Art historian/critic, Ph.D, poet and artist. Author of 7 books, hundreds of articles and essays. My influences include mentor critics: Lawrence Alloway, Donald Kuspit. Colleague, Arlene Raven. Favorite books: Wind in the Willows and To Kill a Mocking Bird. Films: Children of Paradise and Fanny and Alexander. Poets: Sappho, Elytis, Dickenson, Wordsworth. Motivation: The life of the mind and all that goes with it for real not hype.