Until a few weeks ago, I only knew William Wegman as “that dog guy,” the man who photographs distinguished pups playing poker, on exercise bikes, or hanging out with other animal friend. The anthropomorphizing of the animals always struck a memory chord (and inspiring a number of drawings my brothers and I made as a kid), but I made the mistake of never seeing what other work Wegman had in his portfolio. It turns out that Wegman is an incredible painter, creating fantastical landscapes integrating found postcards that evoke mythological worlds of one’s grandest imagination. The paintings integrate familiar everyday themes of farming, industry, transportation and nature into Escher-ish mazes that take the mind on a wander.

I haven’t been writing here very often*, in large part because I’m spending a lot of energy in a Soho office loft with lots of smart people working on art-related stuffs like 20×200. Today we’re releasing two prints from Mr. Wegman, and I can only highly recommend that you sign up for the 20×200 mailing list — the prints will be released there first at 11 a.m. (EST) — (an hour before they hit the site). I have the feeling they will fly fast, so consider this warning (on very short notice).

*resolving to change this!