JONATHAN FREYER

I remember that I was always drawing when I was a little kid. I knew by the time I was in the 2nd grade that I wanted to be an artist! A funny story from around that time: one day in class, my teacher told us that we could draw anything we wanted. Looking around the room for something to draw, I saw a train on some train tracks. I ended up drawing it in perspective even though I had no idea what I was doing at the time. The teacher kept the drawing all the way up until I graduated from 6th grade, showing her students from year to year. I also remember always being obsessed with staying in between the lines... I had some art instruction early on but I figured out that I wanted to learn on my own. There is nothing wrong with art teachers and art classes, but I wanted to learn and experiment on my own. I remember teachers saying "you are drawing too small" or "you are drawing like a coloring book." I didn't discount what they were saying but it reinforced the feeling of going ahead with..