Image ©2015 Jennifer Lankenau Illustration

I usually never know what a drawing is going to look like when I begin, and instead of being intimidated by a blank sheet of paper I just divide it into sections, thereby conquering my domain with bits of graphite, thinking to myself, "HA! Take that! You have no power here, Gandalf the Gray!"

Sometimes I even point an intimidating finger at the blank page while I say this. For dramatic effect.