God, Christ, Judaism, Art, Theories of Aesthetics, Social theory and Social Activism.
Music
extremely diverse : Examples : Bach's "Saint Matthew's Passion", Beethoven's Violin Concerto and Romances, Early Peter Green electric Blues, Big Mama Thornton's "Rock Me Baby" and, of course, her "Ball and Chain". African American Gospel, Israeli and most mid-eastern music, including Arabic, Greek, and also Japanese Koto, etc. Jazz and Loreena Mckennit (though i can never remember how many e's, and r's, are in her name.
Movies
The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa), The Seventh Seal (Bergman), Doctor Strangelove, Matrix series, documentaries such as "Paris is Burning". Uhhh, also "5th Element" (especially where the Blue Diva sings), "The Messenger", "Chariots of Fire", "Blade Runner"....
Television
I haven't had television reception for 30 years, threw my t.v. away after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was brutally murdered. Not just in response to that, but I have an addictive personality and do not want to become addicted to channel surfing through brainless pulp. Nothing against brainless-pulp mind you. It's the channel surfing that I don't like. I do watch movies on dvd on my computer though, including some brainless-pulp.
Books
The Bible. Love in Time of Cholera. 100 Years of Solitude. (Marquez). Orlando (Woolf).
Heroes
Jesus Christ. (Y'Shua Meschiach, if you prefer). Gandhi. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Goddard College
Plainfield,VT
Graduated: N/A
Degree: In Progress
Major: MFA-IA
2006 to Present
University Of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz,CA
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Art: Painting, Printmaking, Photography
1973 to 1975
University Of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles,CA
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Major: Asian and Western Religion and Philosophy
Clubs: Regents Scholar
HI, I'M AN ARTIST AND WRITER, VERY INTO BIBLICAL STUDIES ALSO, THINGS OF JUDAISM AND MESSIANIC STUDIES, IN PARTICULAR, VERY INTO GOSPEL, AFRICAN AMERICAN GOSPEL, AFRICAN, ARAMAIC, & PALESTINIAN STUDIES AND THE ANCIENT ROOTS OF JUDEO-CHRISTIANITY. I'M AN OIL PAINTER, PHOTOGRAPHER, WRITER, AND SOCIAL ACTIVIST. I'VE DESIGNED AND RUN ART PROJECT FOR PERSONS WITH HOMELESSNESS IN SKID ROW, LOS ANGELES FOR 8 YRS. GOD HAS BLESSED IT.
Below : my art, beginning with an in-progress pencil drawing : "Rachel in Ramah".(DETAILS FROM DRAWING. IN PROGRESS.) :
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Below: Praying Hands.
Below : A drawing I did 27 years ago.
Another of my drawings, below : (some of my oil paintings and photos are in my PICS on this myspace page).
Recent photo in studio, below :
I'M AN ARTIST.... (oil painting, etching, relief sculpture, photography) and writer (expository, surreal prose, epic blank verse poetry)
SOCIAL ACTIVISM :
I also have the passion to work with persons marginalized by mental illness and homelessness in the hard pressed SKID ROW district of Los Angeles. (highest concentration of homeless persons in the United States).
Designed and implemented it for a larger program called Lamp Community in Skid Row. Worked on this for the last 8 years.
Below : a photo I took of my God Daughter, Kirdy, and our friend, and oft time model, bard of the streets, Wanda, at my Skid Row art project.
BELOW: MY PRAYER PARTNER ROBIN AND HER FAMILY
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BELOW: Me in Skid Row Store Window Reflection
I LIVED IN BIG SUR, CALIFORNIA, for many years, but felt the calling, (I warned you I'm into Christ), to come and work in the inner city.
BIBLICAL STUDIES :I am very into my biblical studies,
I'm very devout in my own imperfect way But I have HUGE DISAGREEMENTS with MUCH of contemporary Fundamentalism...
This might seem particularly ironic as I consider myself a literal believer of scripture.
That is I believe God parted the Red Sea and, well, the whole thing.
Where I DISAGREE with fundamentalism: Example : I am against the targetting and, basically, persecution of vulnerable groups of difference such as Gay people, while ignoring greater issues of the entire Bible such as not turning our back on the poor and oppressed.
I believe that we have been programmed to focus on a few tiny verses in scripture referencing homosexuality, and meanwhile ignore the thousands of verses of scripture talking of the weightier things of God, Justice and Mercy, and the Godhood of a Messiah who offered up the ultimate Passover Lamb, to cover us.
While many fundamentalists rightfully focus on Christ, His Godhood Redemptive Death, and Resurrection, the manner in which much of "Christianity" turned its back on the victims of the AIDS epidemic, is similar to the same evil apathy taken by "the church" toward the Jews in the Holocaust. (The Protestant as well as Catholic Church, on the whole turned its back on the Jews in the Holocaust)...,
This is similar to the years "Christianity" condoned slavery, and specifically the enslavement and holocaust of millions of Africans, not to mention the condoning of the ongoing "glass ceiling" in our society, and countless other "alive and well", aspects of oppression.
While I agree with churches' focus on God, His Messiah, and scripture, I DISAGREE with ideas that the United States is somehow God's chosen country, for example excusing the military agression through which we acquired California from Mexico, and now blame "immigrants" for hurting "our" economy.
I do love the United States and its people, but feel speaking out is key to freedom.
although all humans are imperfect with failings, I look up to people like DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.., and also Mother Theresa, who put their lives into their faith.
Yet I believe in grace, not works. (YOU figure it out).
I love Oscar Wilde, who in writings such as "The Selfish Giant", "The Nightengale and the Rose", "The Ballad of Reading Gaol", and "On the sale by Auction of Keats' Love Letters" showed much comprehension of the compassion of Christ.
PLEASE NOTE : there are some photos of my art on this site under my "View More Pics" ... you can also see my art at
Hope you take the time to experience the paintings and drawings and photographs. There are 20 pages, click on image icons to go to the full pages of the artpieces...
nor allow yourself to get hung up on the things of this life .
Absorb the beauty of our heavenly Abba's creation which surrounds us, for His Presence dwells therein and reveals His glory.
(Yohanan/John 7:37b,38) "...If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his innermost being shall flow rivers of living water."
shalom-שלום
I say that we are all in a very long tunnel in this life ,and the freedom is somewhere...we just have to fined it!! don't you give up my friend! keep looking.......
as always hugs.....
^_^pablo
The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.
Isa 11:16
And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.
Shalom my friend! I am honored by your friendship. If ever you would need me to pray with you about anything, please don't hesitate to ask me.
Have something good to share with me or would you like me to pray with you about something? Just tell me about it.
Mic 4:2
And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of YHWH, and to the house of the G-d of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of YHWH from Jerusalem.
Shalom to u :). Apologies 4 the images disappearing due 2 Photobucket being extremely lackadaisical(with constant crashes and "maintenance"). I'm now resending thru using the TinyPic hosting site.This is part of our electronic light extravaganza(disco ball, quartz & salt crystal lights & Tesla Coil lightning lamps), combined with dozens of gemstones & crystals. We're only barely getting started! Obviously, we love this sort of thing ;).
The second image is a close-up of our gemstone Yisrael Star/shabbat candle stand in front of the disco ball, which we REALLY enjoy. We hope that you like it.
(Tehillim/Psalms 27:1) "Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?" (Matthew 5:16) "Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Abba in heaven."
Shabbat Shalom :). May you feel Abba's ahava(love) in a deeper & more tangible way than ever before, as His Ruach(Breath/Spirit) draws you closer & closer to the Eternal Flame of His intense & intoxicatingly passionate heart.
Psa 131:1 O יהוה, my heart has not been proud, Nor have my eyes been haughty. Neither have I concerned myself with great matters, Nor with those too wondrous for me. Psa 131:2 Have I not calmed, and kept my being silent, Like one weaned by its mother? My being is like one weaned. Psa 131:3 O Yisraʼĕl, wait for יהוה, Now and forever.
I hope you are doing well today and if not, please send me a prayer request and I will pray for your need. Thank you for being my friend!
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as always hugs.....
^_^pablo
