Truth be told, when a link to Bob Dylan’s new animated video for “Little Drummer Boy” popped up on my Twitter feed, I presumed it would be a clichéd mess. Stupid, I know. How dare I doubt the man behind the greatest Christmas music video ever?
A few frames into the choppy, animated vid, however, and it occurred to me that we’ve seen similar watercolor work before: the images are uncannily similar to Dylan’s own Drawn Blank Series, which we covered this past summer.
*Update* The paintings are actually by the video’s animator, Jeff Scher. Check out more of his work here (via ArtsBeat). Dylan and Scher have kindred tastes, amirite?
Either way, this works: