Alabama Shakes - NM I was looking at blue

I was looking at blue note record covers and the line quality those illustrations have

There is also a divine hidden image in the print

Making mother nature an animal would preserve her purity I felt

A lot of the themes in it relate to being a teen… I wanted it look like high school felt

which features a tiny bison

Alabama Shakes - NM I was looking at blueThe art itself is meant to be an allusion to the Great Owl in The Secret of Nimh (1982). The idea is to draw a parallel between Brittany's intensely extraordinary stage presence and the wisdom and mystery of the owl. It is an animated character that has stayed with me over the years and felt oddly appropriate (to me) when trying to capture the band's singular stage show. I've also been experimenting with under printing a lot on recent prints and