202 South Plum - Havana, Illinois 62644 - 309-370-0586	taken from Mount Carroll of Illinois
	Projects for 2009 Jerseyville of Illinois - completed Washington of Illinois -2 books Illinois Scenic Byways Recipe Books National Road Scenic Byway - ...now available Illinois River Road Byway - ...available at the end of September '09 Illinois Lincoln Road - to begin in November Historic Route 66 - to begin in October Great River Road - to begin in the spring of '10 Whiteside County Barn Tour #2 - completed Mount Carroll of Illinois - Booksigning at the Mount Carroll Public Library 3-6 pm on Saturday, November 14th	About the Artist I started to draw professionally in the spring of 1982. As a self-taught artist, I developed my skills by reading books about drawing and studying pen and ink drawings through books and magazines. In my youth, I worked with my father during the summers building houses, so I was naturally attracted to architecture. Because of my knowledge of home construction, I am amazed by the skill and craftsmanship of early carpenters. All of my brothers entered in the trades. I was the lone brother that took more interest in the visual element of home construction over the physical labor of building. Growing up in Fulton, Illinois, I used to watch my father, with pencil in hand, lay out his plans for his spring projects. That is when my love of drawing began. I remember designing my own "future home" and showing it to my father. He would look it over carefully, point out what was good and what would not work. He would even laugh at a strangely designed roof or room and inform me of its impracticality. My father died when I was seventeen. He never knew that I was laying the groundwork for a career in drawing. A career that would have me, at this point in time, create over 9,000 drawings of Illinois architecture. He will never know that I have published over 40 books of community architecture throughout Illinois. He will never know that for 12 years I published a magazine, The Illinois Review. One day I learned that Frank Lloyd Wright had penned over 20,000 original drawings. I set that as my goal. I have followed the work of a Southern Illinois artist, Roscoe Misselhorn. Early in my career, his work inspired me to move forward. He was drawing well into his 90s when he died. So, if I live as long, I have a chance to reach the 20,000 plateau. I love the act of discovery while driving though a community to see what it has to offer. I hardly ever leave without finding interesting architecture. I look at neighborhoods as my museum. I am never disappointed and always find something somewhere to compare to other communities. I seek the unusual.      - David Alan Badger
	David Alan Badger An Illinois Artist of Historic Architecture Send email to: dabadger@casscomm.com david@davidalanbadger.com	Cahokia Courthouse taken from Illinois County Courthouses
	PROJECTS OF 2006-2008 Monmouth of Illinois 2006 Recipes of Illinois Wineries & Bed and Breakfasts-2006 Versailles of Illinois-2006 Prairie Hill Winery - Oakford of Illinois -2007 Monmouth College of Illinois -2007 Ashland of Illinois - 2007 Havana Fire Department Firefighters - 2007 Sterling Book Two-2007 Dillon Home Museum of Sterling, Illinois Rock Falls of Illinois-2007 Whiteside County Barns Grain Elevators and Art - 2008 Great Rivers Scenic Byways Recipe Project - 2008 Mansion on the Prairie - 2008 Hancock County Courthouse Hancock County of Illinois - 2008 Wrigleyville - Baseball, Art, and Life - 2008 St. Barnabas Episcopal Church of Havana, Illinois - A Book of Recipes - 2008	Once my Pen and Ink Drawings are completed, a variety of fun products can be created. Here is my Christmas Ornament. It retails for $8.00 with a minimun of a 6 ornament purchase.