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 My name is Moran. I am a non-traditional (“like, thirty”) student and I’ve been drawing for a very long time, but I feel as if I lack fundamentals and have decided to go to back to school and get a formal education in the arts. I am from Connecticut, but I used to live in Alaska and will hopefully be joining the rest of you in the state next semester.

 I am primarily a novelist (my first book, a children’s fantasy, won a fancy international award and I’m always bragging about it), but I’m trying to get my drawing skills up so I can move from prose to cartooning. Will Eisner is a big artistic inspiration of mine. Here is an incredible sequence from his graphic novel A Contract With God:





Aside from Eisner, I often turn to David Choe when I need to rediscover freedom and audacity. He can be found on YouTube.



I hope I will learn from each of you this semester. 



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  1. SucroseJanuary 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM

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  2. The Ukulele FoolJanuary 14, 2025 at 6:30 AM

    Good luck with your continuing studies in art. I know so many folks who make a living with their art. You don't hear the term "starving artist" much anymore. It is a great time to be an artist.

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  3. Rei SuzuJanuary 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM

    Hi, Moran! I'm also a long-time illustrator just now coming around to get my fundamentals 'properly' learned. If and when you do end up local again, I'd highly recommend looking into Jamie Smith's classes-- he teaches a number of drawing courses, but I think you might particularly enjoy his Comics Art class that he just started back up. Will Eisner is an oft-repeated name in it. Super excited to see more of your thoughts on art here, it's nice to meet you!

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2025 at 1:12 AM

    Hi Moran, my name is Melinda. I am also a continuing student, or "non-traditional" student. I loved your choice of using David Choe, I found it very entertaining and enlightening. He made some good points and it seemed to be a side of him we don't get to see very often. I also have been an artist most of my life, and for as long as I can remember I stayed away from oil painting because I come from a long line of master painters (big shoes to fill), fear of failure I suppose. But I woke up one day and realized I didn't want to become old, look back and have any regrets. So with my kids watching, I went for it, trying every art I could access and I'm glad I did. I hope to hear more of your journey into art this semester, it looks like I'm not the only one that got hit with the curious bug and wanted to see how far they could go in art. Good luck Moran!
    Best wishes
    Melinda Glenn

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