Cover art from SONGS FROM BRIGHT AVENUE (1991)
Art Direction: Buddy Jackson
Photography: Mark Tucker

This photo was taken in a house in Nashville, which was being renovated by art director Buddy Jackson. Photography by Mark Tucker (who also did the “big Bob face” for LORD OF THE PAST: A COMPILATION. The way this was done is the Mark had me sit still for about 90 seconds or more. He adjusted the camera shutter to remain open for that time and then Mark ran through the field of the photo with a hand-held light. All of the little pathways of light that appear in the photo are places where Mark “painted” with the light. The camera could not pick him up but it did “see” the light he was painting as well as the stationary objects such as yours truly. The photo was shot in black and white and then the color was hand tinted later. So, to answer the unspoken question ... no, I do not own a pair of pink pants!