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03/13/2026

Altered Atlas No. 07
Jamie Kripke
2026
Archival pigment print on rag paper, thread
32” x 40”

Jamie Kripke is a multidisciplinary artist, designer, and second-generation clockmaker. Spanning three decades, his work interweaves photography, creative direction, video, printmaking, and product design.

02/25/2026

“That Question Sucks”
Photograph of Hunter S. Thompson and Sheriff Whitmire and Glen Ricks
Photograph by David Hiser, 1970
Embellished by Ralph Steadmen, 2018
Signed in ink by Ralph Steadman
Signed in pen by David Hiser
Paper Size, 16” x 24”
Frame Size, 21” x 29

Incumbent Sheriff Carrol Whitmire and Hunter Thompson at the debate at the Opticon Theater in Snowmass in October 1970.

“Whitmire knew how to handle drunks, car wrecks, cowboys, and that stuff, but had no idea how to handle the new wave of young people, or drug people— people with a different agenda. The business community was afraid. They thought that the new crowd on their way here was going to eat the local babies and cats, and all they did was make flutes. Some guy jumped up and asked Hunter, ‘What are you going to do about drugs? Everybody knows you take drugs.’ He said, ‘Well, I’ll tell you what I’m going to do. This is the only time I’ll talk about it. I do not like needle-injected drugs. I’m dead against them, and I won’t chew jimsonweed on the job. Other than that, I don’t want to hear anything about it.’ Afterwards people were coming out of the auditorium, and one guy said to me, ‘You know, he didn’t sound like a moron. He didn’t sound like a freak to me. He makes a lot of sense.’ And another guy said, ‘Well, hell yes. He’s got a degree from Columbia’—which was nonsense, of course.” —Tom Benton.

02/18/2026

Hunter S. Thompson
Ralph Steadman
Flying Dog - Road Dog Scottish Ale, 1996
Signed in Red Ink “HST” and pen “Ralph Steadman”
Inscribed, “Ralph Eats Sh*t”
Inscribed, “Good Beer No Sh*t”
Gold Leaf Museum Frame, 60.5” x 51”

Flying Dog was founded in 1990 by physicist and philanthropist George Stranahan in Aspen, Colorado, with the help of his close friend Hunter S. Thompson and the British artist Ralph Steadman, who created the brewery’s distinctive label art. Steadman’s chaotic illustrations, combined with Thompson’s irreverent spirit, helped define the brewery’s bold and rebellious identity.

In 1995, Flying Dog released its Good Beer, No Sh*t” campaign, featuring Steadman’s artwork. The Colorado Liquor Commission banned the beer, claiming the slogan was inappropriate under state obscenity laws. Flying Dog challenged the decision in court, arguing that the ban violated its First Amendment rights. With support from the ACLU and widespread public attention, the brewery ultimately won the case. The victory became a landmark in the fight for free expression in commercial and artistic work.

The Flying Dog case is now remembered as a powerful example of creative freedom and the enduring collaboration between Stranahan, Steadman, and Thompson, three figures who believed in challenging authority and celebrating the untamed spirit of the American West.

02/13/2026

Up T-Lazy 7 Way
Rawn Fulton
2026
Photo collage
38” x 38”

Rawn Fulton is an award-winning filmmaker who creates documentaries in many genres. He has worked with artists, scientists, authors, visionary executives, environmentalists, and religious leaders throughout his career. Projects in the arts, biography, corporate communications, education, environment, ethnography, and world affairs take him all over the world.

02/12/2026

The exhibition of Always So by Molly Altman at Aspen Collective has ended but a few of her works are still on display at Fat City Gallery - 415 E. Hyman, Aspen.
Thank you to everyone for their support of this show!

01/23/2026

Bloom Theory
Molly Altman
2026
Porcelain, stoneware, sheep’s wool, cotton roving, epoxy.
28.5” x 14” x 28.5”

This piece is part of Molly Altman’s new exhibition, “Always So.” Molly Altman is a ceramic artist who works directly with her local floral ecology to create intricate porcelain sculptures. Molly moved to the Roaring Fork Valley in 2022 for a two-year residency at the Carbondale Clay Center, where she fell in love with the area’s natural beauty and artistic community. She currently lives and works in Carbondale, assisted in the studio by her border collie companion, Auggie.

01/11/2026

Left Hand / Eyes Closed
Johnny Depp
Silkscreen on Waterford 640 gsm
Paper Size: 45.5” x 32”
Frame Size: 48.5” x 35”
Signed Bottom Right Corner
Edition of 10 + 2 AP

Over time, Johnny has created hundreds of paintings that illustrate his path through life; from early portrayals of his mother to more recent emotive works. Whether impasto or collaged, his art is emotion made flesh. It’s the story of his life. “I’ve always used art to express my feelings and reflect on those who matter most to me like my family, friends and the people I admire.”

01/07/2026

A Doctored Portrait of Hunter S. Thompson
Ralph Steadman
Edition of 99
Created by Tin Man Art
13 Color Silkscreen on Hand Sliced Somerset Paper
Signed and Numbered by the Artist
Unframed

This piece is from the exhibit “Decadent and Depraved,” a collaborative show featuring works by Hunter S. Thompson, Ralph Steadman, and Johnny Depp. Ralph Steadman illustrated and collaborated with Hunter S. Thompson on works like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail, The Curse of Lono, and The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved.

01/05/2026

Mescalito #1
Hunter S. Thompson
Gun Shot Art on Panel
Gold Leaf Museum Frame, 40.25” x 34.25”
Signed and Inscribed, “When the Going Gets Weird, the Weird Turn Pro”
“HST / Miami ‘72”, “S+W 44 Mag - Iron Sights - 25 yds”
“Owl Farm 1992”

The owl on this work titled “Mescalito” appeared on the famous “Patriot’s Arise” poster that Thomas W. Benton created for HST during his Freak Power Campaign for Sheriff of Pitkin County in 1970.
Originally, it was on the letterhead of Hunter’s stationary beginning in 1967. Besides the “Gonzo” symbol and the “Thompson for Sheriff” graphics, the Mescalito owl is perhaps the best known image associated with Hunter S. Thompson.
HST was well-known as a night owl and his mother had suspected this was the inspiration for the name of Hunter’s property “Owl Farm.”
“Mescalito” is a work from Hunter’s collection of “Shot Gun Art.” Hunter fastened posters onto a wooden backing, filled small bottles with different colors of paint that were strung up, and shot them at the posters.
The writer also liked using cans of spray paint and markers to embellish his creations.

01/04/2026

The Sheriff Revised
Ralph Steadman
Five Color Silkscreen on Paper
Paper Size, 44” x 30”
Professionally Framed, 48.5” x 34.5”
Artist’s Proof
Signed in pencil by Ralph Steadman
Signed in pencil by Hunter S. Thompson

01/03/2026

Going Home
Ralph Steadman
Five Color Silkscreen on Rising Stonehenge Deckle Edge Paper
Paper Size: 30” x 22”
Signed and Numbered by Ralph Steadman
Signed by Ed Bradley, Anita Thompson, Johnny Depp, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Brinkley, Deborah Fuller, Bill Murray, Laila Nabulsi,
Jann Wenner, Bob Braudis, Juan Thompson
Stamped with Hunter S. Thompson’s personal “Gonzo” stamp
Signed on the Back by the Printer Joe Petro III

In August of 2005 Hunter S. Thompson’s ashes were blasted into the sky out of a 153-foot monument that Hunter, the writer and avatar of “gonzo” journalism, designed himself almost 30 years ago.
The sendoff took place at his farm in Woody Creek, CO and was attended by Hunter’s family and friends — including Senator John Kerry, Lyle Lovett, Bill Murray, the musician David Amram, Ed Bradley and locals like Bob Braudis, the sheriff of Pitkin County.
The extravagant memorial was staged and choreographed by Hollywood and underwritten by his friend the actor Johnny Depp.

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