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Ray Bustos will describe themselves as a husband, a father, an educator, and a sometimes artist. And I'm putting that in air quotes.

If you were to ask his nine-year-old daughter what Ray does,

she would simply say that he colors.

I would describe him as a man who has found his life's work, dedicated himself to

it, and absolutely excels at it. He is an expert draftsman. He knows his anatomy inside and out. Ray is also an absolute joy to talk to.

His enthusiasm and gratitude for even the smallest moments of his life are boundless.

Ray teaches anatomy at the Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles Academy of Figured

Art, and online at the C.G. Master Academy and New Masters Academy.

In this episode, we talk about the frustrations of learning,

of being an absolute beginner,

whether it's in the context of learning a new language

or learning how to draw.

We also talk about another anatomy legend, Bern Hogarth, who both

of us studied with and what it was like for Ray when he was chosen to fill Hogarth's shoes

as the anatomy instructor at the Arts Center College of Design.

Ray shares stories of his hero, his father, and how the gifts his father gave him continue to

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