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I had a fun, crazy stint as a series regular on ABC TV’S “Dating in the Dark” in summers of 2009 and 2010. The show format was that couples would meet in a pitch, black room and feel each other’s … read more

I painted this self-portrait 20 years after the photo reference was taken.  When I first finish a painting I feel happy with what I have created and within an hour I am thinking of what I w … read more

I was fortunate to live in NYC where I could go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and sit and draw from the Great Master’s paintings and statues. Groups of people would crowd around me to watch me … read more

I volunteered to teach a class in an after-school center in East Harlem, NY called “The Friendly Place”. I knew the director and she asked me to give a lesson. The sign in front said “Mr. Perna Wi … read more

My wonderful kindergarten teacher Mrs. Henrietta Mueller assigned my friend David Bloom to shake me aware when the fire drill bell went off. If I was drawing I did not hear it.My understanding teach … read more