ART! (See Eclectic Dawn's art at EclecticDawnArts
), motorcycles, airbrushing, reading, travel,
exploring nature, fossils, ruins, beaches, pirates, bellydancing,
snorkeling, tiki mania, Shakespeare, Renaissance, dolphins, music (playing guitar, keyboards, klong yaw, didge and Native flutes; singing, teaching),
photography, Tarot, painting, Buddhism, Tara, paranormal and psychic phenomena...I love to learn!
Music
I'm a veteran of 25+ years on the road as a professional musician, so there isn't much music I don't like. I still play many instruments, record, sing, and teach. While painting, I listen to Buddhist chants, Robert Plant, Kid Rock, opera, Jimmy Buffett, Norah Jones, Judas Priest, Alice in Chains, Alter Bridge, White Zombie, ambient new-age, Shakira, torchy/loungy stuff, Don Ho, Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, whale and dolphin sounds, Zeppelin, Deep Purple, symphonies, bluegrass, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, or whatever suits my mood.
"I love to paint! From airbrushed motorcycles, helmets and t-shirts, to handpainted canvas works of natural subjects such as dolphins, turtles, and birds, I've always got a few projects on my easel. I also paint murals, house portraits, and furniture. If something sits still long enough, I WILL paint it!"
Here's a video of the whole '98 1100 ACE Tourer project, from the day she was brought home, through customization, to her maiden voyage.
The Tourer was in the December issue of Hot Bike Baggers! Check out the article and latest pics of her makeover at the ACE Tourer Project Page
My husband and I make a great team working on motorcycles. He does the fab/mechanical work, and I paint. Matty, the Tourer, took 2nd Place in her first show. Mermie, the VLX600, won many awards, including "Best of Show: Honda" in St. Petersburg, FL, at Biff Burger's 9th Annual Bike of the Year show, 2006, where over 100 bikes were entered.
Due to being a survivor of an armed robbery, I have an intense awareness of my surroundings. The intricate architecture of buildings, the stretch of a bird's wing, the way a leaf floats in a soft breeze, the color of the ocean during a sunset, or the subtle sound of raindrops in a garden at night. I hear music in paintings...seriously."
Here are a few of Dawn's canvases: (c)Dawn Schmidt Ventimiglia, EclecticDawnArts.com. NO copying, NO hotlinking. Image theft will be prosecuted.
Blue Lotus, 32" square canvas depicting a healing lotus
Manatee Moon, 20" round canvas
Great Blue, peaceful blue heron portrait on 32" canvas; SOLD
To view more of Dawn's airbrush, mural, or canvas works, please visit EclecticDawnArts.com
Who I'd like to meet: Jesus * Buddha * Dalai Lama * Da Vinci * Hildegaard von Bingen * Einstein (3/14!) * Waterhouse * Kid Rock * Shakespeare * Wyland * Jimmy Buffett * Bosko * Squid * Pat Metheny * The Dog Whisperer * Olivia * Dita Von Teese * Henrik Van Ryzin "Van Tiki" * Vince Goodeve * Deepok Chopra * Indian Larry * Helpful Angels
