Drake Gochenour

Drake Gochenour is an illustrator at the Kansas City Art Institute, Drake is living in Raytown, Missouri. Drake has had an incredible passion for art since the day he could walk. He developed his digital and traditional media during his time at KCAI where he effectively conveys ideas and concepts in illustrative format. Comics, Graphic Novels, as well as writing stories is where his interests lie, but more than that Drake wanted to make stories that connect to people while also entertaining them along the way.

His biggest inspiration is from other artists who have a profound effect on his work. Being an influence like “Patricia Polacco,” who wrote and Illustrated works like “Thank you, Mr. Falker.” Charlie Adlard who Illustrated “The Walking Dead,” graphic novels. And “Jeff Smith” who wrote and Illustrated “Bone.” He hopes to someday become a Graphic Novel Illustrator both writing and Illustrating his own stories to publish. Not only that but he would love to dabble in Game Design, Movie Storyboards, Freelance, and Illustrate for other authors. For the theme of his work he tells it as a coming of age story in a world where an individual or individuals is trying to find their place in it. Drake does graphic, cartoon, and realistic noir style of doing work. He hopes to make an everlasting impact in comics for young adults.