I Paint Portraits Of Popular Figures On Vinyl Records, Here Are 29 Of Them (New Pics)

My journey as an artist probably started when I was 6 years old. By that age, I began taking art classes. As a teenager, I came up with the idea for my vinyl art and the rest is history.

I like the tangibility of vinyl, the memories. I remember what the cabinet smelled like with my dad’s records, the sound of the shrink-wrap crinkling, the feel of the record in your hand as you flip it from one side to the other. I care about the tangible, about our culture, so my work serves to pay homage, to say thank you to those musicians and photographers from which I draw inspiration. 

The actual painting takes several hours, but I ask for a month for custom pieces because of the whole process. Starting is always difficult for me. Looking at that beat-up record and deciding to start putting paint on it. The most enjoyable part of the creative process is the meditative flow of the painting, losing myself in the work. 

For me, painting sort of turns into meditation. I don't think about each dab of the brush. I don't think about each moment of the music playing. It's very peaceful. While words are dear to me, I think that means that my passion lies in music and art. Funny how what I ended up doing every day combines both. It makes me feel really lucky.

I also feel lucky to have gotten to work on some cool installations more recently. The TUI Cruises' Mein Schiff 1 and the Hard Rock Hotel Dublin projects are very cool. I'd love to see them in person someday. Selling custom pieces worldwide continues to be very satisfying as I love working directly with customers to come up with pieces they'll love to hang or give as a gift to a music lover in their family.