Tomorrow is Inspire
Your Heart with Art Day, and to celebrate, our teacher asked us to write
about an artist that inspires us. For me, that’s James Grasdal, the illustrator of the Chase Superman Duffy comics.
Right now, he’s working on CLOUD 9, the 10th book
in the series, but yesterday he was nice enough to answer a few questions for me about
how he got started as an artist, and some of the people that inspire his work.
When did you
start drawing?
I can’t remember when—from my earliest memories, I’ve always
been drawing. I was in Grade 8 or 9 when I realized I could make a career out
of it, and I’ve never looked back.
What artists
inspire you?
There are so many—that would be a very long list. But I’d
have to say: Charles Schultz, Mo Williams, and Ed Gory.
What is your
favourite artistic medium?
I like drawing cartoons more than anything. I love pens and
brushes—but I like to experiment. I’ll try anything new.
Who is your
favourite character to draw?
Chase, of course.
What is one thing
you can’t draw?
I can draw anything. That’s what I tell everyone starting
out. As long as you can break it up into shapes, you can draw anything.
What is your
favourite thing to draw?
Monsters and dinosaurs. (P.S. In TRANSPIRATION, the latest Chase book, James has drawn some AWESOME dinosaurs!)
What was your
first paid gig as an artist?
When I was in Grade 3, kids paid me to draw tattoos on their
arms with markers.
What advice would
you give to aspiring young artists?
Don’t ever stop drawing—and have fun!
Wow. Pretty cool, right? Do you have questions for James
Grasdal? Send them to my email at chase.superman.duffy@gmail.com or post a question in the
comments below. I KNOW James will be happy to answer.
Gotta
jet!
— Chase Superman Duffy
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