Butler’s pastime of drawing at concerts began in 2008. Scanning the crowd and illustrating live performances.

On occasion, Butler will set up a concert drawing workshop. The example above features Boston Cream, performing inside his 10 Year Exhibition at the Trustman Gallery in Massachusetts.

These are various instances of the rich texture of sweaty people enjoying live music being applied to stage design and office walls.


Portraits at scale. Some of these murals were painted live, the others are centerpiece works at iii Points Music Festival.
Portraits of local Miami performers framing a video compilation that surveys 10 years of iii Points.

SXSW mini prints, drawn digitally and printed on-site across the conferences many showcases.

Digital concert illustration as a live projected add-on to a New York Fashion Week performance. Alongside email and social media recap assets.

Various instances of live Show Drawn portrait murals. Always a hit., these compositions are usually more fan-centric at events. Attendees feel part of something, and it provides a unique sort of selfie.