kiddos

my mom is a teacher and asked me to draw her grandkids (my two and my sister's one [for now]) for project she's doing at school... i was mostly satisfied with the quick ones i did for her, but i felt compelled to give it another try in the sketchbook. here they are in all their glory...

Illustration Friday: Legendary

1982 National Championship
3.5"x4" Ink on Paper

Plate 7

picked up "an atlas of animal anatomy for artists" this morning... i think it's awesome how every animal skull appears to be smiling, yet with all their skin and hair animals very rarely appear to be smiling. my dog jack looks like he's smiling every once in a while but really his lip is just stuck to his teeth... he has a dry sense of humor anyway.

*oh, and the drawing was done with a pentel brush tip pen... it takes some getting use to but you can use a damp brush over top to get that washy look.

got to. this is america man....

you have my attention detective....

unfinished jimmy mcnulty sketchbook page... best. show. ever.

stay classy...

i teach a drawing class on tuesday nights and like to take five minutes each class to draw what they're drawing... it usually provides me some insight that i can share. it's also fun to draw with pen because of the amount of thought that has to go in before each stroke... an errant mark can really f*ck your whole game up. you can see the student in the far right of the top drawing got out of hand and turned into kenny powers... happy accidents.

rising moon...

i buy a spring beer and what happens? snow. and plenty of it. regardless of the flurries, it's a solid seasonal ale from people who make good beer. really nice flavor, handsome packaging, etc... so when the weather does turn for good, i'd recommend picking some up. or drink it now while watching the snow accumulate. whatever, it's beer.