It is published in conjunction with the opening of the University of Hawaii's first museum, the John Young Museum of Art. Nothing escaped his eye. For the book, Young's daughter Deborah, Yim and the trustees selected sketches from over 50 sketchbooks Young used during his travels. The sketches include an elderly couple waiting at a Paris bus stop. In his sketchbooks, he used the technique of gesture drawing to capture the essence and emotion of what he saw.
Gesture drawing is the use of quick strokes of lines to capture movement or a moment in time.
Proceeds will benefit the John Young Foundation and will help fund scholarships at UH and Chaminade. Ka Leo O Hawai'i . All rights reserved.