Overspray Airbrush Book

PictureBox is pleased to announce a new book on airbrush art:

Overspray: Riding High With the Kings of California Airbrush Art
By Norman Hathaway

Overspray is the conclusive account of the rise of airbrush art, and of the equally bright and
Glossy Los Angeles culture alongside which it came to prominence in the 1970s. Inspired by
Surf graphics, psychadelia and the slick shine of Hollywood, a generation of young artists
Began to make every lip and palm tree glisten, and every record cover shine. Fueled by a
Combination of intense demand, sleepless nights and brutal competition, the four men at the
Center of L.A.’s airbrush art market–Charles E. White III, Peter Palombi, Dave Willardson and
Peter Lloyd–embarked on careers encompassing work for Playboy, Levi’s, the Rolling Stones,
Rod Stewart and major studio films including American Graffiti and Tron. Together, their work
Came to define the look of illustrative graphics for a generation of viewers. This book tells the
Story of these four artists for the first time through hundreds of images of the artists’ best and
Best-known work, unseen production roughs, documentary photographs and other ephemera.
Viewed now, their surreal, funny and utterly slick imagery seems all the more fantastic–
Combining technical precision with wild flights of imagination that bring to mind the work of
Some of today’s top artists. Compiled and designed by Norman Hathaway. Essay by Mike Salisbury, acclaimed designer
Of everything from Disney logos to Jurassic Park ad campaigns to Sassy magazine.

Hardcover, $50.00
9.25” x 10.25”, 232 pp.
ISBN: 978-0-9794153-0-2
PictureBox
December 2008