Drawing Without an Eraser

About the Book

What does it take to become a great artist? Is it simply a matter of unlocking our innate talent, or is it something developed through training and experience? What obstacles must you overcome, especially if you are a woman in a male dominated art world? This novel explores those questions through the story of a woman who grew up in rural Texas during the Great Depression. Although suffering the trauma of poverty, childhood abuse, and marriage to an unfaithful and domineering husband, she dedicates her life to becoming an artist. But that road is far from easy. Ultimately it will mean leaving her family and her home in Texas and venturing on a journey filled with many obstacles to overcome. This novel, told by the owner of a prestigious New York art gallery, will follow the life of this courageous woman in her quest to reach greatness as an artist and overcome her past.

About the Author

Guy McLain is the former Director of the Wood Museum of Springfield History in Springfield, Massachusetts, and an historian specializing in the art and cultural history of New England. During his tenure he was instrumental in guiding the museum through the construction of a new building and acquiring a variety of important artifacts for the museum. He also curated more than two dozen exhibitions related to the history of New England. He is the author of The Pioneer Valley: a Pictorial History, the story of Western Massachusetts from the Puritans to the present day. Although his published work to date has been in the field of history he has now branched into fiction with his first novel, inspired by his work in the field of art and his experience as a museum director.