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Sarah with her pants down

The greatest “modus operandi” a narrative illustrator has, and the measure of his/her mojo, is drawing.  Drawing is the ability to record life on a visceral level.  I learned to appreciate this point of view as a young illustrator in New York.  But that’s another story.

The point of this post is to offer up a series of sketchbook drawings, made from real life,

Albeit slightly “set-up.”  These drawings were created in 4 hours, and each drawing is approximately 10”W X 14”H.  I drew these drawings while teaching at the Art Center College of Design. The hope is that, through drawing, the student will become better able to see, more appreciative of the human condition, and more sensitive to stories, both visual and literary.  This is not illustration, not by a long shot.  There is no refinement here, nothing but naked.  This is an attempt to see life, and to organize and edit what I see, while flying by the seat of my pants.