Sarah Lane, Illustrator

by Sarah Lane
(Bainbridge Island, WA)

My drawings have personality

They feel spontaneous and full of movement. They are neither slick nor trendy; instead, they are a little rough and evoke a slightly different time or place. They are not flat--they provoke an emotional reaction.

I enjoy drawing animals and am able to capture their emotions.

When asked to illustrate a scene, I resist merely reflecting what the words have already said. Because I am a writer as well, I understand narrative pretty well, and so I try with my illustrations to augment the narrative, adding something that furthers the story.

I think this is the way a musical works too. Songs in a musical do not merely repeat what the spoken words have already conveyed. The songs add to the story and move it along.

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