TOM WAITS GETS ANIMATED — Robert Sebree

Where stories are concerned, Tom presents what can best be described as a “target rich environment” so naturally I have a few. It’s likely I’ll sit down one day and write about the buckets of doll heads, the boat and the flop-house with the invisible cat but until then I’m jumping at this opportunity to take the course of least resistance that’s been presented by the talented team over at Blank On Blank.

In April of last year B.O.B. invited me to collaborate with them on their Johnny Cashpiece for their PBS series. In this installment Patrick Smith‘s animated visuals accompany audio mined from Rocks Back Pages when veteran writer Chris Roberts sat down with the illustrious Mr. Waits in 1988. I was pleased when David Gerlachcontacted me about including my work in their process. Thanks again guys!

I provided the Blank On Blank team with these four unpublished images.

Mission Statement

I have vowed for years that I would not blog citing that "A picture is worth a thousand words" and not wanting my clients' to fear that their privacy might be compromised. I will never divulge anything of a private nature. Protecting our clients interests is one of my prime directives and anything that might undermine or cast a client in a negative light will not be posted. I will share some personal projects, some behind-the-scenes images (with clients' permission) and some of my favorite experiences. As a show of respect, when someone passes away they are removed from my portfolio, here I will post images on significant anniversaries to pay homage to some of my favorite subjects. I hope the stories are of interest but won't be offended if you to choose to just look at the pictures.