I have never been your typical anything. I don't fit into moulds. Not really keen on the whole acting your age routine. What is that? Some of our little noggins are filled with social rules that really are kind of silly and limiting. I'm not talking about the important ones ,... just the ones that "someone", Or maybe a panel of "someones", made up and the majority of us follow blindly without question. Even though if you stepped back and actually thought about it you'd go... "What the f---, Why am I doing that? I know some of us feel safer when we don't have to think for ourselves. I believe that's one of the reasons that people flock to religion... and the republican party.

Ok, enough!

Me..... I am an artist / business owner. I care about people, animals, our planet and what we are doing to it.

I know that good relationships are based in Trust, Respect, and Love. In that order, (IMHO), throw in some compassion too.

My ethnicity is a combination of Native American, African American, and Pennsylvania Dutch. I'm grateful for the little things in life that added up equals a lifetime of wonder. Put me in any situation and I can be comfortable with it. (It's a lot easier when you are with the right person.) I'm very open minded and accepting of most things that are not main stream. If you stop exploring or opening yourself up to new and different things you will grow old both on the inside and out. I'm very active. I play basketball, bike, hit the gym 3 days a week. I need to have a connection with mother earth, camping, hiking, Let's go white water rafting.

I also like the city. Philadelphia or New York. I used to spend a great deal of time in The big Apple...that includes Brooklyn.
Love the energy, culture, and people.

I am unfortunately doing the daily routine of owning a business. I strive to live my life in a positive light. Our society and it's monetary based way of life does it's best to try and foiling my efforts. But it can't hold me back.
Trying to produce artwork that reflects what is going on in the world that we live.

Empathy, listening and comprehending, darts, chess, basketball, hugging and kissing, Picture Framing, Looking at things from all sides, Dealing with other peoples kids, One pan dinners, Making people feel at ease around me. And practicing "The Duck" technique of handling stress. (ask me about it).

My ethnicity. Even though they have no idea what I am. My pony tail.... although that is getting chopped off soon. My smile. My aura... though they might not realize it.

Reading,
Dean Koontz, Blink, The Sunday Comics, The subtitles in foreign language films.

Music,
Ambient, Lounge, Reggae, Echo and The Bunnyman, Morrisey, R.E.M., fusion, jazz, world, Olive, Motown, Depeche Mode, The B-52's, Buddha Bar, Earth Wind And Fire (their earlier stuff), Lamb, , The Orbit Lounge, The Sugar Cubes, Seal, Al Green, Cat Power, Cure, Peter Murphy, Robert Plant, Tears For Fears, Jamiroquai, James Brown, Positive Rap and R&B, Plus a whole lot more. Country, Elevator, and Hardcore Rap music,... not so much.

Movies,
*Being There, Coraline in 3d, Nightmare Before Christmas, Pan's Labyrinth, The Lord of The Rings Trilogy, Unforgiven, *Unforgettable Likeness of Being,*The Color Purple, The Matrix Trilogy, V is for Vendetta, to name a few. *Yes I have been known to shed a tear or two at certain movies.

Other,
Bill Maher (He is the man), the Daily Show, 24, P.B.S., N.P.R., Discovery channel, the various Law and Orders, Jeopardy, Fringe, if they can figure out what they are doing with it.

Food,
I'll eat anything but, red meat, Okra, Stewed Tomatoes, Rhubarb Pie, Raw Oysters, (steamed are good). Monkey Brains, any Animals Sexual Organs, cucumbers (heart burn) Beyond that It's all good. I'm trying to be a piscitarian.

Music
art
sunlight
movement
my eyesight
empathy

On what my next work of art will be about. Why there are so many people sleepwalking through their life's. How we came to be. Life here on earth and throughout the universe. How primitive we are as a species. My inner demons. The monetary system and pure capitalism and how they are going to eventually kill us. (Money and profit trumps humanity every time.) My journey after I am set free from this existence. The here and now.

Drinking a pint with friends, or looking at art, or watching the Philly teams, or dancing, or a movie, or just hanging out at home painting.

Man, this is very tempting but I don't really want to chase anyone away.

You feel like it or you have some overwhelming urge to do so.
You want to tell me what you're thinking!