Austin Motel
Micael Priest Inspires
RECEIVED Wed., Oct. 11, 2006
Dear Editor,
As soon as I saw that Micael Priest was your cover story, and before I even read the article [“A Lot of Cojones and a Little Faith,” Music, Oct. 6], I knew I'd be writing my first-ever letter to any editor.
I became a poster artist primarily because of the work of two people: Guy Juke and Micael Priest. I was an art student at SWTSU in San Marcos in the mid-Eighties, being groomed for a career as an ad agency designer. It was challenging but rarely fun to someone who learned to draw from comic books and album covers. What Priest was doing was more my style and certainly more fun than designing a big money ad for Encyclopaedia Britannica. Priest and a handful of other Austin artists produced the kind of work that I wished I was doing, and because of them, I eventually gave it a shot.
Priest's illustrations still make me drool every time. The crosshatching is as good as it gets. His great eye for contrast gives everything depth and makes it pop. The hand-drawn type is nothing short of incredible. I've been a huge Micael Priest fan for a lot of years. When I read the article last night and saw that he had mentioned my name, I sat straight up, speechless. I couldn't be more flattered.
Micael Priest continues to inspire me. I've been staring at a blank piece of paper for three full days now, a new project that's had me stumped. After reading this much-deserved piece and revisiting his killer artwork, I think I'm ready to knock this sucker out.
As soon as I saw that Micael Priest was your cover story, and before I even read the article [“A Lot of Cojones and a Little Faith,” Music, Oct. 6], I knew I'd be writing my first-ever letter to any editor.
I became a poster artist primarily because of the work of two people: Guy Juke and Micael Priest. I was an art student at SWTSU in San Marcos in the mid-Eighties, being groomed for a career as an ad agency designer. It was challenging but rarely fun to someone who learned to draw from comic books and album covers. What Priest was doing was more my style and certainly more fun than designing a big money ad for Encyclopaedia Britannica. Priest and a handful of other Austin artists produced the kind of work that I wished I was doing, and because of them, I eventually gave it a shot.
Priest's illustrations still make me drool every time. The crosshatching is as good as it gets. His great eye for contrast gives everything depth and makes it pop. The hand-drawn type is nothing short of incredible. I've been a huge Micael Priest fan for a lot of years. When I read the article last night and saw that he had mentioned my name, I sat straight up, speechless. I couldn't be more flattered.
Micael Priest continues to inspire me. I've been staring at a blank piece of paper for three full days now, a new project that's had me stumped. After reading this much-deserved piece and revisiting his killer artwork, I think I'm ready to knock this sucker out.
Billy Perkins
