10/14/2025
We lost a legend yesterday. 😪 He was a master in the art of movie posters, many of which were airbrush and color pencil. He owned the movie poster market in the 80s and 90s easily. His work was inspiring to young portrait artists like myself. Rest easy, Mr. Struzan. 🥀🪦🪽
DREW WAS A FORCE OF NATURE.
Like a whirlwind, He could not be stopped nor tamed nor manipulated.
His power never waned.
The disease, this particular disease, took the wind out of him. He could no longer speak his language out loud. We respected the tenacity, his ability to hold on to the fire within that continued to rage. Daily he tended the flame reviewing the paintings of those he long admired. Van Gogh. Gauguin. Cézanne. The Impressionists who fought diligently against the status quo.
Those who asked the viewer to see things differently. To embrace the illusions of life … all the best parts fractured into meaningful bits of beauty. He looked through rose-colored glasses so he could impart to us a better version of life.
That’s what drew people to him. His kindness. His hope. His love of beautiful things.
It was our honor to nurture that glow.
Please take a moment to reflect on what he brought to you. Life should be full of love and beauty.
– The Struzan Family
