David Lee Roth looks into the Capitol Riot in new artwork

David Lee Roth shared an original new piece of art that was apparently inspired by the U.S. Capitol Riot earlier this month. Find out below.

For most of the past year, the VAN HALEN singer posted paintings on his Twitter account that reflects the times and channels mass anxiety around the new coronavirus.

it is not the first time Roth shared some of his visual art with the audience. Back in 2009, Roth published dozens of his own drawings and works of art, which he called at the time “genuine originals and incompetent imitations”. He offered them as “an official answer to the question” what do you do in your spare time? “”

According to the Van Halen press office, the VAN HALEN the leader has always been in the art. Throughout his life, traveling the world, he could be found scribbling on just about anything – setlists, tour riders, female body parts, etc. He has always been an important part of the visual side of VAN HALEN, and always tried to make the show “look like the sounds of music”. He designed stage clothes, orchestrated photoshoots, came up with stage choreography, etc. He was also involved in the design VAN HALENthe first tourbooks and some of their t-shirts.

Last March, Roth has postponed the last six shows from his residence in Las Vegas due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Roth played in the first part of the North American stage of February / March 2020 KISSof “End of the road” farewell tour.

VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen died of cancer in October at age 65.

Roth, who played with VAN HALEN last tweeted in 2015 soon after Eddiedeath: “What a great long journey this has been.”