wagonized

For Hailey

Today is my student Hailey's birthday.  I drew her a piece of a street in Strasbourg, France, where I used to live.  Pigma Micron 05 on Canson paper.

 

A few legs missing

Cameron, Preeti and Matt -- and some legs missing -- during the HSPA testing this week.  

 

Riley

It's the HSPAs at my school and that's always a good time to doodle -- especially when students have finished working and they're drifting into slumber at their table.  They move less, which gives me a few more seconds to try to capture their pose, their below-the-butt jeans, their hoods...  the full high school regalia.  Case in point: Riley, Sophomore student -- doodled in record time.  Pigma Micron 08 in sketchbook with a dash of Photoshop for color.

 

Mise en abyme

As we were having a little drawing session with my daughter (i.e. she grabs a Crayola marker and tells me to grab one too, and we proceed to doodle on the same piece of paper), I decided to secede and draw on my own sketchpad.  Crayola markers on "White Drawing Pad".  From left to right: Ikea chairs, Nora's little kitchen, "her" door, and "Papa's" door.  

 

Supplies in B226

I didn't even have my Pilot pen with me when I went to the comp and design room today, but there is never a shortage of supplies there.  Blue bic pen on discarded piece of cardboard.

 

Doc

And now, Tom's boot(s) -- not the overdone version that I hated and had to redo.  Pilot VBall in sketchbook.

 

Feets!

After a pretty uninspiring week (I didn't draw anything worth of crap), I sit on the couch and draw my husband's feet -- and some stuff lying on the table.  Pilot VBall in sketchbook.

 

Kadee

I have these flats in a couple of colors, and tomorrow I am shipping a pair to my cousin in France.  Unfortunately, the package was bigger than my scanner so it got a little blurry.  This is really an attempt at an homage to the ever-amazing Andrea Joseph.  

Andrea, your comment on Facebook the other day validated my life.  Just wanted you to know that.  

Pigma Micron 01 on Staples package.

 

Eyelashes

The last batch of quizzes I gave my Freshmen students was on hot pink Xerox paper.  When I was finished grading them, I thought I would use the back of one (as I had done in the past) to draw a little something.  I love drawing animals.  Their features are a relief from those of the human face.  Pigma Micron 05 on the back of Jaedyn's paper.  

Not only did Jaedyn get a perfect grade on his quiz, he's also getting a giraffe -- complimentary of his French teacher.

 

Oh la vache

I've always wanted to draw cows in plein air.  One day.  It's on my bucket list.  Right now I'll just practice from photographs.

Pilot pen in sketchbook.