Fog And Smog Should Not Be Confused

In 1918, When I Was 6 Or 7 Years Old, Radio Was Just Coming Into Use In The Great War.

The Whole Essence Of Good Drawing - And Of Good Thinking, Perhaps - Is To Work A Subject Down To The Simplest Form Possible And Still Have It Believable For What It Is Meant To Be.

When A Young Artist Asked Me For Advice On Drawing The Human Foot, I Told Him, ‘the First Thing You Must Learn Is How To Take Your Shoe Off, And Then How To Take Your Sock Off, Then Prop Your Leg Up Carefully On Your Other Knee, Take A Piece Of Paper, And Draw Your Foot.’

As You Become Acquainted With A Character You Are Creating, You Add Parts Of Yourself That Are Pertinent To That Character.

The Author O. Henry Taught Me About The Value Of The Unexpected. He Once Wrote About The Noise Of Flowers And The Smell Of Birds—the Birds Were Chickens And The Flowers Dried Sunflowers Rattling Against A Wall.