Hello, I'm Bil. I'm a self-taught portrait artist. To see a sample of my workvisit me at my website: WWW.ARTBYWILLIAMBARRETT.COM
or go to my MySpace art page: ART BY WILLIAM BARRETT
*BEING LEFT-HANDED
*ART (in all forms)
*DRAWING
*PAINTING
*PHOTOGRAPHY
*TATTOOS
*COLLECTING FLINTSTONES TOYS AND MEMORABILIA
*MY WONKY EYE
*LARGE EYEGLASSES
*WESTERN SHIRTS
*VINTAGE CLOTHING
*THRIFT SHOPPING
*FLEA MARKETS
*CHUCK TAYLOR CONVERSE ALL-STAR SNEAKERS
*COMBAT BOOTS
*OLD SPICE AFTER SHAVE
*COUNTRY MUSIC FROM THE 40s, 50s AND 60s
*SILENT FILMS
*SLAPSTICK COMEDY
*CLASSIC ANIMATION
*BRITISH SITCOMS
*COLLECTING REFRIGERATOR MAGNETS
*WOMEN WITH GLASSES
*THUNDERSTORMS
*THE SOUND AND SMELL OF RAIN
*CHINESE FOOD
*GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES WITH TOMATO SOUP
*FRANK'S RED HOT
*VEGETABLES
*TACO BELL
*I DON'T BELIEVE IN SOUL MATES
*DISLOCATING KNEE CAPS
*OLD NEON SIGNS
Creative types in the Detroit area. People with a sense of humor and an open mind.
BUDDY HOLLY, Ritchie Valens, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochran, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Bill Haley, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Rick Nelson, Roy Orbison, Jackie Wilson, Wanda Jackson, Gene Vincent, Johnny Otis, LaVern Baker, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Hank Ballard, Bo Diddley, The Beatles, The Kinks, Herman's Hermits, The Who, The Rolling Stones, HANK WILLIAMS, Buck Owens, Jimmie Rodgers, Patsy Cline, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Rose Maddox, Carl Smith, Ray Price, Jim Reeves, Marty Robbins, Ernest Tubb, Bill Monroe, Bob Wills, Red Foley, Eddy Arnold, Loretta Lynn, Charlie Rich, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Hank III, BR5-49, Wayne Hancock, B.B. KING, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Earl Hooker, John Lee Hooker, Howling' Wolf, Charlie Patton, Son House, Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, Duster Bennett, KAISER GEORGE, Ramones, The Clash, Groovie Ghoulies, Me First and The Gimme Gimmes, weezer, Pet Shop Boys, Geri Reischl
THE FILMS OF:
Buster Keaton, Stan Laurel and Babe Hardy, Roscoe Arbuckle, Harold Lloyd, Charley Chase, Harry Langdon, Snub Pollard, Charley Bowers, Larry Semon, Charlie Chaplin, Max Davidson, Lloyd Hamilton, Stan Laurel, Max Linder, Ben Turpin, Billy Ruge, Bert Williams, John Bunny, Mable Normand, Ford Sterling, Al St. John, Billy Bevan and Andy Clyde, Oliver Hardy, Alice Howell, The Keystone Kops, Our Gang, Lupino Lane, Monty Banks, Thelma Todd, Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, Clyde Cook, James Finlayson, Edgar Kennedy, W.C. Fields, Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough, Leon Errol, The Marx Brothers, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, The Three Stooges (with Shemp Howard), Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry, Tex Avery's MGM cartoons, Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (especially the ones directed by Chuck Jones), early Woody Allen, This Is Spinal Tap, Waiting For Guffman, Best In Show, A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration
THE ART AND ANIMATION OF HANNA-BARBERA FROM THE 50s, 60s AND 70s:
The Flintstones, Ruff and Reddy, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, Yogi Bear, Top Cat, The Jetsons, Magilla Gorilla, Jonny Quest, Secret Squirrel, Atom Ant, Space Ghost, Wacky Races, Scooby-Doo, Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, Josie and The Pussycats, Speed Buggy, Inch High Private Eye, Hong Kong Phooey, Dynomutt Dog Wonder, Jabberjaw, Captain Caveman (and everything else)
The Brady Bunch, 30 Rock, The Office (UK & US), My Name Is Earl, Northern Exposure, The Honeymooners, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Bottom, Father Ted, The Black Adder, Coupling, Are You Being Served?, The Benny Hill Show, Star Trek (TOS), Heroes
Biographies, Autobiographies, History, books filled with pretty pictures