"Painting is...self-expansion. A beautifully maddening experience. Any person who has ever put brush to canvas would surely agree.
I am...mystified by the idea that a practice, so solitary and meditative is viewed, shared and appreciated by many.
My technique...can be best described as an unhurried, wavering process with lots of twists and turns. Despite careful preparation, my work never ever develops as planned.
My style...will change over time.
I have...a long way to go and little choice but to give in to my higher vision.
There is...no such thing as mastery.
Art is...my creed. A series of evolutions. Numerous characterizations and endless connotations. Tremendous power in three letters."
~ Chantell Van Erbe'
CURRENT MOON lunar phase
Sirius Satellite Radio is the way to go. Terrestrial radio is dead.
Music To Paint By - In No Particular Order:
Ofra Haza, Six Silver Spiders, Elvis Presley, The Ramones, Kings X, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Pink Floyd, Pre 90's Metallica, Hanoi Rocks, Roy Orbison, The Sisters of Mercy, Nirvana, Africa Bambata, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Sonic Youth, Steven Halpern, The Cure, Johnny Cash, Simon and Garfunkle, The Smiths, Outkast, Judy Torres, Misfits, The Carpenters, Frederic Chopin, Patti Page, Elton John, Santana, Franz Joseph Haydn, Janis Joplin, Radiohead, Neil Young, Johann Sebastian Bach, Journey, Kate Bush, Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, Overkill, Nine Inch Nails, Iron Maiden, Queen, Bob Marley, Tool, Smashing Pumpkins, Styx, Kansas, The Eagles, Cheap Trick, Deftones, A Perfect Circle, Claude Debussey, U2, Enya, Beastie Boys, Neil Diamond, Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky, Trans Siberian Orchestra, The Pretenders, Rage Against The Machine, Kiss, Andres Segovia, Violent Femmes, Donna Summer, George Frederic Handel, Jim Croce, Patty Smith, Heart, Felix Mendelssohn, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Flyleaf, David Bowie, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Bjork, Saigon Kick, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, 45 Grave, Jane's Addiction, Billie Holiday, Patsy Cline, Alice In Chains, Mad Season, Sugar Hill Gang, Public Enemy, Stevie Nicks, Berlin, Mr. Bungle, Devo, Nina Hagen, Abba, Bauhaus, She Wants Revenge, Babes In Toyland, Dead Can Dance, Christian Death, Def Leppard, Malfunkshun, Mother Love Bone, Neurosis, D.R.I., Black Sabbath, Motorhead, X, Exene Cervenka, Blondie, Iggy Pop, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rudimentary Peni, The Mission UK, Rasputina, Chicago, Love And Rockets, Alien Sex Fiend, Born Against, The Temptations, The Four Tops, James Taylor, A Tribe Called Quest, Barry White, Lou Rawls, Prince, Harry Chapin, Slayer, Bob Dylan, Melanie, Glenn Miller, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bread, The Doors, Temple of the Dog, Run-DMC, Utah Saints, Judas Priest, Andrea Bocelli, Queensryche, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Depeche Mode, KMFDM, Lime, Gipsy Kings, Sweet Lizard Illtet, Jawbreaker, Black Flag, Brad, Faith No More, Napalm Death, John Denver, Exodus, Loretta Lynn, Santogold, Missing Persons, The Grass Roots, The Damned, The Gun Club, Gary Glitter, Bee Gees, Crimson Glory, T. Rex, Cro-Mags, Karen Black, L7, Gary Numan, Joy Division, The Psychedelic Furs, River Dogs, Josie Cotton, Mazzy Star, Great White, Faster Pussycat, P.J. Harvey, Motley Crue, Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, Tesla, Porno For Pyros, Anything with a heavy percussion, Latin, Salsa, Reggae, Reggaeton, Rock, Rap, Metal (sleazy hair metal was fun), Dance, Disco (c'mon, you loved it too), Byzantine, Alternative, Classical, Opera, Ambient, Electronica, Blues, New Age, Psi-Trance, Experimental, Jungle, Acid, Fusion, Punk, Hard Core, Goth, House, Club, Techno, some Country, Bluegrass, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Pop and the list goes on and on and on...