A Collaboration with Quiet Life

I've been doing a bit of illustration work with Quiet Life -- a sweet group of fellows from back East who play exactly my brand of folk rock / Americana / indie music. The collaboration has been a terrific way for me to ease in to making art in Oregon being that front-man Sean Spellman and I have known each other since we studied together in New York six years ago. We've have since taken to a similar meandering path across America, living in California, and settling down in the same neighborhood in Portland. I share a house with Quiet Life's drummer, Ryan Spellman (Sean's younger brother) and lead guitarist, Craig Rupert. Most nights I sit and draw in the front window of our comfortable little bungalow in Beaumont while they rehearse in our basement. This weekend we're excited to collaborate on a video and album cover for the title track off Quiet Life's latest and yet to be released record, Big Green. The boys brought in Ryan McMackin of the Seattle-based band Widower to do the technical direction while I'll be covering the art direction. Stay tuned for the the video and more exciting things from this collaboration.