of Notorious RBG in Song,'' performed by vocalist Patrice Michaels and pianist Kuang-Hao Huang. The CD was released by Cedille Records 8 June 2018. Style and technique Bachtell took only one life drawing class and avoided art classes in order to develop a natural style. He thought the art classes were strict, pompous, would make him obsessed with technique and weren't fun. He developed his own style through experimentation and observation. Through his unorthodox methods, he learnt and discovered a lot by accident, using his ignorance to experiment with tools. When he first started coloring he would create masks out of contact paper and used anything to create color such as using deodorant to draw clouds. He had no knowledge of brush types, techniques and materials and would buy interesting brushes to experiment with them. He primarily works in black and white, however, he has also done color works outside of the New Yorker. In his current process, he superimposes different heads over others on paper and will draw a variety of caricatures in order to achieve the type of caricature he is looking for and remain adaptable. His style is said to be "fluid, spontaneous". Personal life Bachtell met Chicago writer and music critic Andrew Patner in 1989; their relationship lasted until Patner's death in 2015. Tom is currently an active chamber pianist and teaches and performs swing dancing, mainly the Lindy and Balboa. Honors In 2016, Bachtell was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. References External links See also 18th Lambda Literary Awards Andrew Patner American illustrators American caricaturists American gay artists Living people 1957 births