I am an artist (painting/drawing portraits) and always look for beauty and aesthetics in life. Life is what you make of it, good or bad. I don't believe we were meant to be alone, to isolate, which has been a struggle for me. I want to connect with a special lady and have vital relationships.No matter what, even with a dislocated shoulder from an accident, I choose to look at the positive in life. I cursed the temporary loss of my right shoulder, until I saw the man who had no arm.I have a BA in Art from Columbia College and a MA in Art from Eastern Illinois University where I was a teaching assistant and had my own studio--THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE. I enjoy nature and cycling through the forest preserve--solitude--a big difference from being lonely. Favorite actresses: Angelina Jolie and Sandra Bullock. Another fascination is Area 51 where they are hiding the bodies of aliens from the 1947 UFO crash in Roswell 1947. YES, I AM AN ECCENTRIC, AND FIERCELY PROUD OF IT: I don't march in goose step, don't conform to boring standards, do have my own ideas about life, a free thinker, and wear tie dye, long hair, and admire the 60's counter-culture, though it was before my time. I'm looking for a special lady.