After much work over the past year, I'm happy to announce my book Mushroom Magick. This is a personal interpretation and contemplation of various species of Mushrooms. A rich visionary manual with nearly 100 full color paintings of the mysterious organisms that populate the shadows of our world and mind. Writers Daniel Pinchbeck, Erik Davis, and Gary Lincoff of the New York Mycological Society lend their words and insight to the volume, adding to this feast for the eyes. It will be published by Abrams books and available beginning in April. Check the links below for order info.

"For centuries hallucinogenic mushrooms have participated in a sublime relationship with humankind, thanks to their psychoactive chemicals that shift and modify the human mind. Arik Roper's exquisite painted portraits of magic mushrooms illustrate more than 90 of the known hallucinogenic species from around the world. He captures their powerful auras, adding to a tradition of Mushroom art that stretches back more than 400 years.
Popular culture critics Erik Davis and Daniel Pinchbeck provide background and testimony in elegant essays, and mushroom expert Gary Lincoff contributes notes. This beautifully designed and profusely illustrated mushroom bible will appeal to nature lovers, mushroom hunters, and enthusiasts of all things psychedelic."More Info: Abrams  & Borders Posted by Arik Roper

These prints were designed for a benefit in Japan to raise awareness of Shark overfishing. 80 were made, 50 will be sold at the benefit in Japan, and I'm selling the remaining 30. They're 5 color, 12"x18". Please contact me through email if you're interested.

"Our first event will be held in June and it will focus on overfishing and illegal shark fining/hunting. Shark specialists estimate that 100 million sharks are killed for their fins, annually. One pound of dried shark fin can retail for $300 or more. It's a multi-billion dollar industry. Experts estimate that within a decade, most species of sharks will be lost because of longlining. There is a large demand for shark fin's in Japan with little to know awareness or education on what is actually happening. Or what will happen when we deplete our oceans of the vital animal. "More Info: Pangea Seed  & Shark Angels Posted by Arik Roper

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CD & LP Out now on Rise Above Records.More Info: Rise Above   Posted by Arik Roper

I'll be showing original art from the book and drinking some beer. Stop by! It's not just for mycophiles.   Posted by Arik Roper

I've created two originals for the upcoming Entarte Kunts group show at The Life Gallery in Portland, OR from June 4-30th, opening reception June 19th. Both will be for sale. If you're in the great Northwest, stop by and check out the show. Follow the link below for more details including the lineup of other amazing and classic artists involved. Curated by Dennis Dread.More Info: Gallery Info   Posted by Arik Roper

Here's a new one....screen printed 4 color poster available at Posters and Toys. Signed and numbered, limited to 100. See link below.More Info: Posters & Toys   Posted by Arik Roper

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The 8 color 36"x24" screenprint of The Sighting is now available from Burlesque of North America . Prints in the limited series of 80 on French paper are available for $50 from Burlesque. While 20 more of the Steel Blue edition will be available at Postersandtoys.com for $70. These came out very nicely, they did a great job with the printing. Follow the links below for ordering info.

Here are some of the thoughts that went into the piece:

"The Sighting illustrates a metaphor of gaining insight and perspective from a new position. The Ice Age era hunter and his Wolf companion represent the Mind in it's unadvanced stages, wandering and laboriously ascending the mountain in search of nourishment. The floating Apparition represents the Revelation flash of the advanced Mind, gained from the new point of view and progress on the mountain. The encounter initially appears as a meeting of two separate entities but is ultimately a meeting with the self. "More Info: Burlesque  & Postersandtoys.com Posted by Arik Roper

...for an article on Finnish bands who are heavily into the "Lord of the Rings" aesthetic. (I'm not sure how else to describe it).   Posted by Arik Roper

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