brentjthomas

About me

Gender Male
Industry Arts
Occupation artist/instructor
Location Belen, New Mexico, United States
Introduction I am married to Brenda. She is the reason God made Oklahoma. Visit the website to see paintings by me, various artworks in the site's galleries, along with descriptive captions, which are somewhat autobiographical. Drawing and painting, for me, is a pleasure (frivolity seriously pursued). I grew up in Orange County California, and moved to the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico, in the mid-90's. Right now, as I type this, a beautiful white cat is sleeping against the keyboard, making it almost impossible to type. I don't want to disturb Chappy's catnap. By the grace of God I have been redeemed, through the work of Jesus Christ, and not by any of my own deeds; and am therefore eternally grateful.
Interests Jesus, Drawing and Painting, Art History, Theology, Fencing, Politics, Military History, Clarinet, Piano, Seahorses, Welsh Language, Spanish Language, Engrish, Cats(A New Fanatical Interest).
Favorite Movies "The Gospel of John", "Ben Hur", "The Court Jester", "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", "How Green Was My Valley", "The Prisoner of Zenda" (old version with R. Coleman), "Napoleon Dynamite", "Nacho Libre", Jean Cocteau films, Cohen Brothers films, The "Twin Peaks" tv series, "The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down A Mountain", "Its a Mad Mad Mad World", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Michael Collins", "Dune", "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension", "The Princess Bride".
Favorite Music Bach, Handel, Faure, Wagner, Debussy, Ravel, Sibelius, Prokofiev, Stravinski, Deruffle, Vaughan Williams, Samuel Barber, Copeland, Adams, Bartok, Puccini, Classic Hymns, Welsh Folk and Hymns, Mariachi, Vince Gueraldi, Duke Ellington, Etta James, Bjork, U2, The Police, Aquabats, Devo, Ultravox, much ska music, much rockabilly music, just about any harp music.
Favorite Books "Quo Vadis" by Henryk Seinkeiwicz, Dietrich Bonhoeffer's writings, works by Francis Schaeffer, works by C.S.Lewis, works by George MacDonald, works by J.R.R. Tolkien, works by Dylan Thomas, poetry by R.S. Thomas, poetry by Edward Thomas, poetry by Charles Baudelaire and other Symbolist poets, poetry by George Herbert, works by William Shakespeare, works by Joseph Conrad, "How Green Was My Valley" by Richard Llewellyn, works by Jorge Luis Borges, works by Victor Hugo, works by C.S. Forester, works by Ian Fleming, "The Prisoner of Zenda" by Pope, "Dune" by Frank Herbert, "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension" by Earl Mac Rauch.