Jeff Canham
San Francisco artist Jeff Canham’s work puts me in mind of Jim Houser. There is a similar style of composition (and the artists kind of look alike), although Canham is clearly a master of hand-painted type and knows it. I could bathe in those tasty fonts they’re so damn buttery. Canham creates canvas collages of type and pattern in his fine art steez, and some killer font work on the print tip. What is it about designers who can create amazing type that makes them also able to break images down into their most basic parts? McFettridge manages it, too. It must stem from having to create type that conveys a mood through its design on top of the straight forward written message it presents. Canham’s got the shit on lock. It’s no wonder he has an entire section devoted to his sign painting. If I had half his talent I would probably have a whole site dedicated to it. I’d actually like to see Canham and Espo in an epic sign painting battle. It would be a close call for sure, but I think Canham would pull it out right at the end. And he’s only across the Bay from Secret Still HQ. That’s way closer than Houser or McFettridge. Game-Set-Match: Canham.
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