Penta September 2021 Cover: George Clinton

This Penta cover featuring George Clinton's MY DAWG began as a painting with “vivid mark making” created from acrylics, markers, and spray paint using drips, brushstrokes, and sprays. Images of dogs—big eyes with long floppy ears—have been part of funk-rock musician George Clinton’s signature since the 1980s, scrawled on album covers and other fan memorabilia. Dogs, and their “primal instincts” have been “my personal thing,” he says. For this work, Clinton was inspired by Atomic Dog, a No. 1 R&B hit from his 1982 solo album Computer Games, and he collaborated with DiGGital doGG, rapper Snoop Dogg’s digital media and content production company. Penta is a website (InspiredByPenta.com) and a quarterly lifestyle magazine published by Barron's that covers how people spend their money with passion and purpose. Through the prism of five buckets of coverage—Own, Invest, Give, Collect and Experience—Penta highlights how people make their money go further, leaving an impact on communities and making their mark on society. It also guides readers on how to invest their money to create a richer and more meaningful life.