New York Academy of Art (Grad School, Class of 1990)
INTERESTS
Interests: My immediate family and friends, Classical, Baroque, Realist and Symbolist painting and drawing, mural painting, decorative painting, landscape and figure painting, ancient and contemporary -- comparative religion and spiritual practice (Hermeticism, Gnosticism, Nath/Kula/Trika/Siddha, heterodox, free thought, etc.), alternative lifestyles and points of view, roller skating, hiking, skiing, old house renovations, historical preservation and period styles.
Favorite Music: Anything I can work to. I have lots of time to listen but not to watch things. I also like books on digital audio. I tend towards ambient, trance, & Classical music but will listen to anything interesting.
Favorite Movies: Jeremiah Johnson, The Sorcerer, (any decent horror or suspense/thriller film).
Movies I Want to See: My kid's life story as long as I'm played by someone handsome.
Favorite Books: I'm an avid reader: mostly non-fiction in the fields of spirituality, anthropology and art.
Books I Want to Read: I have a stack of books on Indian Siddha, Kula, Nath, Trika things and several books by or about Aleister Crowley to read presently.
Favorite Quotes: "To love one who loves you,
To admire one who admires you,
In a word, to be the idol of one's idol,
Is exceeding the limit of human joy;
It is stealing fire from heaven."
--- Delphine de Girardin
Favorite Foods: Sushi, Parmesan Reggiano, things with tomatoe sauce, those little flash frozen brussels sprouts, and the souls of the wicked.
Favorite Places: New York, San Francisco, Salt Lake City -- art museums, mountains, caverns and places with beautiful Fall Color.
Places I Want to Visit: Holland for the museums.
Anything Else: www.russellerwin.com --
on Facebook: russell upsome --
http://www.myspace.com/173127064