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Gallery updated on Wednesday, June 17, 2026

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Trevor “Stickman” Stickel specializes in icon based, pop-realism portraits that capture legendary moments, powerful ideas, and raw emotion. His work is described as gritty-yet fresh, complex-yet simple.

Graduating from a Jekyll and Hyde influence early in his career, in which he divided his time between family portraits and airbrush design work on helmets and Harleys, Stickman had the epiphany to combine both styles while reading “According to the Rolling Stones”. Two weeks later he finished his first canvas portrait of Mick Jagger, aptly titled “Please allow me to introduce myself”, which forever changed the direction of his career in the art world.

THE MISSION
The idea or "mission" behind Stickman’s artwork is to create an artistic tribute to the music and to the musicians that have had a tremendous impact on him and many others. Historically, these tributes would have been limited to photos/posters that adorned the bedroom walls of teenagers and dorm rooms throughout adolescence. Stickman aims to create a style of art that brings these iconic figures back into our lives, and in a manner that adults can display proudly in their homes.

THE CONCEPT
The concept is to take a realistic portrait and juxtapose it with a background that expresses the feelings and emotions of the subject. This method also allows Stickman to explore other disciplines of art – many of his backgrounds will include abstract, expressionism, impressionism, realism, pop art, street art, surrealism and quite often a combination of these. This is where he gets to enjoy the artistic side of these pieces, while paying additional homage to some of his favorite visual artists.

THE HIDDEN MESSAGES AND SYMBOLS
In addition to the art itself, Stickman also adds (and quite often hides) his trademarked Stickman symbol (stick figure with devil horns) and the statement "Devil Inside" to the painting.

€¢ The Stickman symbol is derived from Stickman’s last name (Stickel) and a common phrase he hears from viewers, "I can't even draw a stick man". The horns represent rock and roll (his primary focus), which is generally regarded as the devil’s music, and references the duality of man (good vs. evil).
€¢ The statement "Devil Inside" also references this Jekyll and Hyde type of duality. Stickman often feels there is a difference between Stickman the artist and Trevor Stickel
the person. When focused on a subject and working on a piece, he often gets so involved in the subject he finds himself emulating them in the way he dresses and acts,
similar to a method actor.
€¢ The signature on the bottom right corner usually shows the Stickman symbol imitating the subject.

THE TITLE
The title of each piece is often overlooked but may very well be the most important piece of the puzzle. Stickman looks for a lyric that he believes personifies the subject or his feeling toward that subject and from there, begins to create an image and feeling that takes the viewer to that emotional state of mind. The titles are always a lyric from the subject's song but never the title of a song. If the viewer is a fan of the subject, they should almost hear the lyric or feel the emotion of the lyric when looking at the piece. Knowing the title completes the emotional connection to the painting and usually reveals a personal trait about the subject.

Stickman Current Portfolio

It Seemed Like the Real Thing - Blondie Armed with Will and Determination...and Grace Too Ain't No Messiah - Just Your Pariah - Ozzy - Black Sabbath Be Like Water Triptych - Bruce Lee She Rings Like A Bell - Stevie Nicks - Fleetwood Mac Be Like Water Triptych - Bruce Lee You'll Stumble In My Footsteps - Depeche Mode I Never Meant to Cause You Any Sorrow - Prince Tribute I Am the Monster that Breathing Men Would Kill - Dracula Some Say It Was Suicide - Nikkie Sixx Cry Little Sister - The Lost Boys Kiefer Sutherland Goin' Wherever it Leads -Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers He's The Blood Stain on the Stage - Mick Mars I'm Your Source of Self Destruction - James Hetfield - Metallica With the Birds I'll Share This Lonely View - Anthony Kiedis - Red Hot Chili Peppers Trying to Figure it Out - Bass Player Tribute She's Got The Jack - AC/DC Tribute Birth of the Cool - Miles Davis/Gizzy Gillespie Take a Drag or Two - Lou Reed Dream a Little Dream - Jazz Legends Tribute I'm Not Looking For Absolution - Depeche Mode/Dave Gaham I Was Raised by Demons - Gene Simmons A Man of Wealth and Taste - Keith Richards Hello, Daddy. Hello, Mom With the Birds I'll Share This Lonely View - Anthony Kiedis - Red Hot Chili Peppers Everybody Do the Propaganda - Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) Ground Control To Major Tom - David Bowie Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own - U2 He's The Blood Stain on the Stage - Mick Mars I've Seen a Million Faces and I Rocked Them All - Bon Jovi He's The Wolf Screaming Lonely In The Night - Vince Neil (Motley Crue Part 2) Let Me Stand - Jimi Hendrix Pictures Have All Been Washed in Black - Eddie Vedder/Pearl Jam Offer You Can't Refuse - The Godfather These Songs of Freedom - Bob Marley I Wanna Watch You Bleed - Axl Rose Hard To Creep Them Brooklyn Streets - Biggie Smalls Everybody Do the Propaganda - Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) Entertain Us - Kurt Cobain Stole Many a Man's Soul to Waste - Ronnie Wood Hope You Guess My Name - Mick Jagger On The Nightrain - Saul "Slash" Hudson Ate My Heart - Lady Gaga Yo, Dre I Got Something to Say - Ice Cube/Dr Dre Star Spangled Fight Honky Tonk Blues This is What it Sounds Like - Prince Something Beautiful, Something Free - Marilyn Monroe/Marilyn Manson A Day Pay On The Wild Side - Tommy Lee She's Got The Jack - AC/DC Tribute Bourbon Blues on the Street - Loose and Complete I Will Get By - Jerry Garcia (The Grateful Dead) Dream a Little Dream - Jazz Legends Tribute I Am Not Complete - Edward Scissorhands Shriek the Lips Across Ragged Tongue - Rob Zombie No Colors Anymore, I Want Them to Turn Black - Mick and Keith Our Shadows Taller Than Our Souls - Jimmy Page And Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson She's My Sweet Little Thang - Stevie Ray Vaughn He's The Wolf Screaming Lonely in The Night Vince Neil of Motley Crue Still Hear Your Thunder My Fair Share Of Abuse - Keith Richards Anarch - Sex Pistols Tribute - Boots You'll Stumble In My Footsteps - Depeche Mode Hey Babe Don't Act So Scared - Lemmy Kilmister Yo, Dre I Got Something to Say - Ice Cube/Dr Dre It Seemed Like the Real Thing - Blondie Music for Uplifting Gormandizers - CBGB I Am the Monster that Breathing Men Would Kill - Dracula Peace Sells - Peace Sign He's The Wolf Screaming Lonely in The Night Vince Neil of Motley Crue Standin’ at the Crossroads - Robert Johnson What If You Knew Her? - Neil Young My Fair Share Of Abuse - Keith Richards Giving Me Something to Believe In - Bret Michaels In My Eye Blood Drops Look Like Roses - Alice Cooper A Man of Wealth and Taste - Keith Richards I Was Raised by Demons - Gene Simmons Murder of Four - DJ Ashba Evol 1 - Devil Horns Let Me Show You A Few Things - Justin Timberlake In This Country, You Gotta Make the Money First - Scarface Hope You Guess My Name - Mick Jagger How Sweet The Sound - Elvis The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson She Rings Like A Bell - Stevie Nicks - Fleetwood Mac Look Up to the Skies and See - Freddie Mercury What If You Knew Her? - Neil Young We Unleashed The Lion - Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) Life Is A Mystery - Madonna Look Out Your Window I Can See His Light - David Bowie He's The Wolf Screaming Lonely In The Night - Vince Neil (Motley Crue Part 2) Cause Nothing Last Forever - Axl (Gun's N Roses) Now We're Here - Drake Hard To Creep Them Brooklyn Streets - Biggie Smalls Fiddle of Gold Against Your Soul I'm About To Break - Chester Bennington/Linkin Park Evol 1 - Devil Horns Theory of Mixology - Einstein King Nothing - Metallica Tribute Hammer of the Gods - Jon Bonham-Led Zepplin Same Old Trip - Alice in Chains (Layne Staley) Coz Every Girlz Crazy - ZZ Top's In My Eye Blood Drops Look Like Roses - Alice Cooper What If You Knew Her? - Neil Young Hello, Daddy. Hello, Mom Hello Samantha Dear, I Hope You're Feelin' Fine - Garth Brooks Blind Me With Your Light Now - Maynard James Keenan (Tool) Some Say It Was Suicide - Nikkie Sixx But What I Really Want To Know Is - Lenny Kravitz It's Times Like These - Dave Grohl I Don't Think I Need Anything at All - Roger Waters - Pink Floyd I Am Not Complete - Edward Scissorhands Hello Me - Meet the Real Me - Dave Mustaine - Megadeath We Were Kings - Mike Tyson/ Muhammad Ali Do You Want To See Heaven Tonight - DJ Ashba Our Shadows Taller Than Our Souls - Jimmy Page And Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) Pictures Have All Been Washed in Black - Eddie Vedder/Pearl Jam Honky Tonk Blues Back in the New York Groove - Ace Frehley/Kiss Tribute The Tramp - Charlie Chaplin We Salute You - Angus Young I Got Soul and I'm Super Bad - James Brown Birth of the Cool - Miles Davis/Gizzy Gillespie Twenty Twenty Twenty Four Hours To Go - Joey Ramone (The Ramones) Stoned Immaculate - Jim Morrison (The Doors) Look Out Your Window I Can See His Light - David Bowie Civil War - Guns N' Roses I Never Meant to Cause You Any Sorrow - Prince Tribute Hot Tramp I Love You So - David Bowie I'm Not The Man They Think I Am At Home - Elton John But What I Really Want To Know Is - Lenny Kravitz Hello Me - Meet the Real Me - Dave Mustaine - Megadeath It's Times Like These - Dave Grohl Yo, Dre I Got Something to Say - Ice Cube/Dr Dre Hello Me - Meet the Real Me - Dave Mustaine - Megadeath He's The Wolf Screaming Lonely In The Night - Vince Neil (Motley Crue Part 2) The Tramp - Charlie Chaplin We Salute You - Angus Young I Am Jack's Smirking Revenge - Brad Pitt/Fight Club Can You Picture My Prophecy - Tupac Shakur Ain't No Messiah - Just Your Pariah - Ozzy - Black Sabbath In This Country, You Gotta Make the Money First - Scarface All I Need is a Fast Machine - Steve McQueen If It Keeps On Raining - Robert Plant Entertain Us - Kurt Cobain Tramps Like Us - Bruce Springsteen (The E Street Band) Goin' Wherever it Leads -Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Evol 1 - Devil Horns Take My Fist - Break Down Walls - Motley Crue Vampire Lair - Rainbow Bar and Grill This is What it Sounds Like - Prince Our Shadows Taller Than Our Souls - Jimmy Page And Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) I'm Your Source of Self Destruction - James Hetfield - Metallica We Had it With Your Discipline - Elton John Dancing On The Backs Of The Bruised - Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) From Marcy To Madison Square - Jay-Z Look Up to the Skies and See - Freddie Mercury Stole Many a Man's Soul to Waste - Ronnie Wood Come as you are - Kurt Cobain Offer You Can't Refuse - The Godfather I'm Not The Man They Think I Am At Home - Elton John Dancing On The Backs Of The Bruised - Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) Hey Babe Don't Act So Scared - Lemmy Kilmister Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own - U2 Standin’ at the Crossroads - Robert Johnson Twenty Twenty Twenty Four Hours To Go - Joey Ramone (The Ramones) Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom - J.L. Hooker Hello Samantha Dear, I Hope You're Feelin' Fine - Garth Brooks Take a Drag or Two - Lou Reed Shriek the Lips Across Ragged Tongue - Rob Zombie Satchmo - Louis Armstrong He Said John Go Do My Will - Johnny Cash Can You Picture My Prophecy - Tupac Shakur All I've Got I Had to Steal - Van Halen Plug It, Play It, Burn It, Rip It - Draft Punk I Know Someday You'll Have A Beautiful Life - Eddie Vadder/Pearl Jam He's the Blood Stain on the Stage - Mick Mars (Motley Crue Part 4) Trying to Figure it Out - Bass Player Tribute Your Lifestyle To Me Seems So Tragic - Randy Rhodes Something Beautiful, Something Free - Marilyn Monroe/Marilyn Manson How Sweet The Sound - Elvis I Wanna Watch You Bleed - Axl Rose Let Me Stand - Jimi Hendrix She's My Sweet Little Thang - Stevie Ray Vaughn Where Do We Go Now - Slash I'm Not Looking For Absolution - Depeche Mode/Dave Gaham Come as you are - Kurt Cobain Empire - Jay Z Empire - Jay Z Birth of the Cool - Miles Davis/Gizzy Gillespie Some Say It Was Suicide - Nikkie Sixx We Had it With Your Discipline - Elton John How Sweet The Sound - Elvis Heaven Send Hell Away - Chris Cornell I Wanna Watch You Bleed - Axl Rose What's Puzzlin' You is the Nature of My Game - Charlie Watts Ground Control To Major Tom - David Bowie In My Eye Blood Drops Look Like Roses - Alice Cooper Stole Many a Man's Soul to Waste - Ronnie Wood Entertain Us - Kurt Cobain I'm Not Looking For Absolution - Depeche Mode/Dave Gaham Hot Tramp I Love You So - David Bowie King Nothing - Metallica Tribute If It Keeps On Raining - Robert Plant We Unleashed The Lion - Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) A Day Pay On The Wild Side - Tommy Lee I Have Seen the Writing On the Wall - David Gilmour - Pink Floyd Anarch - Sex Pistols Tribute - Boots Bourbon Blues on the Street - Loose and Complete I Get High With A Little Help From from My Friends - The Beattles Anarch - Sex Pistols Tribute - Boots Civil War - Guns N' Roses I Am Not Complete - Edward Scissorhands I've Seen a Million Faces and I Rocked Them All - Bon Jovi Let Me Stand - Jimi Hendrix Bourbon Blues on the Street - Loose and Complete Your Lifestyle To Me Seems So Tragic - Randy Rhodes Offer You Can't Refuse - The Godfather CBGB Nothing to Do - Nowhere to Go I Know Someday You'll Have A Beautiful Life - Eddie Vadder/Pearl Jam She Rings Like A Bell - Stevie Nicks - Fleetwood Mac Pictures Have All Been Washed in Black - Eddie Vedder/Pearl Jam Same Old Trip - Alice in Chains (Layne Staley) What's Puzzlin' You is the Nature of My Game - Charlie Watts I Got Soul and I'm Super Bad - James Brown All I've Got I Had to Steal - Van Halen I Am - John 5 Standin’ at the Crossroads - Robert Johnson We May Still Have Time, We May Still Get By - Ann And Nancy Wilson - (Heart) I Was Raised by Demons - Gene Simmons We May Still Have Time, We May Still Get By - Ann And Nancy Wilson - (Heart) Same Old Trip - Alice in Chains (Layne Staley) Giving Me Something to Believe In - Bret Michaels These Songs of Freedom - Bob Marley Heaven Send Hell Away - Chris Cornell Cry Little Sister - The Lost Boys Kiefer Sutherland Pray Help From Above - Billie Idol It Went By like Dusk Till Dawn - Steven Tyler I Will Get By - Jerry Garcia (The Grateful Dead) Take a Drag or Two - Lou Reed Life Is A Mystery - Madonna With the Birds I'll Share This Lonely View - Anthony Kiedis - Red Hot Chili Peppers From Marcy To Madison Square - Jay-Z I Wasn't Born with Enough Middle Fingers - Marilyn Manson Goin' Wherever it Leads -Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers The Tramp - Charlie Chaplin I Get High With A Little Help From from My Friends - The Beattles I'm Real Nervous But It Sure Is Fun - Flaming Piano We Unleashed The Lion - Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) Empire - Jay Z Stoned Immaculate - Jim Morrison (The Doors) Shriek the Lips Across Ragged Tongue - Rob Zombie I Know Someday You'll Have A Beautiful Life - Eddie Vadder/Pearl Jam Your Lifestyle To Me Seems So Tragic - Randy Rhodes Peace Sells - Peace Sign What You Need Is Someone Strong To Guide You - Tool Do You Want To See Heaven Tonight - DJ Ashba Look Up to the Skies and See - Freddie Mercury Take My Fist - Break Down Walls - Motley Crue But What I Really Want To Know Is - Lenny Kravitz It Went By like Dusk Till Dawn - Steven Tyler Star Spangled Fight We Had it With Your Discipline - Elton John Cause Nothing Last Forever - Axl (Gun's N Roses) Satchmo - Louis Armstrong I Have Seen the Writing On the Wall - David Gilmour - Pink Floyd On The Nightrain - Saul "Slash" Hudson This is What it Sounds Like - Prince Where Do We Go Now - Slash Back in the New York Groove - Ace Frehley/Kiss Tribute Armed with Will and Determination...and Grace Too Hope You Guess My Name - Mick Jagger What You Need Is Someone Strong To Guide You - Tool I've Seen a Million Faces and I Rocked Them All - Bon Jovi I'm Real Nervous But It Sure Is Fun - Flaming Piano It Went By like Dusk Till Dawn - Steven Tyler Hello Samantha Dear, I Hope You're Feelin' Fine - Garth Brooks Everybody Do the Propaganda - Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) Blind Me With Your Light Now - Maynard James Keenan (Tool) Armed with Will and Determination...and Grace Too These Songs of Freedom - Bob Marley Be Like Water Triptych - Bruce Lee The Sound of a Crescendo You'll Stumble In My Footsteps - Depeche Mode I Have Seen the Writing On the Wall - David Gilmour - Pink Floyd Ain't No Messiah - Just Your Pariah - Ozzy - Black Sabbath On The Nightrain - Saul "Slash" Hudson Just Like Ringing A Bell - Johnnie B Goode Ate My Heart - Lady Gaga Tramps Like Us - Bruce Springsteen (The E Street Band) A Day Pay On The Wild Side - Tommy Lee All I've Got I Had to Steal - Van Halen Tramps Like Us - Bruce Springsteen (The E Street Band) And It Started With A Little Kiss... Like This! - Steven Tyler Plug It, Play It, Burn It, Rip It - Draft Punk Fiddle of Gold Against Your Soul He Said John Go Do My Will - Johnny Cash I Am the Monster that Breathing Men Would Kill - Dracula Living On a Lighted Stage - Rush Something Beautiful, Something Free - Marilyn Monroe/Marilyn Manson Murder of Four - DJ Ashba Living On a Lighted Stage - Rush I'm Not The Man They Think I Am At Home - Elton John She's My Sweet Little Thang - Stevie Ray Vaughn We Were Kings - Mike Tyson/ Muhammad Ali Take My Fist - Break Down Walls - Motley Crue Fiddle of Gold Against Your Soul Now We're Here - Drake Peace Sells - Peace Sign I'm Your Source of Self Destruction - James Hetfield - Metallica Music for Uplifting Gormandizers - CBGB The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom - J.L. Hooker Vampire Lair - Rainbow Bar and Grill Blind Me With Your Light Now - Maynard James Keenan (Tool) Cause Nothing Last Forever - Axl (Gun's N Roses) Murder of Four - DJ Ashba Civil War - Guns N' Roses If It Keeps On Raining - Robert Plant Theory of Mixology - Einstein Living On a Lighted Stage - Rush I Am Jack's Smirking Revenge - Brad Pitt/Fight Club Can You Picture My Prophecy - Tupac Shakur Hey Babe Don't Act So Scared - Lemmy Kilmister Back in the New York Groove - Ace Frehley/Kiss Tribute Kissin' The Sky - Jimi Hendrix Hello, Daddy. Hello, Mom Pray Help From Above - Billie Idol Life Is A Mystery - Madonna I Don't Think I Need Anything at All - Roger Waters - Pink Floyd I Am - John 5 I Get High With A Little Help From from My Friends - The Beattles I Never Meant to Cause You Any Sorrow - Prince Tribute He's The Blood Stain on the Stage - Mick Mars Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own - U2 It's Times Like These - Dave Grohl King Nothing - Metallica Tribute We Salute You - Angus Young Pray Help From Above - Billie Idol Just Like Ringing A Bell - Johnnie B Goode All I Need is a Fast Machine - Steve McQueen Satchmo - Louis Armstrong I Wasn't Born with Enough Middle Fingers - Marilyn Manson The Sound of a Crescendo He's the Blood Stain on the Stage - Mick Mars (Motley Crue Part 4) Star Spangled Fight CBGB Nothing to Do - Nowhere to Go Heaven Send Hell Away - Chris Cornell In This Country, You Gotta Make the Money First - Scarface Trying to Figure it Out - Bass Player Tribute Ground Control To Major Tom - David Bowie Coz Every Girlz Crazy - ZZ Top's I Am - John 5 Plug It, Play It, Burn It, Rip It - Draft Punk Still Hear Your Thunder Look Out Your Window I Can See His Light - David Bowie He's The Wolf Screaming Lonely in The Night Vince Neil of Motley Crue Dream a Little Dream - Jazz Legends Tribute Just Like Ringing A Bell - Johnnie B Goode Kissin' The Sky - Jimi Hendrix Come as you are - Kurt Cobain Now We're Here - Drake Giving Me Something to Believe In - Bret Michaels And It Started With A Little Kiss... Like This! - Steven Tyler And It Started With A Little Kiss... Like This! - Steven Tyler He Said John Go Do My Will - Johnny Cash I Wasn't Born with Enough Middle Fingers - Marilyn Manson The Sound of a Crescendo Kissin' The Sky - Jimi Hendrix Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom - J.L. Hooker Ate My Heart - Lady Gaga He's the Blood Stain on the Stage - Mick Mars (Motley Crue Part 4) I'm About To Break - Chester Bennington/Linkin Park Theory of Mixology - Einstein Still Hear Your Thunder I'm Real Nervous But It Sure Is Fun - Flaming Piano All I Need is a Fast Machine - Steve McQueen Music for Uplifting Gormandizers - CBGB My Fair Share Of Abuse - Keith Richards I'm About To Break - Chester Bennington/Linkin Park Stoned Immaculate - Jim Morrison (The Doors) Where Do We Go Now - Slash CBGB Nothing to Do - Nowhere to Go I Don't Think I Need Anything at All - Roger Waters - Pink Floyd Hammer of the Gods - Jon Bonham-Led Zepplin No Colors Anymore, I Want Them to Turn Black - Mick and Keith Twenty Twenty Twenty Four Hours To Go - Joey Ramone (The Ramones) Hard To Creep Them Brooklyn Streets - Biggie Smalls Dancing On The Backs Of The Bruised - Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) What's Puzzlin' You is the Nature of My Game - Charlie Watts Honky Tonk Blues What You Need Is Someone Strong To Guide You - Tool I Will Get By - Jerry Garcia (The Grateful Dead) From Marcy To Madison Square - Jay-Z She's Got The Jack - AC/DC Tribute We Were Kings - Mike Tyson/ Muhammad Ali It Seemed Like the Real Thing - Blondie Let Me Show You A Few Things - Justin Timberlake Let Me Show You A Few Things - Justin Timberlake Hammer of the Gods - Jon Bonham-Led Zepplin Cry Little Sister - The Lost Boys Kiefer Sutherland Coz Every Girlz Crazy - ZZ Top's Hot Tramp I Love You So - David Bowie We May Still Have Time, We May Still Get By - Ann And Nancy Wilson - (Heart) Vampire Lair - Rainbow Bar and Grill I Am Jack's Smirking Revenge - Brad Pitt/Fight Club Do You Want To See Heaven Tonight - DJ Ashba No Colors Anymore, I Want Them to Turn Black - Mick and Keith I Got Soul and I'm Super Bad - James Brown A Man of Wealth and Taste - Keith Richards