For those of you who missed it, here’s my presentation from Telluride’s Sheridan bar recently: 20 photos of what inspires me… enjoy!

BODY ART and art with cultural significance Look at the intensity in this man’s face I like powerful, deep spirituality within art. STREET ART – turns a run down space into a thing of beauty Chip Thomas is pasting art on run down spaces all over the Navajo Reservation. This one speaks of the Navajo Beauty Way on the face of an Elder. KITSCH – I get a kick out of highly tacky situations But only if they are tacky enough to be entertaining (this is our local circus - it was awesome!) BEING ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN surrounded by a thousand mountains this is one of my highest forms of bliss MY DAD’S WORKING CLASS FAMILY HISTORY (this is my Uncle Everett) No pretention. Just baseball, factories, fishing and getting by THUG LIFE –  when you have nothing, and succeed – I'm inspired by the rhythm of RAP MUSIC, & the open sensuality of the culture I'm moved by the energy Modern day representations of religious art Artist: Nancy Anderson latin american religious folk art I am inspired by the crudeness, the passion, the alters, the passion Indian Art My mother's mother traveled the world, and her house was filled with art from Africa, Japan, China, India. The Indian statues have always inspired my art & my own spirituality RALPH STEADMAN He inspires me with his freedom, playfulness, & rudeness There can be extreme creativity in lack of caring in what others think. PLAY FUN is a crucial way to lighten up a sometimes not-so-light human existence (this is our Ponch & Jon Halloween costume) THE DESERT RED ROCK and climbing LOVE Inspiration just means to be “in spirit” To be in love, and to give love, this is where I derive my deepest creativity the open road Freedom to point my hood ornament in any direction Where unexpected inspiration can come from any angle OTHER ARTISTS The bolder and more unapologetic, the better jose posada Printmaker from the 19th century I am deeply inspired by black & white images, & print making patterns Robert Weatherford taught me that the eye longs for patterns ... something to make sense of, somewhere to rest. BEING LIGHT I love this photo of my friend Charlie Fowler because it reminds me not to take myself too seriously