Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 41-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith.
“The Dogs” has a cinematic quality. Vicious dogs in Instamatic snapshots with more than a few references to guns. The related emotions can be loosely applied to many nightmare-tainted realities that involve oppression and fear.
“The Dogs” from Water Cuts My Hands (K/Matador, 1991) (download):