wagonized

James Baldwin

Third unfinished drawing of a writer this week. I am sensing a theme here.

Everyman

Killing time with Philip Roth at Penn Station while waiting for the train. I was eager to try that new Canson paper i bought today. I think this one will remain unfinished.

Jill

It started out with a pen, then i thought let's add color, then more pen. Then i remembered i had done a "butt view" of Jill earlier this summer.

"weißnichtmehrwann"

I had read an article on Günter Grass in the New Yorker recently and came upon his picture tonight, as i was fumbling for inspiration for a "night cap" kind of drawing. I got a little tired, and left it at that.

EDM challenge #85: a few stores

Went out for a draw this afternoon and decided to take my cues from Nina and Teri for the grid format!

"Forsaken, almost human..."

It is so easy to get lost in Flickr. I jump from one topic to another, until one catches my eye -- and the only way i can get out of it is by drawing it. That's what happened with this derelict armchair on Flickr a couple of evenings ago. There were blatant similarities between its shabby upholstery and my own state of mind that night, and putting it down on paper was, well, somewhat therapeutic.

EDM challenge #84: some bread

How unbearably bland. I struggled more with this miserable piece of bread than i did for any other EDM challenge i've done! Oh yeah by the way, it is bread.

Michel

Maybe i got all bummed out about going back to work today after such a long vacation (3 months, no less!!) but i felt like reconnecting with something personal, lest i should be swallowed by work again. So i drew one of my biggest inspirations, someone who i look up to with awe and humility: my stepfather. From a picture i took of him 3 years ago. Unlike my drawings of the gorillas (and the old Keith!), i deliberately did this one much faster -- so as to keep the strokes looser.

Gare Au Gorille

It looks as though the whole gorilla kick is taking obsessive proportions. I'm going to blame that on Mark. I recorded the drawing of this one with Gawker (which should appear under "My Videos" on the left hand side), so you can catch a glimpse of the process!!

A pugnacious primate

I couldn't help finding an irresistible resemblance with Keith Richards while i was drawing the gorilla. So i dug up this old drawing i did over a decade ago with a Bic pen. It took me a couple of evenings to draw it, and i remember going through a couple of pens too! There you have it, a primate with a skull ring. 8" x 6".