Christopher Manzanares

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Gender Male
Industry Arts
Occupation Illustrator
Location Denver, Colorado, United States
Introduction Christopher Manzanares received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, in Lakewood, Colorado. His specialialties lie in painting the human figure in various scenarios from science fiction and fantasy scenes to cheesecake pin-up girls and classic portraiture. These eye-catching images have earned him several awards and much attention from art directors, gallerists, and private collectors. In addition to illustration, Christopher also enjoys motorcycles, plein air painting, poker, and wakeboarding.
Interests Illustration, Art History, Photography (Fashion, Fine Art, etc...), Literature, Political history and activism. I play a multitude of instruments, though I'm primarily focusing on the piano, right now. I like smoking various pipe tobaccos.
Favorite Movies ALIENS, ZOMBIES, AND SPAGHETTI WESTERNS!I have a great collection that continues to grow. My latest new addition was the Glenn Ford 3:10 to Yuma on DVD, FINALLY!
Favorite Music Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Leonard Cohen, The Cure, Guns n' Roses, Siouxsie, Bauhaus, KMFDM, Beethoven, Christian Death, Chopin, Dead Can Dance, Schubert, Corpus Delicti Van Halen, Queensryche, Mors Syphilitica, Sisters of Mercy, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Elton John, Def Leppard, The Beach Boys, Concrete Blonde, Kings of Convenience, Social Distortion, The Cramps, Bjork, George and Ira Gershwin, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Johnny Hartman, Stray Cats, Demented Scumcats, Charlie Feathers and a whole lot more.
Favorite Books Daisaku Ikeda, Herman Melville, Nick Cave, William Morris, Walt Reed, William Wordsworth, Friedrich Nietzche, Niel Gaiman, Poppy Z. Brite, Robert Henri, David LaChapelle, Mark Z. Danielewski, Leonard Cohen, David Eddings, George Orwell, Pablo Neruda, Aldous Huxley, Edward Gorey, William Gibson, Frank Herbert, Orson Scott Card, Isaac Asimov, Anthony Burgess, and plenty more. I LOVE Reading and I believe that text messaging will be the end of literacy for generations to come.