Reading, writing, drawing and other types of art, music, film, exercise, video games... I am a collector of vintage vinyl records, fossils, comic books, screen used movie props and prop replicas, as well as vintage toy lines primarily from the 80's. Like hiking in the mountains in Big Bend National Park. I like to go to hockey and baseball games in my hometown.
Music
Nine Inch Nails. Bjork. Bauhaus. Peter Murphy. The Cure. Depeche Mode. Recoil. Siouxsie and the Banshees. The Creatures. Tool. A Perfect Circle. The Smashing Pumpkins. The Flir. Cocteau Twins. Robin Guthrie. The Sundays. 808 State. Bat For Lashes. Jane's Addiction. Porno For Pyros. Pearl Jam. Sonic Youth. The Pixies. The Stone Roses. Fugazi. New Order. Nitzer Ebb. Metallica. Tori Amos. Korn. Morrissey. The Smiths. The Dead Kennedys. 7 Seconds. The Meatmen. Stabbing Westward. Soundgarden. Meat Beat Manifesto. Catherine Wheel. Hum. The Toadies. Trust Obey. Front 242, Frontline Assembly, Ministry, KMFDM, and anything else from the Wax Trax alumni. Pantera. Skrew. Filter. Pop Will Eat Itself. The Normal. Lush. James. Soup Dragons. Yoav. Live. Counting Crows. Kode IV. Lord of Acid. The Thrill Kill Kult. Skinny Puppy. Concrete Blond. Sinead O'Connor. Alice In Chains. Nirvana. Stone Temple Pilots. Rob Zombie. Beastie Boys. They Might Be Giants. Jefferson Airplane (White Rabbit). Garbage. REM. Ashes Divide. Flyleaf. U2. Johnny Cash. The Cars. Genesis. David Bowie. The Police. Sting. Van Halen. Def Leppard. And believe it or not, Prince.
Movies
The Dark Knight, Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back, Jaws, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Blade Runner, The Crow, primarily a lot of sci-fi, comic book and fantasy films.
Television
Battlestar Galactica. 24. The X-Files. Twin Peaks.
Books
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien. Watership Down by Richard Adams. Dune by Frank Herbert. The work of Jeph Loeb and early Frank Miller on the Batman comics. Edgar Allan Poe.
Heroes
I wouldn't say I have "heroes" for to me that implies "hero worship"; but there are people that I look up to or appreciate what they have done, particularly in the case of charity work. Be sure to check out the following charities if you are looking for a charity to endorse:
About me: My name is Trent Westbrook. I am a freelance artist and illustrator living in Corpus Christi, Texas. My work is primarily pencil and ink work; I work primarily by commissions and had some of my art published last September, 2007 in a poetry book entitled, "A Life of Ravens" by Alex Ness. I finished work for another book entitled "Lancelot" due in 2009 last September and am currently penciled in to work on two separate comic books projects for the end of 2008. Outside of being an illustrator, I like to spend my free time with family and friends, reading, watching movies, and dabbling in my hobbies.
Who I'd like to meet: I like meeting other artists and illustrators, to talk shop and maybe even work together. And of course it is always fun to meet people who just have similar interests. I had the pleasure of meeting James O'Barr, creator of "The Crow" comic, here in Corpus Christi in 2005. He gave me many tips and advice on how to improve my art at that time and personally critiqued my art. I wouldn't mind running into him again to show him how I have improved since. I wouldn't mind meeting the musician Tori Amos in person as she is the founder of a charity that I like to sponsor, RAINN.ORG. Trent Reznor.
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Hey there! It's been a while...I am finally able to crawl out from under my reading, writing and grading hell to say hello. I'm sure you are getting ready for a nice, long break! Hope things are good for you!
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