Category: BEHIND THE SCENES

I’ve been happy to work in this comission for Easy Speak and Spablab, the project of my poet friend Paul Nelson. I […]

Koldo Barroso IMAGINARIUM / Visions of Sounds 50 years of Magic, Imagination and Album Covers. A celebration of my 50th birthday on […]

Dear friends: in October I turn 50. This year, I feel that I need to give something very special from myself. Many […]

From time to time, the planets line up and you feel complete. This year, I’ve had the privilege of working on one […]

“A Ray of Sunshine” Listen to this little hymn to cosmic love in Bandcamp. July 1970. The intense rays of the sun in […]

Sometimes I get my fingers in the waters of the Pacific Ocean waters, here in Seattle, and I feel that I’m connected […]

In the gloomy Seattle winter days like today, the speakers of my sound system become my fireplace. I rub my hands and bring […]

It’s Friday night. I’m sitting at my drawing board in my studio loft at Hiawatha Artspace, Seattle. Through the generous windows, I […]

Tito Puente, Cal Tjader & Eddie Palmieri, Cachao, Perez Prado… they are some of my Latin music heroes. It’s been exciting to […]

This illustration piece is my very personal tribute to a song that changed my life as a teenager: “Awaken”, from YES 1977 album […]

Naomi and I have just moved to our new studio/home at Hiawatha Artspace lofts in Seattle Central District. We applied for an […]

This summer I’ve been working in this album cover for a Seattle compilation project. When it comes to imagery, Seattle is such […]

My new  piece for the Space Age retro album cover series is a little tribute to the recently passed away David Bowie. […]

Here’s the first piece of my new series of retro pop album cover collection that I’ve been introducing during my visit to […]

Naomi and I have been on a vacation trip to my hometown Madrid. It’s been an unforgettable time meeting our beloved family […]

This is a custom poster that I have created for my 7 years old nephew in Madrid, Alex. I wanted to make him […]

This is the sleeve art I’ve been working lately. This is is the second release of Spanish jazz rock band “Don’t Disturb”, […]

I’m working on a series of sketches for a new Groovy Flipside piece. This time it’s a mashup of Spider-Man’s Gwen Stacy […]

My latest piece for the Groovy Flipside collection is a mashup of 70’s sci-fi classic movie Logan’s Run and iconic Studio 54 […]

Here’s the first piece for a new series of mashup cartoon pieces called Groovy Flipside. It’s all about creating mashups of all […]

I’m working on a side project that has been inspired by my new home in Pacific North West, where I’ve spent the […]

I’ve had the pleasure of taking part of this very special collective tribute exhibition dedicated to David Bowie, organized by Susanita’s Little Gallery and […]