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Gabriel García Márquez

Daniel Baxter April 5, 2024

I attempted some magical realism while depicting one of my daughter’s favorite authors. No doubt, this beloved Colombian belongs in the pantheon of Latin American writers. 

Tags Gabriel García Márquez, Colombia, Colombian, Shut America, Latin America, drawing, portrait, map drawing, author, writer, novelist
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Nathaniel Hawthorne

Daniel Baxter June 15, 2020

As we live through this modern-day pandemic, I’ve been reading a lot of nonfiction, but also finding escapism through classic literature. One particular story which was assigned way back in high school English class, Young Goodman Brown, has always stuck with me. Having recently reread it, this devilish tale still spooks the hell out of me. The author is the descendant of a judge who presided in the Salem Witch Trials. With that kind of family lineage, no wonder his writing is so vivid and haunting.

Signed prints of this portrait are are available here, in my Etsy shop! 

Tags Nathaniel Hawthorne, Scarlet Letter, writer, Salem, Massachusetts, portrait, map, drawing, Daniel Baxter, Young Goodman Brown, Seven Gables, author, topographic, Purtian
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John Steinbeck

Daniel Baxter May 25, 2020

Much of this author’s literary universe is set in the fertile lands around his hometown, Salinas, California. If he didn’t have the life experience which was shaped by this region, we would never have The Grapes of Wrath, or Of Mice and Men. 

Signed prints of my John Steinbeck portrait are available here!

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Tags John Steinbeck, California, Salinas, map, topographic, drawing, portrait, author, writer, novelist, Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath
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W.E.B. Dubois

Daniel Baxter April 22, 2020

Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, he’d grow up to become a founding father of the civil rights movement. W.E.B. Dubois


Signed prints of this portrait are available here! 

Tags WEB Dubois, civil rights, African American, scholar, socialist, black, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, map, drawing, portrait, Jim Crow, author, writer
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Zadie Smith

Daniel Baxter April 22, 2020

Here’s a portrait of noted author, Zadie Smith, who was born and raised in London. Her novel, White teeth, is my younger daughter’s favorite book.

Signed prints of this piece are available here!

Tags Zadie Smith, author, writer, beautiful, novelist, White Teeth, portrait, drawing, map, London
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Jack Kerouac

Daniel Baxter December 9, 2019

Born in Lowell Massachusetts, he was destined to go on the road. Jack Kerouac emerged from this New England town to become a poetic voice for the beat generation.

Prints of this piece are available here!

Tags Jack Kerouac, portrait, On the Road, Lowell, Massachusetts, writer, poet, author, Daniel Baxter, map
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Samuel Beckett

Daniel Baxter November 4, 2019

Here’s a portrait of renowned playwright, poet and writer, Samuel Beckett, born in Dublin, Ireland. This piece was drawn directly on a 1966 road map which my parents used to navigate this beautiful country. This is piece is inspired by a series called World Tour - in which I used pages from an old atlas as canvases - painting images relating to the place on each map.


Signed prints of this piece are available here!

Tags Samuel Beckett, portrait, playwright, poet, writer, drawing, Ireland, Irish, map, road map, emerald, green, Daniel baxter
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Georges Sand

Daniel Baxter August 30, 2019

On a recent visit to my local recycling center, I came across a mysterious book, Esoteric Astrology, which was published in 1912. It was filled with strange diagrams, as well as astrological charts of notable people. Here’s a portrait of French novelist, Georges Sand, drawn on her birth chart. More to come soon!

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Tags Georges Sand, novelist, writer, French, Daniel Baxter, drawing, portrait, ink, astrology, birth chart, horoscope
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Lord Tennyson

Daniel Baxter August 14, 2019

On a recent visit to my local recycling center, I came across a mysterious book called Esoteric Astrology, which was well over 100 years old. It was filled with strange diagrams, as well as astrological charts of notable people.  Here’s a portrait of the 19th Century poet laureate of England, Lord Tennyson

Please visit my Etsy shop to view more interesting portraits (signed prints are available)!

Tags Tennyson, poet, portrait, ink, astrology, birth chart, writer, Daniel Baxter
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Honoré de Balzac

Daniel Baxter August 13, 2019

On a recent visit to my local recycling center, I came across a mysterious book, Esoteric Astrology, which was dated 1912. It was filled with strange diagrams, as well as astrological charts of notable people.  Here’s a portrait of French novelist, Honoré de Balzac, drawn on his birth chart.

Please visit my Etsy shop to view more interesting portraits (signed prints are available)!


Tags Balzac, French, novelist, writer, Daniel Baxter, ink, drawing, astrology, chart
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Margaret Atwood

Daniel Baxter May 27, 2019

Spawned in the creative wellspring of Ontario waters, a literary current flowed down to southern daughters. Spreading into bible-belt tributaries, this handmaid’s tale bled into harsh realities. When fiction dilutes into fact, Margaret Atwood foresaw these repressive acts.

Signed prints of my Margaret Atwood portrait are available here!

Tags Margaret Atwood, writer, author, Canada, handmaid’s tale, map, literary, ink, drawing, Daniel Baxter
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Donna Tartt

Daniel Baxter November 12, 2017

Here's a portrait of one of my favorite authors, Donna Tartt. Born and raised in Mississippi, she went on to write three superb novels, The Secret History, The Little Friend, and The Goldfinch.

Signed prints of this piece are available here!

Tags Donna Tartt, map, Mississippi, novelist, writer, Daniel Baxter, drawing, portrait
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Howard Zinn

Daniel Baxter November 11, 2017

Here's a portrait of Howard WW 2 veteran, Howard Zinn, who went on to become a professor, historian, and activist. His pivotal book, A People's History of the United States, told the story of America from the perspective of the powerless, as opposed to those in power. Prints of this piece are available here!

Tags Howard Zinn, historian, USA, activist, writer, Daniel Baxter, portrait, drawing, pencil, atlas, map

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