Johnny Blue Skies (Sturgill Simpson) Bozeman Print

A four color screen print created for Johnny Blue Skies (aka Sturgill Simpson) show at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman, MT on April 17, 2025

One of my favorite parts of starting any project is digging into the research. While checking out attractions in Bozeman, I came across the Museum of the Rockies and learned it’s home to one of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever found, which I thought would make for a rad poster.

The cross section of earth below the dog is packed with buried references to Sturgill, from the nautical elements nodding to A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, to the skeleton with a spear, and even a push mower referencing the Cutting Grass collection. There’s a little something from every corner of his catalog layered in the dirt.