"Over the years I've painted live at many events and sold hundreds of pieces of artwork to benefit many different charities, it makes me feel good. I still haven’t painted a big celebrity yet, but who knows, one day I just might raise a million dollars for charity with a single work of art. I have a good feeling about it."…
"Painting is a passion I hope to have for the rest of my life. Thank God."
Rick Bliss
1) My given name is Gilbert Edward Ortega Jr. – Friends call me Gil.
2) In Junior High School I got the nickname CHILI, because of my last name. At 16 yrs old I started "CHILI" surfboard/clothing brand and party business known as CHILI Productions. I operated the business for more than 10 years.
3) I love trout fishing & playing chess.
4) My favorite music is Roots Reggae and Blues always, + 50's Oldies, 70's Punk, 80's New Wave, and 90's Hip Hop.
5) In Junior High School I learned to Breakdance fairly well.
6) I had a sit down dinner with The Godfather of Soul James Brown.
7) The 1992 America's Cup Racing Yacht, after the big win, I drove, steered the authentic Stars & Stripes, underneath the Coronado Bridge in San Diego.
8) O.J. Simpson drove past me in his white Bronco before he got arrested.
9) I was shot at with a gun, real bullets, randomly, by a guy during the L.A-Rodney King Riot – the scariest night of my life.
10) I grew up on a ranch until I was a teen, in Jamul, rural San Diego with every conceivable farm animal in multiples.
11) Politically Independent, I’m fiscally conservative & socially liberal, a moderate Libertarian, with large informed opinions.
12) I took my first Entrepreneurship class in 10th grade, started my first business at 16 years old, and operated it for 10+ years.
13) My favorite type of food is Mediterranean/Greek, and Ice Cream is the best food on earth.
14) I played and followed sports as a youth, however, now, I prefer to spend my free time painting or fishing.
15) I won $5,000 from The Wheel of Fortune for answering my phone when they called me. I got a big check on the news. Here's the Video.
16) I’m 5’4” ½ tall, however, my license says 5’5” because I’m an optimist.
17) I read a ton, however, I’ve read very few novels or books of fiction, I prefer business books, how-to books, blogs, and magazines.
18) I was a film student in College, I could spend the whole day watching movies. And I've done it too.
19) I love gambling, but I’m not a high roller, I hate betting big and losing. I win very often.
20) At the age of 39, I had a corneal transplant in one eye and another in my second eye at age 53. I have a degenerative eye disease called Keratoconus. Ironically, I was voted prettiest eyes in Junior High.
21) In 1987, I helped build the new Batmobile for Tim Burton's Batman movie with Michael Keaton.
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