MEAT LOAF ASCENDANT (1997)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 30" x 20"
Cover art for a greatest hits album that featured songs from both of Meat Loaf's BAT OUT OF HELL albums. 1/4
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@MichaelWhelan loved the art on Thai album and the songs when I was a kid. Unfortunately was naive to what paradise by the dashboard light was all about. I worked in an ice-cream shop as a teen and we could bring in our own CDs, so brought this one in. Completely oblivious serving ice cream to young and old until my buddy ask me if this song was about getting laid. I'm still embarrassed for my teen self when I hear that song...
@MichaelWhelan I guess technically it should be the first two Bat Out of Hell albums, though perhaps The Monster Is Loose is a bit of a step down.
@MichaelWhelan I've always loved this one!
The signature bat and motorcycle had to appear, but as you can see I gave them a twist this time around. 2/4
Detail from MEAT LOAF ASCENDANT featuring the bat demon perched on a spire in the ruins of a city where barely anything still stands.
Detail from MEAT LOAF ASCENDANT featuring a solitary figure standing at the edge of a ruined overpass. Patterns in the clouds show him mounted on a motorcycle, a call back to the battle with the bat demon.
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I was asked to make so many changes to the painting—a product of art direction by committee—that I felt compelled to make one addition of my own. 3/4
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@MichaelWhelan Ha, that's awesome! I never noticed that.
Cover illustration for THE VERY BEST OF MEAT LOAF (Virgin/Epic) 4/4
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