Books begin in journals and sketchbooks.

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As notes:

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As images:

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As sidelong glimpses of a character:

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Of an imagined situation:

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Or a personality seen whole:

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Sometimes a book begins in childhood, and is carried for a lifetime. For what I was painting as a teenager, click here.

Books take time.
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