wagonized

"Maxi"

At the end of the school year last June, I took some pictures of students (I like showing my Seniors pictures of them when they were Freshmen) with the intention of drawing some of them.  I originally thought I would do this in pencil, but the urge to toy with the Pigma Micron 01 (and Pigma Micron 1) took over.  As you can see, foreheads don't happen easily.   

Pigmas & Patton

Can I even admit that I intended to draw Patton Oswalt (whom I love) here?  I had wanted to draw him with a pencil but tried with my current favorite pen: the Pigma Micron 01.  I added some Pigma Micron 1 toward the end.   

TVS

Stonie.  Stonehenge.  Stones.  Van Stone.  V-Stone.  V.  TV.  Ston-er.  Mr.  Van Stone, even. I did a quick sketch of my husband Tom as he was watching The Daily Show last night.  I had cleaned up my school bags and had a red folder lying around -- which might be the best way to relieve the pressure of tackling a drawing -- doing it on any paper you can lay your hands on.  

Unmerciful

I don't know.  I sat there for a couple of hours with a mirror on my lap trying not to lie, trying not to omit a wrinkle, not smiling.  I didn't have the stamina to finish my hair.  Pigma Micron 01 and a touch of white pencil in recycled sketchbook.  

Tom's mug

We are watching a Costa-Gavras movie and I can't keep my eyes on it.  I am finishing this drawing of Tom's coffee mug which I had started late last night.  I had a scrap of craft paper and a Pigma Micron 01 which I don't use as often as I should.  I really love the strokes of the thin Pigma.  And tonight I did something that I had never tried before -- I added touches of pastel white.   

Ride On Baby

Nora's wheels.  She either pushes the colorful ride or the stroller with Tigger in it.  Pilot pen and colored pencils in Moleskine.  Here's a version of Ride On Baby by Chris Farlowe.

Understanding by Design

I was asked to do a little drawing to illustrate a presentation for my school.  The idea was to show students "reaching" understanding once they've acquired knowledge -- insisting on the "journey" itself which can be arduous.   I started with a Sharpie marker on Bristol paper and added color in Photoshop after I scanned it.   

Acetaminophen

I guess I could have cross-hatched this thing a little less.  It's the latest entry in the Babylogue that I keep for Nora.  I made an attempt at photoshopping the gutter of the Moleskine out.  It feels a little empty sitting here on the page.  Pilot pen and colored pencils.

Doggone it.

I am mailing a package for friends in France today but wanted to draw something on it before heading to the post office.  Found a dog profile on Flickr and boom.  Sharpie fine point permanent marker on craft paper.  Hopefully it didn't bleed through too much.

Marcel

How can I justify drawing something like this?  I saw a picture of (let me check his name and spell it correctly) Joe Manganiello in a magazine and thought this would be a good exercise in rendering muscle/anatomy/volume.  It turned out to be more tedious than I thought, and I only relaxed toward the end.  No fun.  HB pencil on Canson paper.