I used the electric guitar and accessories as subject matter to express frustration, emotion, excitement, dreams, and freedom. The electric guitar shape and its accessories have an aura that is attractive because of the rebellious lifestyle and glamour that is associated with it. In one painting called 'Satellite of Sound' the guitar vibrates sending a signal throughout the airwaves to call all young people and charm them out of their suburban homes back into a social gathering. I also feel the sound of electric guitar riffs first heard on the radio or aural media transforms receptive children into teenagers. It awakens and excites the artistic, curious section of the brain. The guitar acts as a vehicle for emotional change in people who play and for those who listen to its aural message. During the painting of this series, I was inspired by the lyrics written by Bon Scott:

' There was fifteen million fingers

Learnin' how to play

And you could hear the fingers pickin'

And this is what they had to say'.

You can check out more of my quirky, expressionist, contemporary imagery at the Gallery247 website, on Instagram, and at Xristo Artworks gallery online.