David Swanagin

Living and playing music in Nashville for almost a decade has provided drummer David Swanagin a couple of opportunities to further his other passion and vocation -- painting.

Traveling with musicians like Billy Joe Royal and others has allowed Swanagin to see the world. Many of those places have ended up in his paintings.

Swanagin , a self-taught painter, says of his work, "All of the scenes are all places I've been and not imaginary scenes. I have to go to that place to capture the feeling. I don't just create a field or stream or mountains."