Calexico

Pic 1:  graphite on bond, scanned into photoshop, with type and rough digital color
Pic 2:  revised sketch...Pic 3:  acrylic on paper, 12" x 22"
Pic 4:  revised color in photoshop, along with some careful dodging and burning
Pic 5:  type drawn with india ink
Pics 6 & 7:  Interior art for the liner notes

James' comments from processrecess:

"Earlier this year, Joey Burns from Calexico ntacted me about doing the album art for his next album. I was already familiar with their special sound, having heard them on KCRW, so I was very interested, especially after he mentioned that he liked my travel sketchbooks. Once in a while, a rare project comes along that promises to be fulfilling both intellectually and spiritually (usually, brute intellect trumps the soul, and photoshop scrubs it clean), so I was grateful for the chance to take on this project. He sent me all the music he was working on for Garden Ruin, and I drew inspiration from the lyrics."