he got his start in this unique line of work while still in graduate school. someone called a said we need an artist. is there anyone willing to go to a courtroom and draw? and i jumped at it because i needed to support my family. reporter: and it stuck as he fell in love with being not just an artist but a journalist, seeing the news worthy moments in each case and then sketch under fierce deadlines. you can do one of these in an hour or two? oh, less if need be. reporter: less? sometimes it s literally a few minutes. reporter: from celebrities who have gone to court like chris brown and roger clemons to the historic case of bush vs. gore. some people say you have a photographic memory. i do not. that moment sears itself briefly and i sketch as quickly as i can. reporter: the use of a courtroom sketch artist might seem like an old-fashioned notion, but these artists have a bright future ahead of them. allow cameras in federal courts in the u.s. supreou
The 4th annual event, which benefits the Trey Lindsey Scholarship Fund at the University of Tennessee at Martin, featured Clemens as the special guest.