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Angeles?<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sublime beauty of the city. Traffic in the day, dead and empty at night. Happy accidents you find in the city that inspire art. The overall rhythm and pace of the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Where do you find inspiration for your studio practice?<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>America and Los Angeles\u2026 Memories, stories, landscape, people, beauty, places, current events and community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Favorite eat in LA? <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Right now it\u2019s a taco truck called El Taquito in \u2018Dena on Fairoaks. I\u2019m there at lease once or twice a week. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.burgerlords.com\/\">Burger Lords<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blossomrestaurant.com\/\">Blossom<\/a> Vietnamese in Chinatown has great food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Favorite work of art?<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moca.org\/exhibition\/kerry-james-marshall-mastry\">Kerry James Marshall<\/a> paintings. I love the color, composition and content. He\u2019s repainting American Art history and he\u2019s so versatile. 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