American Pickers

I have finally gotten a little break in between projects to finish this self promotional piece. It's been a long time in the making and I've been diligently working on it whenever I had a spare minute. I'm really psyched to share this with you!

For those of you who aren't familiar, this is a group portrait of the cast from the History Channel's hit show, "American Pickers". These folks have (what I think is) one of the best jobs ever. In short, they drive around the country making a living by picking through other like-minded individuals' backyard miscellany and then sell it to other collectors. You never know who or what they might come across; they've met some pretty interesting characters and found some pretty awesome stuff.

I thought that making the illustration reminiscent of an old sepia colored photograph was a nice way to visually describe how the show deals with past and present. Frank Fritz, known to be an avid oil can collector, clutches an antique can while his picking partner, Mike Wolfe, sports some weather beaten aviator gear. Their sassy shop keeper/lead finder, Danielle Colby Cushman, sports a vintage high-necked dress, her "Hold Fast" finger tattoos peeking through, bringing the illustration back full circle to the present.

Below are some close up detail crops and a few pix that Brian snapped while I was working on the project in the studio. Enjoy!
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