I'm fairly easy going and friendly, fairly mellow, can be sometimes reserved with new people. I don't often develop a dislike for many people unless they display any real negative behaviour or attitudes.

I'm honest and respectful... I'm more introverted really, but enjoy mixing with different people from different cultures. All my references say I talk about art and music! I guess my lounge where people stay is filled up with art and music, but happy to try and talk about other things in life too.

I live off my art full time. I spend all my weekends marketing prints of my work at markets and work on my art during the week. It's good fun!
There's also lots of work I do on my business, which isn't just painting itself.

Craft beer and live music is something I enjoy! as well as hiking.

I enjoy traveling when I find time.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To get to know people from different cultures and have fun.

Sometimes it's a great idea to help people without a price tag on it.

Interests

art, art history, live music, basketball, socialising, entrepreneurship

• arts
• coffee
• music
• basketball
• cricket
• films

Music, Movies, and Books

Lucero, David Berkeley, Stephen Malkmus, Pavement, Okkervil River, The Hold Steady, the Ramones, the White Stripes, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, Frank Turner, Greta Van Fleet

NZ music like the Chills, Aldous Harding, the Datsuns

Lots of old music too.. 60s, 70s, 80s
I like Beatles, Beach Boys and Simon and Garfunkel, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Van Halen, Ramones, the Adolescents. Punk and Metal

Movies:
Love and Mercy, Best Offer, The Artist, Beautiful Losers, Adult World, Ghost World, In Search of a Midnight Kiss, Clerks, The Cruise (film about Speed Levitch's NYC tour guides), Lost in Translation, the artist
Tim Burton's films - Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Big Fish, Big Eyes
Richard Linklater's - Slacker, Before Sunset, Before Sunrise, Before Midnight
80s - The Breakfast Club, Back to the Future trilogy, ET, Karate Kid 1, 2 and 3 and the new Karate Kid - Cobra Kai youtube series.

TV:
I just recently got netflix this year, these are my favourites series so far;
Stranger Things, Atypical, The Art of... , Abstract, Circus documentary, Street Food

Books by Nick Hornby - Juliet Naked is my favourite,
Books by Douglas Coupland and Alain De Bottoin
In Monmartre - Sue Roe
Good Booty - Ann Powers
I have lots of art books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Viet Nam is the best holiday I've been on!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can probably pick you up from the city, provided I have something else I can get done in town that day.

I could possible do a portrait of you!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, United Kingdom