I have a thing for people who aren't primarily artists but those who happen to be good at art.
It's the element of surprise, I suppose. But it's also knowing that all this time they have been observing the world through the eyes of an artist. What I mean by this is that, I think those who produce art have an acute attention to the detail of the everyday life that I may not always notice. Maybe I'm overthinking it, but what is entirely true is that I still have a fascination for those who create art.
Jimmy Kimmel was already my favourite show-host for his friendly neighbourly demeanour, but now I love him even more for his drawing skills.
“When I was a kid, I wanted to be an artist,” he explains. “I’d stay up late, drawing for hours, watching Carson and Letterman on the small black-and-white TV I commandeered from out kitchen. Eventually, I became more interested in the television.” He didn’t go to art school, but he did recently put pencil to paper to illustrate some very particular personal details — what his final meal would be, what he does when “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is being broadcast — for T’s new Illustrated Interview.
