The intimacy she drew on came from her elder sister.
For inspiration she drew on the biblical story of Mary and Martha, two sisters, one who symbolizes devotion to worldly affairs and the other devotion to the sublime — life, you might say, and the afterlife.
She drew on a higher power: herself.
For her early books, she drew on her own life.
She drew on lingerie motifs with exposed corsets, and added insets of frothy gray tulle.
Lighting was another specialty, which she drew on in designing sets for opera houses throughout Europe.
Despite her repeated concealments and calculated deceptions concerning her past, she drew on her authority as a former intelligence agent.
She drew on interviews with her peers, asking them to explain why they were headed to Wall Street.
Well past ten o' clock, she drew on secret reserves of power for a madcap, slightly wild finish.
She drew on her upbringing and instinct, combining courtesy and firmness.
She drew on the support of Christopher Rodriguez, 30, her husband.
