My Life Projects

I began documenting my artwork and growth as an artist from the early days by dating my drawings and taking notes and diaries about my projects, beginning in junior high and continuing to this day.

Beverly Hills 90210

Illustration of my 13″ Black & White RCA television that helped me watch many episodes. Zip codes I lived in during the original run of Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-2000).

I fell in love with the show from the get go. I had just graduated high school, but my girlfriend and several friends were still in it, and I seized the opportunity to replace my real friends with the characters on the show. I began creating fan art early on and have continued now and again to pay homage to the show. The show brought me so much joy and stability and a sense of belonging. It is one of a handful of television shows that have impacted my life, with the other being This Old House; where just thinking about the show brings happiness. One piece of fan art I made wat the Beverly Hills 90210 In The Wild West Coloring Book which I made the year after I graduated college in 1997.

Music

Breakfast With Idiots in 2011. Left to right: Brian Brooks, Andrew Gottsfield, Shane Tise

My music related endeavors can be found on Bandcamp.

There are currently two bandcamp pages for Breakfast With Idiots. One showcases our songs, and the other collects a few of our albums. We were based in Phoenix Arizona in the 1990s, and in Oakland in the 2000s.

I also, as it turns out, have another account for my solo albums, under the name “Sgt. Rick Sings”.

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