Lynda! Barry! Two! Times!
My 2013 portrait of Lynda Barry has been my laptop screensaver for quite a while. She continues to blossom and thrive, and teaches creativity two-thirds of the way across the country from me. I would love to take that class. Some day I hope to.
This October 5th I will be an exhibitor and performer at Meet Your Literary Community, an event conducted by Jacob Friedman of the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing. Jake suggested that I do caricatures for charity, so I am warming up, and this ten-minute sketch of Ms. Barry, its photo source found via Internet search of “lynda barry 2019 headshot,” is today’s first try. It is Conté crayon on Stonehenge paper.
If you are unfamiliar with Lynda Barry and her work, I urge you to seek out her images and image-rich publications. There is also a fine Facebook group aptly named Lynda! Barry! Rocks! The group name inspired the title of this post.
One with Clay, Image and Text 
A great portrait, Gary! I am always jealous of your multitalents: artist, poet… I didn’t know who Lynda Barry is. Had to do a quick Internet search. Just seen two photos of her. You have really captured her appearance and soul in your work.
That’s so nice of you, Marta! I’m really glad you looked her up. She is an awesome storyteller with an imagination second to none.
I’m happy and proud to report that when I shared my post on the Facebook group Lynda! Barry! Rocks!, I got quite a positive response, with Likes, Loves, and a Wow. If you do Facebook, you might enjoy taking a peek at L!B!R! It is a lively group!