My name is Ryan. I draw at work when I am supposed to be counseling inner-city children, teaching them positive coping skills. This is my positive coping skill.
Current Residence: St. Louis
Favourite style of art: Mannerism, Ligne Claire, old-school manga & anime, sumi-e, woodcuts (both eastern & western)
Favourite cartoon character: Krazy Kat, Daffy Duck, Haruko Haruhara.
Personal Quote: "Ars gratia Artis."
Favourite Visual Artist
Bill Watterson, Winsor McCay, Herge, Monkey Punch, El Greco, Dürer, Lee J. Ames.
Favourite Movies
the Good, the Bad, & the Ugly - Ponyo - the Life Aquatic - FLCL.
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Miles Davis
Favourite Writers
Robert Anton Wilson, Thomas Pynchon, Jorge Luis Borges, Ken Kesey.
Favourite Games
Monopoly, Risk, Roshambo.
Tools of the Trade
Sharpie pens & markers, Mirado Black Warrior pencils, overpriced Moleskine journals, watercolor.
Other Interests
Science, psychonautics, mythology, postmodern aesthetics..