A myriad of wonders! Zoology, biology, ecology, lots of other -ologies. Zany childhood days (toads, basset hounds, go-carts, etc.) have a way of sneaking into my illustrations, paintings and children's books. Influential painters & sculptors: Arthur Dove, Alice Neel, Joan Miro, Helen Frankenthaler, Alexander Calder, Henry Moore, Martin Puryear.
Influential illustrators: Brigitta Garcia Lopez, Marti Mitsumi, Red Nose Studio, Skwak, Gary Baseman.
Movies
Inspiring Animations: 'Tim Burton's The Corpse Bride,' 'Finding Nemo,' 'My Neighbor Totoro,' 'The Nightmare Before Christmas,' Wallace and Gromit ('A Grand Day Out,' especially), 'The Triplets of Belleville'
Books
Favorite Children's Books: Horton Hears a Who, The Very Kind Rich Lady and Her One Hundred Dogs, The Tale of Despereaux, The Velveteen Rabbit, A Pig in the Spigot, Alice in Wonderland, The Tree of Life, Charlotte's Web
Influential Children's Book Illustrators and/or Authors: William Steig, J. Otto Seibold, Peter Sis, Lane Smith, Quentin Blake, Lisbeth Zwerger, Chinlun Lee, Mitsumasa Anno.
Favorite Cartoonists: Patrick McDonnell
