Interests

My Drawings

maman

Ali

Beauty

Poseidon

Sailor (graphite)

Anatomy sketch

Until the age of 21 I did not think I had the ability to draw. My mother was an artist and she introduced me to the book Drawing On the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards. This book fascinated me because it explained how drawing uses the right side of the brain, the non-analytic side. The book taught me techniques on how to draw but also showed me how to view objects in a way that would allow me to draw them. Using the right side of the brain, an artist looks at shapes and negative space and draws that, instead of trying to use words to describe what he/she sees. Ever since I read that book I have continued to draw and to cultivate that side of my brain. I am grateful to my mother for encouraging me along this path.

My Poems

My Latest Poem Fantasies What Can They Be - Feb. 3, 2018

Published Poems:

Poetry is not something that I pursue often, but it comes to me in flashes of inspiration every once in a while. Nevertheless, I really enjoy it. If you like scary stories check out Edgar Allen Poe’s poetry, if you like rhythmic and linguistic wizardry check out any Shakespearian Sonnet (my favourite is sonnet 116). If you are kinda funky and want to get your mind blown read anything by E.E. Cummings (“One’s Not Half Two” is a good place to start).

Flying

Currently pursuing my private pilot's licence (PPL) at the Rockliffe Flying Club in Ottawa. Absolutely love the sensation of flying, I have a huge smile on my face every time I am lucky enough to get up in the air.

Hockey

I have been lucky enough to have played hockey all over the world. I played semi-professionally in the Netherlands at the age of 14, and I went on to play Jr. B hockey in New York City. I have some wonderful team highlights: winning the national championship two out of the four years I lived in the Netherlands. And I also have some wonderful individual memories: I won the fastest skater competition at the biggest international hockey tournament in Europe in Zel am See, Austria at the age of 14. I won MVP at a tournament in Sulihul, England, as captain of that team.