Dante's Pizzeria New Location Open for Business!

I'm so excited to announce the completion of the mural I was commissioned to do for the new Avondale location of Dante's Pizzeria here in Chicago! The video above is a start-to-finish progression of the 3 pieces began in the fall and completed a few weeks back.

The guys at Dante's celebrated their grand opening last Tuesday and there has already been a ton of buzz surrounding the look of the place. Beautiful cathedral inspired dark wood that was all constructed specifically for the restaurant, spacious pew-style seating and of course, the decadent occult-inspired imagery make it quite a different experience than your average pizza joint.

The pizza is top notch as ever, but I think the feel of this new spot is really something. Stop by to have a look for yourself. More info here.

Also, be sure to check out tattoo artist Jennifer Trok's pizza cutter from hell as well on the far wall near the kitchen:

Johnnydeckermiller.com Has Arrived!

It's official, my website is now at a dot com address for easy access! I've done some major site changes and updates to ensure that it looks great on all browsers and will be updating it with new images in the coming weeks. 

Next up, I think I need a re-vamp of this blog. More on that soon. For now, please visit johnnydeckermiller.com and let me know your thoughts on the design and accessibility.

There Is Only One Queen Pt. 2

The final two pages of the story "There Is Only One Queen". The piece delves into the subplot of the Antpeople Cult in the forthcoming issue of the "Our Fair City" comic. 

Art by Johnny Decker Miller 

Story: Mark Soloff

Color: Dann Tincher

There Is Only One Queen

I'm excited to be finalizing the last page of art for the latest installment of the Our Fair City comic series. As mentioned in previous posts concerning the comic, it's an offshoot of an award-winning radio drama set in a dystopian post-apocalyptic future. Check out my past posts for info concerning the comic. 

Once again the script was written by Mark Soloff, this time being lettered and colored by Dann Tincher. I was very happy to be asked to again work on this highly innovative project, multimedia.

I'll post finalized images once all the pages are completed. You can also purchase the last two volumes here. And be sure to keep an eye on Our Fair City.

Please check out my website to see the completed pages from the last issue.

He is Comig...

 Nearly completed the work on my new set of murals for Dante's Pizzeria at their second location. In true Dante's fashion and in keeping with the spirit of The Inferno, there will be lots of apocalyptic/demoniac imagery, it's been a lot of fun to paint!

 The restaurant will be tentatively be open for business at the end of this month or the beginning of next month. More (and better) photos to come soon, once the mural is unveiled.

New Work: "Lilith"

Lilith oil on canvas 16"x20"

A piece commissioned earlier this year has finally been completed! Quite pleased with the way this iconic image came out. Although sticking fairly rigidly to the specifications the patron designated, I was able to incorporate quite a bit of my own interests into the piece as well. 

I've given it the title Lilith based on the ancient Babylonian mythological and Biblical figure of the demon-goddess who was in some texts believed to be the first wife of Adam before the Fall. It is alternately titled "Hurricane", based on the themes designated by the patron who commissioned the piece.