George is a dual citizen (Italian-American) and graduate of the University of Colorado where he majored in Physics and Fine Arts. He worked with Eric Bransby, a student of Thomas Hart Benton, on murals in Kansas and Illinois as well as securing his own commissions for works in Colorado and Alaska. While living in Alaska, George became fascinated with the story of the Iditarod, eventually researching and writing a screenplay of the heroic ordeal. In addition to his other pursuits, he still conducts drawing workshops based on brain research and the arts.

Fulfilling the art/science spectrum, George was part of the team that developed the first portable surgical laser and more recently he has conducted tours through Biosphere 2 - the world’s largest Earth Sciences research facility. At Biosphere 2, George described the world-class research being conducted there in terms that guests and visitors from 9 to 90 could easily understand.

For 20 years, George owned and operated Oro Creek Vineyards, where he practiced the arts of growing grapes and making wine, giving tours of his vineyard, facilities, and describing the process of wine making. Living in the high desert also gave George the opportunity to study the pristine night skies of southern Arizona, something he has shared with numerous small groups.

George has travelled to all 7 (or 8!) continents including both polar regions, and lived in Japan for 5 years where he studied Japanese history first-hand. His current project is researching the lichens in Antarctica.

Click here to visit George's websites >> www.orocreek.com/ and here >> www.antarcticchronicles.com/

Release Your Inner Artist
With 2 exercises and 45 minutes you can improve your drawing abilities and might even start looking at the world in a different way (photos specific to locale)

Iditarod
In the winter of 1925, a diphtheria outbreak in Nome, Alaska provided the backdrop for an epic struggle of man, machine, and dog to bring life-saving serum to the remote village

The DEW Line
In the 1950s, during the height of the Cold War, the United States, Canada, and Denmark cooperated on building a northern defense shield in anticipation of nuclear war

Biosphere 2
In the 1990's, the world was captivated by a privately financed, bold experiment to determine if humans could live on other planets

Lichens of Antarctica
There are only 2 flowering plants in Antarctica, but as many as 400 species of lichen, learn some surprising facts about the dominant species on the continent

Japan, The Salt Road
Wars have been fought over it and rituals mandate it, salt has been an integral part of Japanese culture and society for over a millennium

Vines & Wines
20 years as the owner and operator of Oro Creek Vineyards, the process of wine-making, from growing to bottling, explained

How Many Continents?
Think you know how many continents there are? Think again!

The Jones Act
Over a century ago, the United States Congress passed the Maritime Marine Act, a protectionist law that, to this day, regulates marine traffic and maritime activities in the United States

Astronomy - the sky tonight!

Visual Phenomena of the Sea
There are things that a keen (and fortunate!) eye might see on the ocean that you will not observe on land

Dual Citizenship
The journey to achieving dual citizenship through jus sanguine