Without Dr. Keen, I wonder what would have become of Walter. With no famous important guy to emulate, who knows what line of work he might have chosen? My guess is mountaineering.
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Lots of stuff is going on in New York to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the fire. On Friday, also remember Joseph Zito and Gaspar Mortillalo, the elevator operators who saved many lives at the risk of their own by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is, as its name suggests, an invader species in the United States, but I like it anyway. Its shape and the glossiness of its plumage are beautiful.
Dr. Keen’s wife Tinnie, Walter’s maternal grandmother, was a Borden and a second cousin of Lizzie’s. The jokes tell themselves.
This really happened one day in Therapy Park (the park I go to after therapy, naturally). I don’t know what the guy had in mind when he made this remark to me. Was it the worst pickup line in the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is three pages from the book I’m working on. Whole Italian governments have lasted for less time than it took me to draw that wreath.
All these quotes are taken from Keen of Philadelphia, Dr. Keen’s collected memoirs. In the back there’s a picture of a family reunion, with a thirty-four-year-old Walter holding a two-year-old Doctor Three. Adorable!
Chuck Close said this, which is one of the most helpful things I have ever heard anyone say about the creative life.
I didn’t realize before I started how much I would enjoy drawing Nervous Walter. It’s because of the biographer’s crush I have on him. It makes me want to brew him a cup of tea and listen attentively while he[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…