In my Illustration 4 class, someone started the conversation about drawing from memory. My professor explained an exercise where he would have students draw the model in the classroom, walk outside into the hallway, and sketch the model's pose from memory, a practice we all seemed to be interested in. Then the conversation turned to things we had trouble drawing from memory and an appreciation for artists that could skillfully draw from their imagination. We all agreed that drawing from photo references is what we were comfortable with. And then someone said, "You know what, I wouldn't be able to draw without a picture? A horse!" The more I thought about it, the more I agreed and thought it would be interesting to have friends and family draw a picture of a horse from memory. I wanted to see if people would draw a frontal or full-body image, so the only instructions I gave explained what I wanted, like a simple line or color drawing of a horse. After collecting the pictures, I created a collage image of a 'horse.'
