Drawn in the dock: the story of UK courtroom illustration (2020)
In contrast, Julia Quenzler and Elizabeth Cook’s drawings, also pastel, are more static. “Julia chooses to focus on one or two of the key characters while the background fades out,” says Katie, “like she’s focusing on the key detail of a memory.” John Hewitt, an illustrator and senior lecturer in illustration with animation at Manchester School of Art, who did a PhD in the subject of courtroom sketches, says Julia and Elizabeth’s styles are equally fitting of the in-court atmosphere. “Courts are