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Neil

All is not yet lost

About Me

Moved to CA approx 4 1/2 yrs ago to pursue a career in special fx. It was the best decision I have ever made. Since then I have had some great opportunities. Things I could only dream of doing before I moved. The people I work with are the most talented people I have ever met, and they inspire me everyday. I've grown and continue to grow as an artist because of them. My friends are more than anyone could ask for! I feel fortunate to have them in my life...my own personal cheering squad.I'm not sure what the future has in store for me, but I'm excited to see what happens next...

My Interests

Art/ Music. Anything creative I suppose. I've been know to rock out on the guitar :)

I'd like to meet:

Have already met some of them! I hope to keep this trend going.

Music:

Clutch, William Elliott Whitmore, Mindless Self Indulgence, Tori Amos, Apocalyptica, System of a down, Slipknot, Stone Sour, Tenacious D, Bjork, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Danzig, Jane's Addiction, Machine Head, Mudvayne, The White Stripes, Plowd, Coat hanger Abortion, This Faded Will, NIN, Metallica, Marylin Manson, Vast, Black Sabbath, Suicidal Tendencies, Otep, Otis Redding, Various blues artists, etc...etc...

Movies:

Lots and lots...this list got pretty long so I'm gonna list the ones I've watched the most: SLC Punk, Goonies, Donnie Darko, Napoleon Dynamite, School of Rock, Hackers, any Tim Burton Movie,Dark Crystal, Labryinth, Lord of the Rings, Night Breed, Hell Raiser 1 & 2, Creature from the Black Lagoon, King Kong (original), any Godzilla movie, Incredibles, Elf, Harry Potter, Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon (Who's the masta?!), An American Werewolf in London, Snatch, Trainspotting, The Devil's Backbone, Shaun of the Dead, City of lost Children, any Quentin Tarantino movie, PeeWee's Big Adventure, Puppet Master (1-3), any Ray Harryhousen movie, Evil Dead Series, Fight Club, Seven, John Carpenter's The Thing, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Wallace and Gromit movies

Television:

Since I don't have cable and because my reception is really bad, I don't watch much TV. Although I do watch Lost, the Daily Show, and the Colbert Report at my friend George's house (thanks George!).I was a big Buffy hater for the longest time. My friends would go on and on about how good it was...I didn't believe them. There was no possible way that Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a good series...until I watched the first season, and the second, and third, and...well, you get the picture. I hate to admit it, but I really dig the series. Angel's not that bad either. What can I say, Joss Whedon is the man.South Park is awesome...just wish I could see the new ones. Guess I will just have to wait until they come out on dvd :(

Books:

Reading type: Enders Game, Wheel of time, Harry Potter, Cabal...Picture type: Anatomy, Reference, Art books...

Heroes:

people who inspire me

My Blog

New Art

Here's my newest. It's actually not a creature this time! No, I'm not sick, I've just been designing a lot of creepy things at work and this was a nice break from that. You might recognize the sketch,...
Posted by Neil on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:39:00 PST