My original idea for the sleeve for my CD boxset “God Pays Debts Without Money” was to feature a rogue’s gallery of pictures of yours truly, mainly because it was cheaper and quicker to scan a few old pictures than to take the artwork seriously. After testing out the design on the general public, it was realised that my ugly old phizzog was just too disturbing and so instead I needed a new piece of art to lead the eye.
Now the great thing about the Internet is that it brings you into contact with many different people and I have been lucky to have linked to a very talented chap called Taren McCallen-Moore who produces some very visually interesting pieces. For me, he is a cross between Robert Crumb and H.R. Giger and I love the way he uses a biro to create visually arresting pieces. I am lucky that he agreed to produce a piece of art to adorn the cover of my CD and I have even paid him a small fee for his trouble. This is the first time ever that I have actually budgeted for one of my CD sleeves, as usually I do all the work myself. But when I saw what Taren produced just from giving him the title, it was pretty easy to part me with my cash. The new art is below and captures the title perfectly:

How’s this for art, eh?
For more great pictures and art created by Mr McCallan-Moore, head over to his new website at www.taren.co.uk

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