After 20 Years is an O. Henry story I illustrated for Graphics Classics about 16 years ago. It is about how our perceptions, convictions and loyalties change over years. Drawing that comic made me enjoy drawing someone else's script as a cartoonist - something I usually don't enjoy. I'm getting ready to draw someone else's script for something exciting soon. That along with this sweet profile in my undergrad Arts & Sciences magazine has got me thinking about the past 20 years since I graduated. I stray away from comics and center on other things, but I don't think that makes me any less of an artist. In fact - it makes my art stronger and more satisfying. 22 year old me would be horrified at my production speed, but 42 year old me knows that I am using my time more wisely that ever before.
Nearly 24 years of getting portraits by my dear friend Will Kirk - we're both way better artists now than we were when we were 18.
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