Drawn Out delineates the landscapes of New York City and the American southwest, animating the limbs of his figures with the crowded frenzy of New York's grey canyon streets, while showcasing the wide plains and big sky of the desert in his black and white scrawls. Expressing the emotional insights of John Cheever through the crucified figures of Francis Bacon and the urban still-life of William Steig, Nace's lines weave together fear and joy into the cloth that lets the artist dress himself after being stripped bare by the daily events of being alive.
