Finding Joy

Taylor Swift’s face is easier to sketch than Tom Cruise’s. Drawing both is equally thrilling

There’s something satisfying about the connection between mind, pen and paper, says the writer.

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Most faces are easy targets, like Taylor Swift, says the writer. Others pose real challenges.

Most faces, like Taylor Swift’s, are easy to caricature, says the writer. Others pose real challenges.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF LEE FOO HOE

Lee Foo Hoe

The blank paper lies before me, my pen poised above it. Which famous face will speak to me today, wanting to be drawn in my distinctive style?

Will it be Mona Lisa, her renowned mysterious gaze rendered merely bemused by my hands, as she chows down on pizza and holds a watermelon? 

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