▁artists ▁have ▁documented ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁Mar ines ▁in ▁the ▁field . ▁Like ▁his ▁prede cess ors , ▁S gt . ▁Batt les ' ▁art work ▁develop s ▁during ▁a ▁process ▁of ▁" bal ancing ▁a ▁tact ical ▁eye ▁as ▁a ▁Marine " ▁with ▁the ▁" art ist ' s ▁visual ▁eye " ▁and ▁also ▁not icing ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁light ▁is ▁b oun cing ▁off ▁the ▁body ▁arm or . ▁ ▁Batt les ' ▁deployment ▁to ▁Ira q ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁sh ar per ▁eye ▁for ▁what ▁can ▁be ▁port rayed ▁in ▁a ▁combat ▁zone . ▁ ▁" Go ▁to ▁war , ▁do ▁art " ▁is ▁the ▁mot to ▁of ▁a ▁Marine ▁combat ▁artist . ▁The ▁mission ▁is ▁to ▁capture ▁images ▁of ▁war ▁on ▁can v ases ▁and ▁sketch p ads . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 : ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Com bat ▁Cor respond ents ▁Association , ▁Mer it ▁Award , ▁First ▁Place ▁Com bat ▁Art . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁War ▁artist ▁ ▁American ▁official ▁war ▁artists ▁ ▁Michael ▁D . ▁F ay ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁San born , ▁James ▁K . ▁ ▁" H ero ics ▁illustrated , ▁com ic - book ▁style ," ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Times . ▁March ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Sk etch pad ▁War rior ▁blog ▁ ▁Category : American ▁war ▁artists ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Mar ines ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Tr uman ▁State ▁University