Purple Wheel

8x10 Using Sharpies

The inspiration for this piece occurred while listening to Avantasia's album "The Scarecrow" while on the exercise bike (I get a lot of ideas on the exercise bike).

Hope In Dark Times

8x10 Using Copic Multiliner Brush-Pens and Colored Pencils

This piece came to my mind while listening to Down's album "Over The Under" while on the exercise bike.

Variations In Fleur

8x10 Using Sharpies and Colored Pencils

The inspiration for this piece occurred while listening to the band Glyder's self-titled album.

Sticks

8x10 Using Sharpies and Colored Pencils

This piece was inspired by the band Gamma Ray. Enjoy.

Bright Pink

8x10 Using Copic Multiliners and Sharpies

The inspiration for this piece came to me while listening to the compilation "Rock of Ages" by Def Leppard. They are an old favorite of mine.

Green and Yellow Checks

8x10 using Copic Multiliners and Sharpies

The idea for this piece came to me while listening to Disturbed's new album "Indestructible." I find it interesting that the tone of the music doesn't necessarily translate to what sort of art I create.

Untitled - Inspired by Def Leppard

8x10 Using Copic Multiliner and Colored Pencils

I came up with this piece while listening to my Def Leppard compilation "Rock of Ages."

Streams of Sorrow and Pain

8.5x5.5 Using Copic Multiliners and Colored Pencils.

This Piece was inspired by In This Moment's album "Beautiful Tragedy." It represents pain that is hidden beneath beauty so that others don't know that it is there.

Black Cat

8.5x5.5 Using Copic Multiliners and Sharpies.

This piece was inspired by the band Everygrey's album "Torn." I recently discovered these guys through my Pandora Radio.

Purple Checks

9x12 using Copic Multiliners and Colored Pencils.

This one was inspired by DragonForce's "Inhuman Rampage." I've been listening to a lot of DragonForce lately.

M

5.5x8.5 Using Copic Multiliners and Sharpies.

I don't have a particular band that inspired this one. It was inspired by all my favorite music and what it means to me.

Orange Purple Red

8x10 Using Copic Multiliners and Sharpies.

This Piece was inspired by DragonForce's album "Valley of the Damned." I've been listening to a lot of DragaonForce lately.

Yellow Arrow On The Grid

8x10 Using Copic Multiliner and Sharpies

This piece was inspired by Static-X's album "Cannibal." I do like the feel of this one.

Pink Green and Red

8x10 using Sharpies.

The inspiration for this one came to me while listening to a compilation of music by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. I love Rock N' Roll.

Triangles

8x10 using Copic Multiliners and Colored Pencils

The inspiration for this piece came to me while listening to so stuff by Jetboy from back in the day.

Autumn

8x10 Copic Multiliners and Colored Pencils.

The idea for this piece came to me while listening to some Def Leppard. I love their older stuff. I like their new one too.

Dark Pathway

8x10 using Copic Multiliners and Colored Pencils

The inspiration for this piece came to me while listening to Dio-era Black Sabbath. I love my old-school Metal.

Stripes

8x10 using Colored Pencils

This piece was inspired by Dream Theater's "Constant Motion." Once again I was on the exercise bike when I came up with this.

Black Grate

8x10 Copic Multiliners and Colored Pencils

This one was inspired by Static-X's album "Cannibal." I was listening to the album and remembering the concert at the Norva that I went to. Lights and colors and a dark moving mass of humanity.

Purple and Yellow Ghosts

8x10 Copic Multiliners and Colored Pencils

I came up with the purple and yellow ghosts while listening to DragonForce's album "Ultra Beatdown." While I like the purple and yellow ghosts, I'm not sure if the rest of it works too well.

Green and Blue

8x10 colored pencils

I came up with this one while listening to Clutch's "From Beale Street of Oblivion." Not sure how I feel about this one.

Blue Triangles

8x10 Sharpies and Colored Pencils

This piece was inspired by the band Airbourne's new album "Running Wild". I do like this one. I think I've captured the energy of the music.

Creeping Darkness

8x10 colored pencils

I came up with this idea while listening to the Trivium album "Shogun". I would like to eventually do a painting of this. We'll have to see.

Pathways

8x10 Sharpies and Copic Multiliner

A member of Wetcanvas.com suggested I listen to the song "Black eyes" by he band Porcupine Tree and see what I came up with. I'd never heard of this band before. Here's the result.

Static-X Inspired Untitled

8x10 Copic Multiliners, Sharpies and Colored Pencils

The inspiration for this piece occurred as I was listening to Static-X's album "Cannibal." I like the intensity of the orange.

Sonata Arctica Inspired - Untitled

8x10 Copic Multiliners and Colored Pencils

I came up with this piece while listening to Sonata Arctica album "Unia" on the exercise bike. I like to rock out while I work out and often come up with cool art ideas in the process.

Trivium Inspired - Untitled

8x10 Copic Multiliners and Sharpies

This is a piece I came up with while listening to the new Trivium album "Shogun" which rocks. Not sure what to call this one but I do like it.

Wave

8x10 Copic Mulitiliners, Sharpies and Colored Pencils

I came up with this idea while listening to DragonForce's Album "Inhuman Rampage." When I get ideas while listening to music, its usually a starting point, from which I shape and refine the image.

Pink and Black

8x10 Copic Multiliners and Sharpies

I got the inspiration for this idea while exercising. The song "Welcome To The Black Parade" by My Chemical Romance came on my Ipod (it was on shuffle). Hope you like it.

Points

9x12 Sharpies on Bristol Board

This one was inspired by Def Leppard. I was listening to the compilation "Rock of Ages" when this image came into my head. In fact I think it was the song "Armageddon It" if memory serves.

Enjoy.

Sun

9x12 Sharpies on Bristol Board

I wasn't listening to any particular artist when I did this one, just rocking out with my Ipod on shuffle.