I drew this picture in October of 2009 for my girlfriend on our 6 month anniversary.  It was done in all pen and the concept is based on the word sanctuary.  The island is supposed to represent some sort of heaven.  I guess my heaven.  A place I do not want to end up after i die but rather enter while i am living.  It's floating in the sky because it's supposed to represent the struggle and journey it will take me to overcome to find such a place.  It might not even be a physical entity but a state of mind.  The words around the Island say "The Island is in your mind and mine makes up the sky/ The noises we hear make up the wind and the love we have lets us spin"  This is probably one of my favorite pieces of art that i have ever done because not only did i spend the most time on it (10-20 hours) but its bold and has really open me up back into artwork which i strayed away from for at least 3 years.