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Part 1: What is Drawing? This is how I've come to understand the act of drawing. It’s best to first set the semantics (the specific meaning of the words) straight, so there are no crossed purposes. By 'drawing' I mean loosely the act of making visually representative marks on a surface. Anyone can draw. Anyone can attempt to recreate what they see in front of them - or a scene they imagine - by making marks on a piece of paper. If you hear someone say "I can't draw", slap them for me. As long as they have a moving part to which a pencil can be taped, they can draw. However, "attempt" is the operative word here... because that's all a

Back in the mid '80s, I was lucky to spend time at Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust. The first time I went there was to promote Maya Design, our Wildlife appliqué company. My then wife & I designed & made wildlife appliqué sweatshirts featuring endangered animal & plant species. (When I can get to a flatbed scanner I'll get some design photos scanned & posted here.) It was for a long weekend, & I stayed at the Cote de Nord Hotel, where two JWPT workers lived. They introduced me to Flip-top (Grolsch), a rather nice lager. No real ale there, but what a night. In the morning I went to meet the shop manager & buyer for the Trust. It