The humorous Lynda Barry visited Tyler today to give a lecture to the students about what is an image and how she achieves her own unique style in her sketchbooks/story books, which were given out for free last week in the library. She said the first book she wrote took ten days, yet the second took about ten years. This was due to the fact that she wrote it using a paintbrush instead of typing on the computer, which offers a counter-intuitive approach and does not allow for a 'delete' button. A delete button can prevent an artist from finding a new idea the second time around if they erase it the first time. Ms. Barry's work looks like pages in a sketchbook, with the lines on loose-leaf paper showing through and her usage of transparent colors and lose figures that appear to be drawn with marker. Surprisingly, her images of her self prove to have a striking resemblance. She does not like working with expensive paper because she says it "scares her", so instead takes a different approach to the art of image making. Throughout the lecture, Ms. Barry incorporated many funny jokes that kept the audience in complete laughter. She was definitely one of the most energetic and entertaining speakers we have had all year. Of course, the only way for her to end would be to go out with a bang - which she definitely did as she proved she could sing without moving her lips.
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