Art of all types and sizes, new knowledge, other cultures - especially the Japanese culture, stimulating conversation,...
Rusted Root, Bo Deans, Damien Rice, Patty Griffin, Ben Folds Five, Toad the Wet Sprocket, David Gray, Spoon, Blue October, YellowCard, Staind, Incubus, Story of the Year, Samuel Barber - specifically "Adagio for Strings" - (until Platoon gave me a visual), Ani Di Franco, the list just gets more eclectic...
In the past.... Amelie - all time favorite, Grosse Point Blank, The Boondock Saints, Sliding Doors,..More Recently... Memoirs of a Geisha - fantastic!, Walk the Line,...Any film that stimulates your mind and dares to give you a new and interesting perspective
The West Wing, Law and Order, Oprah,.. television can be such a vice!
"The Art Spirit" by Robert Henri, "Letters to a Young Poet" by Rainer Maria Wilke, "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl,...
Georgia O'Keefe... she gave me a whole new look at my life and my art - and taught me an important lesson I shall never forget. -Things aren't always as they seem.