I am a dilletante, a hellion and a heroine.

Intelligent, moody, and creative.

Also: Very honest and open minded, and I expect the same.

I'm a semi-starving artist that teaches classes at a local gallery and peddles perfume to pay the rent. Art is my life, from presenting workshops to organizing shows to learning to paint. Besides painting, I work with mixed media and photography.

If I'm not making art, I am probably writing.

I'm all over the place musically: from early 80's West coast punk to Middle Eastern dance music to 70's R&B and lots of randomness in between.

The first thing people notice about me is my tattoos... I have 15 of them and plan on getting more.

I love meeting new people and swapping stories. I've been told that I am very easy to talk to. I've also been told many times over than I should write a book about my life, so I think it is fair to say that I can hold my end in a conversation.

I'm newly single and not looking for anything really serious right off the bat. Just drinks and conversation, or dinner and a walk by the river. Casual is the word. However, I am NOT into casual sex-- so save your sexy messages for someone else. ((Talk to me human to human and you stand a hell of a lot better chance of getting down my pants.))

Turn ons: Big brains, good music collections, even better vocabularies, making out, interesting accents, cool hats, confidence, sweet talk, surprises.

Turn offs: Pushiness, messy beards, inflated egos, routine, clinginess.

See above. Really, I'm open to anything here. I don't expect to be treated by the Queen of England, but I do like being treated nicely when dating. Putting some extra thought and effort earns you bonus points, for sure.

Do take into consideration whether or not we will have any common interests before hitting that "send" button, please. If your profile pic is of you wearing a cowboy hat while standing next to a truck, we probably won't have that much common ground. Sorry guys, but it is the truth. If you are married, I don't want any part of it. Also, if you are looking for casual sex, move on.

Don't let that papragraph intimidate you--I really am a friendly person. I just know what I DON'T want and would rather not waste time on something I'm not looking for.