
| Sara L Russell Poet East Grinstead, England
, GBR Poet, cartoonist, artist, fantasy/portrait artist
Founder of Poetry Life & Times, now a Resident Poet and I still do the Perils of Norris 3D cartoon. Appeared on BBC4 a couple of years ago in a 3-part documentary about romantic fiction, called "Reader I Married Him", which was produced and directed by Daisy Goodwin. This series was later repeated on BBC4. My poems have been published in a large number of anthologies and several e-books on CD ROM, including Pinky's Little Book of Shadows and A Way With Words, published by Kedco Studios in the USA. While working on these books I learned about designing pages for e-books, with sound and animations. An article about Pinky's Little Book of Shadows appeared in the Mirror newspaper when it was first published.
I have poetry pages on AuthorsDen and Creative Thinkers International, my poems have also appeared in Sonnetto Poesia, a quarterly magazine by Richard Vallance. My sonnets have been quoted by people I have never met, variously on MySpace, also on photographer's website, and more strangely, my YouTube poetry video recital "Sales Warriors" turned up on a commercial website about the UK January Sales. I don't mind people quoting my poems as long as they credit me as being the poet.
I like drawing famous people, especially men. I was lucky enough to meet the actor Matthew Macfadyen last year, when he was appearing in the Bruce Norris play "The Pain and the Itch". I saw the play twice, with a group of other Matthew Macfadyen fans I had met online. We had fantastic days out and enjoyed the play both times. Matthew was kind and gracious, signing a lot of autographs for us. On the second occasion I was able to give him a portrait I had drawn of him in a scene from the play, with other actors around him.
I work part-time every afternoon for a local publishing company that produces industrial directories. In the mornings and evenings I am free to write, draw or go to the local gym and swimming pool.
People I would love to draw from a live sitting: Matthew Macfadyen, Noel Fielding, Alice Cooper.... they would probably distract me by chatting and not keeping still, but it would be fun. Noel Fielding is an artist himself, of a very bold graphic type, and he might consider my style old-fashioned. But he would be fun to draw.
PROFESSIONAL INFO
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Other talents:
| Art, Graphic Design | |
Official site:
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Client list: | Kedco Studios (USA publisher of e-books), Broadway (London ad agency), Threshers (for in-store signwriting & murals), Prontaprint. | |
Experience:
| Over 10 years
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PERSONAL INFO
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Interests:
| Poetry, Art, Music, Karaoke, Poetry Videos, Blogging, Antiques, Swimming, Gym.
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Favorite Music:
| Heavy Metal, Folk Metal, Folk, Acoustic Rock, Funk Rock, Funk
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Favorite Books:
| Dancers At the End of Time/Michael Moorcock, Pride & Prejudice/Jane Austin, anything by Clive Barker or Dean Koontz
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Favorite Movies:
| Barbarella, Pride & Prejudice (2005), Sweeney Todd, The Fifth Element, Dream Demon, The Thing (latest one with Kurt Russell), In My Father's Den
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Favorite Actors:
| Matthew Macfadyen, Johnny Depp, Keeley Hawes, Rupert Everett, Tom Conti, Richard E. Grant
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Favorite TV shows:
| The Mighty Boosh, Red Dwarf, The Office (UK), Will & Grace, Torchwood, Dr. Who, Catherine Tate
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People I'd like to meet:
| Matthew Macfadyen (again), Noel Fielding, Trent Reznor, Alice Cooper
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Hometown:
| Sussex
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Eye Color:
| Brown | |
Hair Color:
| Dark Brown | |
Height:
| 5 ft.
3 in.
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Languages Spoken:
| French, Dutch, English | |
Ethnicity:
| White/Caucasian | |
Religion:
| Christian/Other | |
Marital Status:
| Married | |
Sexual Orientation:
| Straight | |
Education:
| College graduate | |
Smoker:
| No | |
Drinker:
| Yes | |
Children:
| No thanks | |
Astrological Sign:
| Libra |
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