Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen will present his latest art collection, Angels And Icons, at Boca Raton Town Center’s Wentworth Gallery on Saturday, January 16th, reports Leslie Gray Streeter of myPalmBeachPost.

As he prepares to come to the show in Boca and another one earlier that day in Fort Lauderdale, Allen says he’s “recovering from 102 shows,” with some time off at home with his family in California. “Being Dad, not a rock star, at home, keeps me grounded.”

About a week after the gallery appearances, Def Leppard has another handful of shows, including a cruise out of Miami and then one at Fort Lauderdale’s BB&T Center. As an artist, both musically and visually, one medium informs the other, he says.

“While I’m out (on tour) I’m constantly planning out what I’d like to do, whether that’s planning imagery or taking photographs. Recently I was out taking photos of iconic aspects of London, which is always close to my heart,” he explains. “When I get home, I start painting, in whatever form that comes out. Sometimes it’s just an image that I start painting on top of, or some more graphic pieces like flags. There’s quite a bit of math involved to get the things worked out and put on canvas. And then sometimes, it’s just straight paint.”

The current show, Angels And Icons, focuses on those heavenly creatures, photographed around the world in places like Boston and Dublin. The images “were taken during meaningful times with the family. Some were taken while in Dublin while spending time with my father, who I lost about four years ago. A lot of that conjures up those memories from a time I can’t necessarily experience again. It’s a great way to just remember all those wonderful times, good things that come about between father and son.”

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