Retro Scan of the Week: Weller’s Psychedelic Apple II Painting
August 7th, 2006 by Benj Edwards
This incredible Apple II-themed painting was scanned from the cover of a small 1982 brochure titled, “Your Guide To Apple Service And Support.” I personally think it’s an excellent piece of art, apparently by an artist named “Weller.” Weller, if you find this, please drop me a line and let me know if you did any more computer-related paintings.
Great stuff. It reminds me of Peter Max.
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August 7th, 2006 at 11:04 am
Nice, it inspires me to go to virtualapple.org.
August 7th, 2006 at 11:05 am
Brilliant water-color painting…. Tempera, right?
August 7th, 2006 at 11:54 am
Ahhh, the good old days…none of this trendy monochromatic logo stuff.
August 7th, 2006 at 7:48 pm
It is great piece of work, but I hesitate to mention the unintended funny thought I instantly got when I saw the rainbow and the very “happy” gentlemen. Hmmmnnnn…
August 7th, 2006 at 7:48 pm
…not to mention the holepunch, is it?
August 7th, 2006 at 10:34 pm
I thnk it’s a pair of pliers, Sharktar. 🙂
And since when does having a hole punch make you gay? I better talk to our publishing department.
August 8th, 2006 at 9:34 am
Haha, you know it does look like a pair of pliers. My mind must have been in the gutter. Not that there is anything wrong with that…
August 8th, 2006 at 7:15 pm
Stevebox…the holepunch is symbolic of….ummm…things getting “punched” in holes…
September 19th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
The artist is Don Weller, a popular illustrator of the 80’s. He did a lot work for a wide variety of clients and was well respected in the illustration world. You can see what he’s up to at:
http://www.basaltgallery.com/donweller/
September 19th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
Cool. Thanks for the info, Bob. I’ll check it out.
January 5th, 2010 at 12:57 am
Weller’s official site can be found here: http://www.donweller.com/
November 13th, 2015 at 3:48 am
Thanks for the link Stormwatch.
December 18th, 2015 at 6:23 pm
Don Weller was the artist doing bright water colors for advertising in the 70’s style.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/artcollect/6144296697 shows an advert for an Atari product…