[MD] The Writer's Brush:

[MarshaV]

Oooo, look what I've found, sure sounds interesting, wonder if Mr. 
Pirsig paints?


http://www.amazon.com/Writers-Brush-Paintings-Drawings-Sculpture/dp/0922811768 



 From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. In this hefty volume, novelist Friedman takes a look 
at the artwork of more than 200 authors who found other avenues for 
expression in drawing, painting or sculpting. Aside from the familiar 
illustrations of Edward Gorey, Beatrix Potter and (to a lesser 
extent) Kurt Vonnegut, Friedman also unearths work from literary 
heavyweights past and present, including the Bronte sisters, Herman 
Hesse, Rudyard Kipling, Colleen McCullough, Vladamir Nabokov, John 
Updike and Jonathan Lethem. Each entry offers a short biography and 
passages from journals, letters or interviews illuminating the 
author's reasons for picking up pen or paint; according to Elizabeth 
Bishop, for instance, writers make a "frequent complaint that 
painting is more fun than writing." Examples of authors' art, one or 
two from each subject, are handsomely reproduced in vivid color 
alongside the text. Friedman also covers a long list of writers whose 
artworks couldn't be located or secured for publication, and essays 
by William H. Gass and Updike provide perspective. Sure to cover at 
least a few of any given lit fan's favorites, Friedman's volume 
provides hours of fascinating browsing, and makes a perfect coffee 
table book for the avid reader.



.
_____________

Shoot for the moon.  Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.........
.
.