Glen Hanson once urged me to spend a little less time on the internet and a little more time creating art. So the other day when my internet was out I figured it would be appropriate to do a quick sketch painting of him. Ironically, here I am again on the internet, posting it!
I kept hearing The Arbiters on KCRW and jumped at the chance when I heard they were looking for an illustrator to do a CD cover for them.
Thomas Golubic's concept was to have the members depicted as super-heroes, with a front and back cover that worked together. The Arbiters, as shown on the cover, are Jez, Thomas & Jesse.
Here are the front and back covers side-by-side:
Hmmm... turned out a bit darker than I planned... but I just went with it. Enjoyed the softer sketchy style, which contrasted the subject matter. I actually did this back in October right after the last one and then let it collect dust for a while before I give it some tweaks and posted it.
