opera, r&B, jazz, love it all. Want to be a back-up blues singer in next life

Good literary fiction. Mysteries. Art Biographies. Meditation/spirituality.

old B&W classics (e.g., The Thin Man, Dinner at Eight, Greene's The Third Man). Also new classics esp character-driven dramas and quirky stuff (i.e.Best in Show, Night Shift)

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Life is good, being an artist. Creating is a privilege.
I am a professional artist, represented by two galleries in Door County, WIsconsin. Lately I'm painting a lot "en plein air," which has really improved my "seeing." As the Chinese say, "Look a lot, paint a little."

Since quitting my "day job" to follow my bliss 2 years ago, I'm dedicated to being an artist full tijme. I'm a painter and also a knitting designer/teacher. Have worked toward this goal for 20 years.
Art is a major part of my spiritual journey-- it leads me places that I couldn't have anticipated. The rewards are worth it.
FOrmerly I was a business software project leader, an English and French teacher, and have always been involved in teaching -- both painting and knitting.
I do too many things at once, being a Gemini. BUt as they say, "It's better to burn out than rust out."

Music, love, literature, funny stuff, bad jokes, family & friends and the privilege of being an artist.
Art influences: JMW Turner, the Fauves, Winslow Homer, Nolde, Susan Rothenberg, Louise Bourgeois, John Singer Sargent, and Andrew Wyeth.
Oh -- and Barack Obama in 2008!

Negativity and violence in any form. Bad coffee. Those inner (critical) gremlins that chatter in the heads of many of us artist types.

ART making, art books, art chat, other artists, art history -- you get the picture. ....Other passions: time w/ family/dear friends, the natural landscape, books, 12-step work, travel, scuba diving in Mexico, daydreaming, knitting and design, teaching, spiritual path-ing, writing, laughing, playing bridge, and living in the moment as best I can