John Sauer

Moon Song #3, 4"x12" oil on panel, 2024 (sold) A small painting for the Smallz show at: brassworksgallery.bsky.social #art #werewolf #therewolf #johnsauerart

The Grave Looks Good By Bedtime, 10"x12" oil (sold) 2024 A painting for the Geek Love tribute show at @brassworksgallery.bsky.social #geeklove #carnys #johnsauerart

"there goes the neighborhood" 8" x 13" pen and ink

Summoning The Imp Of Delinquency, 9"x12" oil 2024 (sold) #mischeif #halloween #johnsauerart

Midnight Movie, 12"x12" oil on panel. Here's a seasonal scene for your eyeholes. This is for the Gods and Monsters group show opening tomorrow, Oct. 2nd at ALTR Gallery in NE MPLS. The show is curated by The Otherworldly Arts Collective. This is always fun show! #GodsAndMonsters #johnsauerart

How Does Your Garden Grow? 14x18 oil on panel. This painting is currently hanging and available at Rogue Buddha Gallery in NE Minneapolis. #gardening #fuckcancer #johnsauerart

LALUZAPALOOZA will be up all month @laluzdejesus.bsky.social gallery. Go see it! #contemporaryart #painting #fineart #lowbrowart #landscapepainting #surrealism #acrylicpainting #goldenpaint #traditionalart #artyear #pasadena #losangeles #demolitionderby #carculture #environmentalism #racerelations

Life Of The Party, Preliminary Drawing. I thought I'd share this prelim to remind everyone to check out the big Laluzapalooza group show currently up at La Luz De Jesus Gallery through the month! The painting (in a previous post) is among all the fantastic work. #laluzapalooza #johnsauerart

PALEO ART SHOW IS TONIGHT!!! (AND TOMORROW NIGHT!!!!!!!!)

I'm happy to be in this years LALUZAPALOOZA at Luz De Jesus Gallery in LA! My painting: Life Of The Party, 10"x12" oil on panel will be among a big roster. The opening reception is Aug. 7th If you are interested, contact Bernadette at info@laluzdejesus.com #laluzapalooza #popsurreal #johnsauerart

Life Of The Party 10"x12" oil on panel This painting will be in the annual group show LALUZAPALOOZA at La Luz De Jesus Gallery! 🤘 The opening is Aug. 7th from 7pm to 11pm at the gallery. contact Bernadette at info@laluzdejesus.com for inquiries. #laluzapalooza #laluzdejesus #johnsauerart

But, Isn't It Swell?! 5"x5" oil on panel. Here's another mini that'll be in the Main Character Syndrome show at ALTR Gallery in NE MPLS, hosted by @oacmn.bsky.social . The show opens July 17th (tomorrow). Let's make it an evening. I'll see you there! #surreal #maincharactersyndrome #johnsauerart

The Insomniac 12"x16" oil on panel. This painting will be on display and available this weekend at the Main Character Syndrome group show at ALTR Gallery in NE Minneapolis @oacmn.bsky.social The show opens this Friday the 17th 6-10pm. See you there! #maincharactersyndrome #surrealart #johnsauerart

It's Simply Madness That Propels Us, 5"x5" oil on panel. Here's a wee mini painting for the upcoming show Main Character Syndrome at ALTR Gallery in NE Minneapolis. #surreal #maincharactersyndrome #johnsauerart

Queue, 8"x10" oil on panel 2023 (sold) #art #popsurreal #takeanumber #johnsauerart

Frolic, 11"x14" oil on panel, 2023 #art #surreal #popsurreal #whynot #johnsauerart

County Road D in August, 12"x16" oil 2017 It was a nice, quiet, sunny afternoon way out in the middle of nowhere, with nothing to do but paint. #art #landscape #pleinair #johnsauerart

Busy pulling together my own sticker art and building sales organization storage for everyone’s stickers for the upcoming event. I’m just gonna share this one, because I’ll have to reprint it soon (almost sold out!), before lack of activity here kills my account, etc…

Buddies, 10"x10" oil on panel. Available at: @brassworksgallery.bsky.social #art #surreal #puppet #johnsauerart #friendwithafez

East Channel Train Bridge, 10"x 8" oil on panel 2017 From an afternoon painting with friends on Nicollet Island in NE Minneapolis. #art #minneapolis #pleinair #landscape #johnsauerart

"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." —The Declaration of Independence

The Plan, 10"x12" oil on panel. I don't know what the plan is, but I'd have to surmise that these characters are all in and there's mischief involved! This painting will be in the Conjuncture Group Show at @brassworksgallery.bsky.social opening this weekend! #surreal #art #tikitapedeck #johnsauerart

Pilot Magazine 2016. #illustration #AOPA #pilot #johnsauerart

A Family Matter, 8"x10" oil on panel 2019. #art #stilllife #johnsauerart

Twilight At Sargents Lake, 7"x5" oil, 2017 (sold) #art #landscape #minnesota #johnsauerart

Alley 83, 12th Ave. S. & Powderhorn Terrace. 14"x11" oil on panel (sold) #minneapolis #art #alley #landscape #johnsauerart

Alley number 67 - 23rd Ave. N. Near Lyndale Ave. N. Minneapolis. Acrylic on paper, 2016 (sold) #art #minneapolis #Alley #landscape #johnsauerart

Pilot Magazine 2016. It's been raining for a few days. This seemed appropriate.| #art #illustration #aopa #pilot #johnsauerart

Alley 74, 22nd & Girard Ave. S. 5"x7" oil 2016 (sold) This was a nice afternoon. The neighbors informed me that those alleys were original cobblestone and a few of the garages were horse stables. There's only a few of either left in the city anymore. #art #minneapolis #landscape #johnsauerart

Pilot Magazine, 2014. The original, for reals trust me, old timey air force one. #aopa #pilot #illustration #johnsauerart

Alley number 80 - Portland Ave. & S. 9th St., 12"x16" oil on panel 2017 (sold) #art #alley #minneapolis #urbanlandscape #johnsauerart

AOPA Pilot, 2014. On the glamorous life of the private pilot. #aopa #pilot #illustraion #johnsauerart

Iron Maiden, 9"x12" oil on panel, 2018 #art #stilllife #ironmaiden #johnsauerart

AOPA Pilot Magazine 2016. On making a wrong turn. #aopa #pilot #illustration #johnsauerart

Jr. Juvenile Delinquent Starter Kit, 9"x12" oil on panel 2019. Classic mischief maker accoutrement for the budding peg jean set. #jd #art #stilllife #bubblegumandrockandroll #johnsauerart

PLSN Magazine 2022. Life at home, dreaming of life on the road, dreaming of life at home..... #illustration #PLSN #roadie

32nd & Columbus Ave. S. 5"x7" oil on panel (Alley number 68, from 2017). It's spring in Minneapolis. #art #minneapolis #alley #landscape #johnsauerart

Illustration for Pilot Magazine, 2014. A bit of WW2 history, can't recall the details. #illustration #art #johnsauerart #nothingeverchanges

Mini Number 28, Rainboots 2"x2.5", 2016 (sold) One of a series of minis I did around that time. #art #stilllife #boots #painting #johnsauerart

It Is Decidedly So, 11"x14" oil on panel, 2019. #art #stilllife #magic8ball #johnsauerart #oilpainting

Door County Wi., 5"x7" gouache on paper, 2014 Not sure whatever happened to this... #art #painting #landscape #doorcounty #johnsauerart

Alley Number 72, E. 17th St. Near 3rd Ave. S., 4"x4" oil on panel 2016 (sold) It's that time of year here in MN, melt and muck season. Here's an small older alley. #art #minneapolis #alley #johnsauerart

The Odyssey, 14"x18" oil on panel. I'm happy to say that this painting will be part of the Cross Currents group show curated by @thumbprintgallery.bsky.social and on display at the Distinction Gallery space in Escondido, CA. Contact Thumbprint or Distinction Galleries for more info!

Setting up files for screen printing; adding halftone "shading"; sorting the sizes out so these two are twins of each other. Should be done by Art-A-Whirl or sooner, along with three other projects. May I never again feel the urge to draw an opossum for as long as I remain living.

Alley #8 of 100 - 33rd & Emerson Ave. S., looking North, 4" x 11" ink and wash on paper. 2011 (sold). #art #minneapolis #Alley #johnsauerart #drawing

Plaster Bust Study, 6"x12" oil on panel, 20170 (sold) I need to find time to do some still life again. Time...what's that like?! 😄 #art #stilllife #johnsauerart #whatsplaying #busty

Boilermaker, 6"x8" oil on panel, 2016 (sold) An essential Midwest dive bar classic. Cheers! #art #stilllife #divebar #booze #hooch #johnsauerart