Very cool.

This thread provides some more context:
http://forum.phish.net/thread.php?thread=1300137379

Pookie is the man and a great artist. Nice thread!

Here are some more of his paintings. He's amazingly talented.

^ That one is probably my favorite. and painting #1 that @mmetch posted.

Im gonna start a "Pookie Art Savings Fund". I really would love to see his interpretation of the 12/30/12 DWD> 20 years Later> Carini.... that was easily the most intense phish experience Ive had yet, based purely on the music. I felt feelings I never felt before in a live concert experience. It was literally numbing/chilling.

Ive had an equally intense emotional experience at SBIX during Show of Life, but that was because I lost a very close friend the that morning, so that had a lot to do with it.

@punchyouinthealex said:

My proudly owned Pookie painting. Absolutely love it.

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/574501_4925335856477_1409939200_n.jpg

Nice! I hadn't seen a photo of that one yet!
Lemons and sunflowers?
What show is that?

@johnnyd said:

@punchyouinthealex said:

My proudly owned Pookie painting. Absolutely love it.

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/574501_4925335856477_1409939200_n.jpg

Nice! I hadn't seen a photo of that one yet!
Lemons and sunflowers?
What show is that?

Its not a show. I knit Fishman donut beanies for Mr. and Mrs. Pike and their adorable baby Emsley and got a painting in return!

:::lets someone else have it:::
you're welcome

Don't worry, I've got another project in mind for the good Captain.

You got it Cam. Now hit us with what show you want and why.

I would be too.
; )

@CaptainPookie said:

You got it Cam. Now hit us with what show you want and why.

Story (or at least effort placed therein) better be on par with those in the thread I linked above! Entertain us!

wooo!!! You're the best. seriously... we gotta try to meet up this Summer Tour. I owe ya!

The first thing that comes to mind is what I posted above, 12/30/12. particularly DWD> 20 yrs later> Carini but feel free to use anything else from the show that may come as inspiration. This was my 9th show, but during that second set, as I said above, I felt things I've never experienced before at any concert. The first set was definitely one of the most fun phish sets I've been at, but shit got real during that second set. The energy was the most intense thing Ive ever felt at a show, I find it very hard to put into words other than I was almost completely numb and had shivers and tingling feelings surged through me. It was way more than that really, but I cant describe it.

DWD was a seemingly never-ending journey, which kept me wondering where we were headed, until the last 2 minutes when it peaks, and my god was that ever a f***ing Peak. the > to 20 years later was flawless, and I never heard that at a show before. It was a much-needed breather from that Disease, but was still very eerie during the end. Then that Carini happened and all hell broke lose. Its by far my favorite jam that Ive witnessed. I love me some dark Phish, and it was at its best. Its during Carini that I went numb. I thought > BDNL was great, and helped get us back from the depths of hell, Julius was lots of fun, and then my first Slave! and a double, possibly triple, peaking slave at that. Hood encore wasn't Worcester '10 quality, but hey its a muthafuckin Hood Encore!
The show closer of Show of Life was great too. Ever since SBIX N1, I've been a sucker for Show of Life, because of its personal connection. (as you know, Pookie, that's the day we found out about Deb's passing. I tried to block my emotions and enjoy our hometown festival, but everything came flooding to me during that Show of Life, and its so far been the only time I cried at a show. No shame though, it was an incredibly intense experience. I felt like she was there with me, and Phish was singing it for me, in a very comforting way, like saying "its all okay." so every time I hear it now it brings me right back.)

So yeah, in a nutshell, that's my show experience. I hope you have a fun time listening, interpreting, and painting. I can't wait to see the finished product!!

ps- I like colors, and circles, and spirals, and fractals, and just all around abstract weird shit.

@mmetch said:

its so sad but at the same time so comforting and celebratory.

Exactly

I'm happy about how this all turned out. Very happy.

@TheEmu said:

Woot!

errmrrgrrd!!!
frrrnt prrg blrrrg prrrst!

@mfhgreyboy said:

@WGphan92 said:

wooo!!! You're the best. seriously... we gotta try to meet up this Summer Tour. I owe ya!

The first thing that comes to mind is what I posted above, 12/30/12. particularly DWD> 20 yrs later> Carini but feel free to use anything else from the show that may come as inspiration. This was my 9th show, but during that second set, as I said above, I felt things I've never experienced before at any concert. The first set was definitely one of the most fun phish sets I've been at, but shit got real during that second set. The energy was the most intense thing Ive ever felt at a show, I find it very hard to put into words other than I was almost completely numb and had shivers and tingling feelings surged through me. It was way more than that really, but I cant describe it.

DWD was a seemingly never-ending journey, which kept me wondering where we were headed, until the last 2 minutes when it peaks, and my god was that ever a f***ing Peak. the > to 20 years later was flawless, and I never heard that at a show before. It was a much-needed breather from that Disease, but was still very eerie during the end. Then that Carini happened and all hell broke lose. Its by far my favorite jam that Ive witnessed. I love me some dark Phish, and it was at its best. Its during Carini that I went numb. I thought > BDNL was great, and helped get us back from the depths of hell, Julius was lots of fun, and then my first Slave! and a double, possibly triple, peaking slave at that. Hood encore wasn't Worcester '10 quality, but hey its a muthafuckin Hood Encore!
The show closer of Show of Life was great too. Ever since SBIX N1, I've been a sucker for Show of Life, because of its personal connection. (as you know, Pookie, that's the day we found out about Deb's passing. I tried to block my emotions and enjoy our hometown festival, but everything came flooding to me during that Show of Life, and its so far been the only time I cried at a show. No shame though, it was an incredibly intense experience. I felt like she was there with me, and Phish was singing it for me, in a very comforting way, like saying "its all okay." so every time I hear it now it brings me right back.)

So yeah, in a nutshell, that's my show experience. I hope you have a fun time listening, interpreting, and painting. I can't wait to see the finished product!!

ps- I like colors, and circles, and spirals, and fractals, and just all around abstract weird shit.

Not for nothing, but it actually sounds like SBIX should be the choice for you. While that 12.30 might have been your favorite set musically, from what you wrote I "hear" a more emotional connection with Show of Life from SBIX.

Just something to consider.

I understand what you're saying, but Im pretty certain 12.30 is the correct choice for me. Yes, SBIX was an emotional roller coaster of mourning, sadness, and also celebration and joy, and a previously unknown appreciation of Life, but those intense feelings and emotions really only surfaced during Show of Life. just one song, as opposed to the rest of the show. On 12.30, I felt unprecedented amounts of great energy. For the first time in my life, I was truly put into a trance by the music, like, completely in another world or realm of existence. This trance lasted for the entire second set. I knew something was special about the night during the Runaway Jim opener, during the opening sequence of the jam, when the band goes nearly completely silent. It was perfect. Everyone was so god damn happy to be in that room. I had been to 8 shows before that, including the 12.30.2011 show and it was fantastic, but the 12.30.'12 show was something of another caliber. It seemed like everyone there was happier to be there then at any other show I've been at. I've never felt the crowd so tightly connected with the band. For those 3 or 4 hours, we were one entity on a cosmic journey, guided only by four weirdos from Vermont. And i wouldnt want it any other way. IMO, the 12.30 show, as a whole, was on another level, and I feel its a better option for art interpretation.

Also, it can be noted, I didn't take any psychedelics or anything of that nature at this show, so that's why I'm so amazed at what I was experiencing. What Phish is capable of manifesting. Its really remarkable.. I've been at shows with some really fantastic jams, but this was the first time I left a show speechless.
It's gonna be difficult to top that show, personally, but I cant wait to see what Phish will do this summer!