For as long as he can remember, Paul Lesch has loved art and heavy metal music. One influenced the other and the dark images of Paul's art was brought to life. Born and raised in Wisconsin, Paul spent hours of his childhood sketching and listening to his favorite bands. Bands such as Judas Priest, Dio, Accept and Alice Cooper kept his creative juices flowing and inspired his art. Among his favorites, Iron Maiden and the cover art of Derek Riggs fascinated Paul. His imagination thrived and his own art continued to evolve into something spectacular.

In his junior year of high school, Paul was introduced to the airbrush by fellow student and friend, Mike Ball. He began experimenting with paint at this time, but continued to work on his sketches primarily. In his senior year, he was voted Most Creative in his graduating class and in 1986, Paul enrolled at the Madison Area Technical College in Madison, WI. It was there that he met teacher and professional artist and author, Kent Steine. Steine was teaching classes in airbrushing and Paul learned the technique quickly. Steine helped Paul develop his talent and style and taught him how to capture the images from his head and put them down on paper.

During one of these classes, Steine introduced his students to Necronomicon by H.R. Giger and Paul's style changed forever. The nightmarish art of Giger contained all of the elements that Paul loved and strived for. Paul also found inspiration from the works of Bernie Wrightson, Michael Whalen, Frank Frazetta and Gustave Dore. He continues to study Giger's art today and Steine continues to be a good friend and teacher long after his classes have ended.

Paul obtained an Associates Degree in Commercial Art in 1988 along with a reputation for being a very talented artist with a boundless imagination. Since then, Paul has been freelancing and continues to paint for his own enjoyment and sanity. He has left his hellish mark on everything from band logos, CD covers and one of a kind shirts, coats and tattoos. His black art continues to improve with each new piece and haunts the dreams of the faint of heart.