More affordable art

Last Thursday, New Year’s Eve, Ryan Adams posted a new-year greeting that traveled far and wide. One person who saw it and took inspiration was Tony Rodriguez, a Florida artist who decided that day to do this excellent portrait of Ryan. Rodriguez turned it around in a matter of days, hand-drawing the image into Photoshop using a Wacom Tablet, and I think he really captured Ryan’s overall vibe and demeanor pretty much perfectly — down to the Misfits jersey, rumpled mop of hair and crooked little smile.

If you’d like to own a copy, Rodriguez has made a limited-edition run of 10 signed and numbered gallery-quality prints to display at a gallery show this month in Tampa, Fla. They’re priced at $315 for the print (or $450 framed), and you can check pre-order details here starting Wednesday.