The Making of Moody Blue

Well, howdy Elvis fans!  This tasty blue vinyl record, Moody Blue, was painted for a person who loves the color purple and who lives in Scotland.  I think this mandala is soooooooothing to the eye!

More photos that show detail will be added later, but for your viewing pleasure and entertainment, here is a video showing the design process, starting from scratch!

Bonus:  accompanied by Pearl Jam

Go Ahead and Take a Ride; No Telling What You'll Find.

Here's a record I've listened to about a million times.  I love you, Go-Go's.

Jane Wiedlin, you are a bonafide goddess and a genius.

I painted this for a lovely couple that lives near the beach in California.

The Go-Go's had a huge influence on my teenage self in the 80s.

The Led was gotten out.

This was formerly a Led Zeppelin album.  It was lovingly painted with some wild blues and purples, with copper metallic accents.  And now it belongs to the Teach Like a Rock Star folks!

Orange and Teal

 

This orange and teal 10-inch, green glitter beauty is the sister to the other Russian language record on this page.

Long time, no see

This incredibly detailed record went to a very nice lady, somewhere in The Republic of Etsyland.

Sketches of Spain

This record is different from my usual style.  The person wanted something asymmetrical, and they wanted the colors to exactly match the album cover.  They wanted it to really convey the feeling of the album.  So, I put the album on in my car, and took a nice long summer drive out into Port Orchard, Washington to really let the whole thing sink in at once.  No breaks.  This is the result, and I think it came out pretty great.  I also had to switch to a different type of paint to get the exact color match that was requested, so the texture of the design is quite painterly and the blocks of color took several coats to achieve the desired opacity.  It lives in Texas now, with its brothers and sisters.

 

The record cover that I was requested to riff off of was this:

Happy Father's Day! Love, Carly Simon

This sweet record was painted for a father in Gig Harbor, who happens to love Carly Simon.  I am deeply amused by that.  This family is pretty awesome, on the whole.  I wanted to paint something simple, but bold with vibrant colors that was very flowy and flowery.  It came out lovely.  Happy Father's Day!

Buongiorno, Mona Lisa

This record was painted for a delightful person who loves Italy and wanted a record with a little bit of purple.  It has gone to live in Federal Way, WA.  Ciao, pretty donna misteriosa.

Coast to Coast fun with Scorpions

Oh hai, Scorpions.  I had some Coast to Coast fun with you.  Enjoy your new home!

And then the whole world will seem brighter.

This record was painted for my beloved friends, Karen and Gretchen, who got married recently.

This record lives in Seattle.

Modern Medicine Fall Short of Your Complaints

Here is the other record that now lives in Canada with the beautiful Siobhan.  Super colorful and perky, like the lovely person that owns it now.  It happens to hang on a violet-colored wall and it looks f-ing great.  Godspeed, Kajagoogoo. And hush, hush.

I Took Myself a Blue Canoe and I Floated Like a Leaf

This is one of 2 fun records that I painted for a super-cool lady in Canada.  She loves 80's pop, and also loves Sir Elton John.  Presenting: Tumbleweed Connection in blue.

All Star Spectacular for Dad

My dad is truly an all-star, and also - he loves the color blue. So I painted this for him, because he's my dad.

Success hasn't spoiled me yet.

The pure awesomeness of Rick Springfield is within these fine, fine grooves.  This commission was painted for a person who, like me, loves the color orange, and who has a crush on Mr. Springfield.  Have you seen how incredible he still looks and sounds (please watch Sound City).  I have turned scratched up audio love into visual love, here.