Record-Breaking Artist Brings Unique Skill and Story To Eastland Mall
By: Alexandra Sutter WMBD/WYZZ
Updated: February 10, 2013
Robin Walker spends his days with a
pencil in hand, filling these white sheets with sketches.
But he said he wasn't born with the
skill. He discovered drawing after dying, then surviving, a car accident at the
age of 17. He explains, "I did die for 1:32. I was revived, and came out of a
coma ten days later."
He said he came back to life with an
artistic ability. One that he wouldn't find until he was put behind bars. He
said, "Yes, I had to serve a life sentence for a crime I did not commit. During
that period of seven years, I did get paroled after seven years because they
knew I did not do the crime, so in that respect I learned how to reproduce
photographs."
He first started drawing fellow
inmates and their families. Once set free, he traveled, sharing his work with the
world.
Now his top goal - to beat his own
world record, as the world's fastest portrait artist. He said, "I'm demonstrating
each day, every person's portrait is a world record, because I'm the first
artist to ever time it."
He said he aims to create a person's
identity on paper. He can create a detailed portrait in about ten minutes.
He's drawing faces, and drawing in
crowds. He said, "On Sundays, I'm trying to create a six hour world record."
A length of time that can yield more
than 40 pieces of art, and with each person he meets, Walker's not only sharing
his talent, but he's sharing his story.
Walker's current record is 38
portraits in six hours. You can catch a glimpse of his work at Eastland mall
for the next month.
