Archive for January, 2014
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THERE WILL BE BLOOD!!!
TWbB sent me an email not too long after the Leprous Coal cover. I checked them out and really loved their music, so I was happy to let them know I was interested. Blue Ribbon, the painting they wanted for the cover of their new album, Without, is one of […]
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John Flocken–Zonezar
This happened a couple years ago, but the album came out late last year. We were in the middle of the house remodel, as I recall. One of the few paintings I was able to complete during that weird experience. John approached me at some point and I asked to […]
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Mission Statement/Brief History
I suppose the mission of this Blog, which I’m calling Burning Down the Couch–soon to be complete with tif graphic–is the same as my Artist Mission: painting/drawing/etc, what I’m thinking about rather than what I’m looking at. Humboldt County, Northern California, where Nancy and I live, is a very beautiful […]
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Leprous Coal
I’d done a cover for Leprous’ previous album, Bilateral, in 2012, so we had a working relationship already. I was attempting to regather my skills after the home remodel, feeling sort of lost, when I got the email. Einar Solberg is my Main Man in this band–singer/keyboards. Based on the […]
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Safe Journey
Sorry for the delays in continuing the Blog. Basically I’m not a computer person, so I encountered the need for further instruction, and the need to wait until my Instructor could fit me in. Hopefully I’m back……… So anyway, at the point Protest the Hero dropped the Volition album, my […]
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PTH Continued
When Luke Hoskin, my contact from Protest the Hero, and I were trying to figure out possible illustrations to add to the Volition package, one of their concerns was the Illegal status of the Pit Bull breed in Canada. As I understand it, Pit bulls are put down just because […]
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Leda and the Media Vultures
I was contacted by Protest the Hero Guitarist/Keyboardist Luke Hoskin last July, regarding doing a cover for their 4th full-length album, Volition. I liked the music on their previous album, Scurrilous, so agreed to take on the project. I’ve established a reputation in the business that if I don’t like […]
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Here I am–let’s start with a look back at album covers for 2013….
I had a great year doing album covers in 2013. Perhaps the most interesting project was Protest the Hero, a Progressive/Metal band from Toronto, Canada. These guys have been through the Record Company grind, and decided to do an independent release for their fourth album. They asked for $125,000.00 to […]