The album cover artwork was adapted from a section of a painting by Brett Whiteley titled Alchemy 1974.
He began his career as a painter and sculptor after training at Sydney's National Art School in 1956 and later studied at the Julian Ashton Art School with Brett Whiteley in 1959.
Brett Ratner | Brett Lee | Brett Favre | Brett Whiteley | Brett Maher | George Brett | Brett Dennen | Simon Brett | Jeremy Brett | Brett Weston | Brett Somers | Rosie Huntington-Whiteley | John Scott Whiteley | George Brett (baseball) | Francis Brett Young | Brett Tucker | Brett Steven | Brett Lawrie | Brett Kimmorley | Brett Hull | Brett Hudson | Brett Garsed | Brett Gardner | Brett Detar | Brett Anderson | Whiteley | Wendy Whiteley | Jon Whiteley | John Whiteley (politician) | John Whiteley |
Arkie Whiteley's parents were the renowned artist Brett and Wendy Whiteley.
In the album's liner notes McLennan said the songs were for Gloria Swanson, Kenneth Slessor, Brett Whiteley and Dean Martin.
He has a substantial collection of Australian art deco and contemporary art including works of Brett Whiteley and Sidney Nolan.
Blundell painted works with the style of, among others, Australian artists Charles Blackman, Arthur Boyd, William Dobell, Russell Drysdale, Sidney Nolan, Lloyd Rees, Arthur Streeton, Elioth Gruner, Brett Whiteley and also Claude Monet.
He also painted a portrait of Brett Whiteley's ex-wife Wendy Whiteley for the Archibald Prize, but that entry did not win.