An oddly buoyant man in a world of hard landings “The important thing is to live before you die,” the mother explains to her child. “It can be a real adventure having a life.” It so happens that young T.S. Garp has already had one adventure that nearly ended

Advice to myself — Never draw “an ear.” Draw that particular person’s ear. In that particular light, at that particular angle. No one is made up of standard parts, like Mr. Potato Head. If you Google “great drawings of faces” or “faces crosshatching” you’ll see a lot of impressive

Advice to myself — Never draw “an ear.” Draw that particular person’s ear. In that particular light, at that particular angle. No one is made up of standard parts, like Mr. Potato Head. If you Google “great drawings of faces” or “faces crosshatching” you’ll see a lot of impressive