Artist's statement: "I created the above artwork in the same way I approach such drawings today. Using pencils that range in hardness from very soft to extremely hard, I'll build up layers of graphite and then use a workable spray fixative to "set" the drawing before moving to softer pencils.

Working on heavy illustration board with a moderately smooth surface, I'll start my drawing with the hardest pencils... which give light silvery grays. I'll work with the hard pencils until the drawing seems nearly finished in terms of blocking in forms and details. Only then do I move to a softer pencil, reworking areas and deepening the tones. In the final stage of the drawing I use the softest pencils, which give the deepest blacks. I then finish the work with a final coat of spray fix. My drawing was self published as a flyer in 1988 and distributed across Los Angeles. The image was combined with text describing the situation in Guatemala. A total of 5,000 flyers were distributed."