First Author Portrait: Neil Gaiman

5 x 7 inches (12.7 cm x 17.78 cm)
graphite and ink wash drawing

My wife and fellow artist Karen Warwick got me Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book for Christmas -- AND the graphic novel adaptations by various superb artists about the child who grows into young adulthood in a graveyard.

These are my first reads of the thirteen read so far in 2020. As I write my memoir, I'm also reading different works in the memoir genre. Along with reading books that contribute to my collateral research, I strive to constantly improve my art and writing technique.

This first portrait is more of a caricature, as I did it freehand. As I'll be illustrating my memoir, I'll experiment along the way in using graphic comic styles as well as more traditional media.