Kristopher Battles

He served as a computer operator, combat correspondent and chaplain's assistant.

[2] ... the Marine Corps' philosophy, and I think all good art, is that if you go and you see and you paint what you feel and you have seen and experienced, it's much more authentic.

And the philosophy of the Marine Corps and the combat art program is that it's much stronger expression if you go to a situation and you see it and you experience it.

[1] Since World War I, a long line of American servicemen-artists have produced artwork based on their experiences in combat.

[1] Battles' deployment to Iraq gave him a sharper eye for what can be portrayed in a combat zone.