But, when I had this feeling and started painting sacred art, as I had this feeling to do, then it come to me: my problem is I'll get a lot of criticism and another problem is my work's not good enough to sell.

Finster gained national fame after his collaborative work with Athens Georgia-based rock band R. Finster first came to widespread notice in the 1980s with his album cover designs for bands such as R. Along with R.

E. His creations overlap folk art outsider art naïve art and visionary art.