"In an age of the virtual, when the chosen means of expression for many artists is film, photograph, text, or even sound, the primacy of drawing may seem under threat. However, in many instances, drawing remains as crucial for artists who are at the forefront of innovation as it does for those who maintain a commitment to a more traditional language."This book is a celebration of drawing and of its enduring importance to artists of different generations, experience, and outlook. Each has developed a personal vocabulary to explore or express a set of ideas. At its best, 'good drawing' is about delivering exactly what needs to be done and no more. Contrary to the beliefs of some writers, there is no single form of good drawing any more than there is a single form of good writing, or good music. The challenge is to develop a means of expression that satisfies the need."--Sir Nicholas Serota, director of the Tate Gallery, from the forewordA celebration of drawing from some of the world's most renowned, respected, and acclaimed illustrators, including David Hockney, Ronald Searle, Quentin Blake, Peter Brookes, Gerald Scarfe, Roger Law, Peter Fluck, David Shrigley, and many more.

'Good Old Drawing' ( 'G.O.D.' ) celebrates and champions this most basic and yet fundamental artistic forms, too often neglected and disparaged in favor of flashier and controversial alternatives. The power of drawing is revealed in 'G.O.D.', with all its ability to enchant, bewitch, provoke, and entertain.