I am influenced by anything that finds its way into my life naturally. I do not hunt for inspiration because there remains more than enough art making fodder in the world. I love art, but very few artists inspire me. I am more inclined to make art inspired by stupid things people say, or stupid things people do, myself included.

But here's a list of stuff that inspire or influence me in one way or another. Gardening. The Adventures of Pete and Pete. Noah Baumbach. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Chuck Hitner. frje echeverriea. Crit Streed.   The Godfather I and II. Diner. Abe Lincoln. Amy Hempel. My Father. They Might be Giants. The Revolting Cocks. Iris Murdoch. James Cain. The Guerilla Girls. Road Trips. The philosophy of Charlie Brown. Twin Peaks. The structure of Comics. Eleni Mandell. Polaroids. Roller Derby. Sergio Leone Westerns. Whit Stillman. Tucson. Chicago. NYC, Northern Wisconsin. Slacker. The quiet of falling snow. My Dog Mason. Emily Langmade. Domesticity.

I guess this is an inventory of positive influences, another list that might be productive in a going-to-the-therapist kind of way could be a negative influences list.