Lewis, The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, and Watership Down by Richard Adams, still find reference in his art.

Graffiti drove his inspiration to create and gave him the confidence and experience to paint large scale works.

It also taught him color theory and perspective while further developing his artistic skills, as later demonstrated in his masterful work with acrylics.

[5] Out of his love for the animal world he seeks to bring together unlikely camaraderies and conflicts from the landscape of his mind to the confines of canvas, paper, and walls.

It is common to see deer with killer whales, puppies with crustacean pals, and birds sharing the air with rodents in his playfully ominous to ominously playful acrylic compositions informed by smooth, graffiti gradients and balanced layouts that draw the eye through story lines and little vignettes.