The Creatives Lives just released a brilliant short doc on Lodown favourite Cleon Peterson, which gives the audience an insight look into Cleon's past, his upbringing, how he ended up in addiction and what brought him back on track. Featuring Cleon's brother Leigh Ledare and lots of personal film footage.

“Cleon Peterson's cruel images of violence assault our senses, yet his goal is not to shock but to dissuade the negative world he sees unfurling around him. War, rape, distrust and dishonor are depicted in classical landscapes framed as if an 18th century oil. Raised in Seattle, Cleon's mother, a former ballerina, pushed his talent to great lengths, encouraging Cleon to get his GED at age 14 and start attending art college. Brilliant but addicted, Cleon struggled, eventually ending up in a criminally ordered asylum, where he got clean and started to define his unique vision.“