"The following artists have influenced me in many ways over the years. Their talents and abilities have entertained, encouraged and challenged me throughout my career.I have listed them, in no particular order, to allow you some insight on some of my own opinions and perspectives.

I encourage you to learn about them and to experience some of their magic. I will link them to sites as I discover them but in the meantime...enjoy their great gifts."

-R.D.P

Literature:

Raymond Chandler

Dashell Hammett

Robert Benchley

S.J. Perelman

Mark Twain

Charles Dickens

Edgar Allan Poe

Washington Irving

Marcel Proust

 

 

 

 

Music:

Igor Stravinsky

The Beatles

Randy Newman

Maurice Ravel

Erik Satie

Igor Stravinsky

Andy Partridge

The Beatles

Django Reinhardt

Elvis Costello

Pat Metheny

Pat Martino

Antonio Carlos Jobim

Cinema:

Raymond Chandler

William Powell

Albert Finney

Cary Grant

Fred Astaire

 

 

 

 

Art:

Maurice Utrillo

Vincent Van Gogh

Johannes Vermeer