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We're All On The Off Ramp.

About Me

(CHECK OUT MY ART WORK DOWN THE LEFT HAND SIDE...)

I Love The Kids In The Hall!!

I paint, draw, daydream, eat, sleep, work, spend time with my friends, laugh lots and lots, hunt for something to believe in... Some say I'm difficult; some say I'm deeevine... To each their own. :o)


My Interests



Painting, drawing, being silly, being serious, admiring beauty, nature, the psychology and philosophy of people and things...

MY ART WORK:

"STEPHANIE," oil on canvas, April 2007

"DREAM - 1," oil on canvas, November 2006

"CEDAR POINT, EASTHAMPTON, L.I.," Oil on canvas, 2006 (Recently sold at an auction to benefit Splashes of Hope)

"WE WERE ONCE WORSHIPED," Pencil, 2006

"13 MORNING GLORY ROAD," Oil on canvas, 2006

"WAVE," Oil on canvas, 2006

"RED ABSTRACT," Oil on canvas, 2005

"TRIBUTE TO SANDY," Oil on canvas, 2005

"TRIBUTE TO HURRICANE KATRINA VICTIMS," Pencil and ink, 2005

"LOOKING UP," Oil on canvas, 2005

"WOODS BY MY HOUSE," Oil on canvas, 2002

"YELLOW ROSE," Oil on canvas, 2000

"UNTITLED," Oil on canvas, 2000

"LADY IN THE PURPLE COAT," Oil on canvas, 2000

"CUBIST SELF PORTRAIT," Oil on canvas, 1999

"PATH TO THE BEACH," Oil on canvas, 1999

"LANDSCAPE," Oil on canvas, 1998

"BLUE MARBLE IN BOX," Oil on canvas, 1998

"MODERN AMERICAN GOTHIC," Chalk pastel, 2003

THIS IS A PIECE I DID FOR A SCULPTURE CLASS IN 2005. THIS PHOTO ONLY SHOWS HALF OF IT. IT IS MADE UP OF PLASTIC TABS, THAT I PAINTED AND GLUED TOGETHER, AND THEN ATTACHED TO THE WALL WITH FUNTAC. IT'S NOW HANGING IN MY ROOM, AND LOOKS MUCH COOLER IN PERSON. :o)

I'd like to meet:

Space Aliens.

Music:

Paul Westeberg/The Replacements, Ben Folds, Ryan Adams, Rufus Wainwright, Jeff Buckley, Beth Orton, a bunch of new wave, jazz, Pete Yorn, The Sundays, Innocence Mission, Everything But The Girl, Badly Drawn Boy, Counting Crows, David Gray, The Cure, The Smiths, Tom Petty (and the Heartbreakers)... I'm sure there's more...

Movies:

The Royal Tenenbaums, Saved!, The Squid and The Whale, What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, Garden State, Star Wars, Back To The Future, Art School Confidential, State and Main, Dazed and Confused, Party Girl, Sirens, Space Camp, Quick Change, The 'Burbs...

Television:

Seinfeld, The Simpsons, Project Runway, guilty pleasure: America's Next Top Model... :o)

Look!! Pigpen!!

Books:

books? j/k... Life After God by Douglas Coupland, The Odd Sea by Frederick Reiken, Swimming Naked by Stacy Sims, While I Was Gone by Sue Miller, Important Things That Don't Matter by David Amsden...

Heroes:

My mom and step-dad, and my Grandfather.

My Blog

Dust

Is there ever never dust? It seems to coat every nook, every hook, everywhere I look I know I've cleaned in here before Repeated over and over this chore But still it lurks behind every door Whether d...
Posted by (¯`·._.°O°._.·´¯) on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 02:18:00 PST

And On The Weekends, I Shop!

Oh this cycle!!! What is this life that we're all suddenly sucked into? In bed early, up even earlier, go to work, slave away, get home, eat dinner, piss away a couple of hours and start again... *YAW...
Posted by (¯`·._.°O°._.·´¯) on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 02:58:00 PST

Battle Through

Dissecting a mind, heart and soul Faith and trust once so abundent Slowly exumed The painful discovery of deeply guarded fears The gruesome discomfort in angry falling tears Frustration in losing what...
Posted by (¯`·._.°O°._.·´¯) on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:02:00 PST

Kindred

You are out on your own Not talking to me; left me alone You want me to be okay And I will be but a different style Than what I was with you I love the torchered souls I feel kindred with them But the...
Posted by (¯`·._.°O°._.·´¯) on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:21:00 PST

For Stephanie: 9-13-75 - 11-29-06

Driving slowly The reality of the blizzard in my soul Careful to avoid pedestrians Being picked off one by one By us, the careless Sweet, silly girl I once knew Your torment grew and grew We all tried...
Posted by (¯`·._.°O°._.·´¯) on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 10:19:00 PST

Lightening Strike

Lately I've been dreaming of death A lightening bolt seems best Dramatic Surprise In the center of a field A cliched cry in the rain A tree tall and strong nearby And a wonder of my meaning Pictures,...
Posted by (¯`·._.°O°._.·´¯) on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 08:56:00 PST

My Latest Painting: "Dream - 1"

My latest painting may not mean a thing to anyone but myself, and I'm fine with that. This piece represents a major growth in my painting abilities. I'll try and explain... I took one painting class i...
Posted by (¯`·._.°O°._.·´¯) on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 05:29:00 PST

My Political Speech

For awhile now I've been feeling very disconcerted about our government. I can't even really put it into words, since I don't consider myself by any means a political analyst; my interest and knowledg...
Posted by (¯`·._.°O°._.·´¯) on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 05:49:00 PST

Untitled...

She's always reminding me That I am enough Moments, so many, where all I see Are reasons for the curses I'm forever putting upon myself The countless ways I analyze my days How sometimes I wish they w...
Posted by (¯`·._.°O°._.·´¯) on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 06:50:00 PST

Swimming Upstream

How sad to imprison yourself Lock yourself away This time of year when every color Can be found in the trees Neither one will walk beside me Despite the claims they once made One is constantly running...
Posted by (¯`·._.°O°._.·´¯) on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 02:38:00 PST