width (inches): 14-7/8
Signed by the artist
Signed Area: front
This piece is framed.
Description of piece:
Collect this original painting on canvas by John Popper, musician and songwriter— co-founder, lead vocalist, and frontman of renowned rock band Blues Traveler!
The enigmatic owl-like figure in Popper’s painting dominates the top half of the canvas, in this original work. Below the creature’s folded wings is a second figure, with face and ears resembling those of a fox.
The work is hand-signed by John Popper, in a dramatically large signature, in the lower portion of the canvas.
Painted in deep blue paint, the painting comes freshly framed in a substantial blue frame measuring 17-7/8 " in height x 14-7/8" width.
John Popper’s signature has been examined and authenticated by James Spence Authentication (JSA), and a unique alphanumeric authentication label has been affixed to the reverse side of the stretched canvas. The artwork is accompanied by a corresponding Certificate of Authenticity from JSA.
JOHN POPPER is a founding member of Blues Traveler, serving as the band's front man with lead vocals and harmonica. For some songs, he forgoes the harmonica in favor of guitar, most often a 12-string acoustic. In addition, Popper has played the tin whistle on some recordings. A prolific songwriter, he has composed the majority of the lyrics and music of Blues Traveler's songs.
The band grew a following with its extensive touring, sometimes with over 300 dates a year, and gained a reputation in the jam band scene of the 1990s. Blues Traveler crossed over into mainstream pop/rock radio success with their 1994 album four, which garnered the group extensive media exposure. The Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1996 was awarded to "Run-Around," a song that Popper composed.
in 1990, Popper began to perform solo concerts in addition to touring with Blues Traveler. Several songs that originated as Popper's solo pieces have become part of Blues Traveler's repertoire, and vice versa. Bolstered by Blues Traveler's mainstream success, Popper released a solo album, Zygote, in 1999 and toured in support of it with his own John Popper Band with band-members Dave Ares, Crugie Riccio, Rob Clores of Cycomotogoat, and drummer Carter Beauford of Dave Matthews Band.
Popper has co-written songs with Trey Anastasio, Warren Haynes, Chris Barron, and Jonny Lang, and frequently appears as a guest performer with musicians both famous and obscure, from a diverse variety of genres. He has performed with, among others, jam bands Spin Doctors, Dave Matthews Band, Phish and the Allman Brothers Band; bluesmen Eric Clapton and B.B. King; singer-songwriters Jason Mraz and John Mayer; saxophonist Karl Denson; San Francisco's Culann's Hounds; heavy metal band Metallica; rock trio, ZO2 and even with the Hungarian Ambassador to the United States, András Simonyi. He sat in with the Smashing Pumpkins on the second day of their acoustic 1997 Bridge School Benefit appearance, contributing harmonica for their song "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans”. He also performed with the Grateful Dead at a tribute to Bill Graham. He was the harmonica player on Hanson's album This Time Around, for which he performed on "If Only" and "In The City." He also composed, wrote and performed the theme song for the ninth season of the sitcom Roseanne.
In 2017 and 2018, Popper began to play solo acoustic performances across the United States. He is often accompanied by Blues Traveler keyboardist Ben Wilson, and performs songs that span both Blues Traveler and his extensive solo catalog.