This is for the parents out there. How many times have you heard yourself repeat a saying from your parents? The one that comes to mind when looking at this odd drawing is "we look with our eyes, not our fingers". Well, what if you had eyes on your fingers? What would you say then? … Continue reading Building An Idea – Admonishing The Child
Building An Idea – The Marvelous Breadfish???
Google the marvellous bread fish and you will see they don't look anything like this cartoonish version of the lamprey eel. However, the song rings through my imagination when I look at this drawing. I'm not sure where I got it from, nor what I intended with this "imaginary thing", but, well, here you have … Continue reading Building An Idea – The Marvelous Breadfish???
Building An Idea – The Famished Teen
I picked up my kid at school today and as usual her first question was "what's for supper?" Today it was accompanied with "I'm starving!" She then proceeded to devour a 'snack' that I was sure would ruin her appetite for supper, but she swore it wouldn't. While, this story isn't the inspiration for this … Continue reading Building An Idea – The Famished Teen
Building An Idea – Very Tense
Following yesterday's addition to this process about anxiety, this none seems to follow nicely. It's all about mood. The face is filled with tension and the body is stiff with it. Again, I'm sure I've seen some version of this image somewhere, so I can't claim originality. However, there may be some part that is … Continue reading Building An Idea – Very Tense
Building An Idea – Deep Anxiety
This one feels like an internalized scream. The intensity of the anxiety is almost humorous. Perhaps it's the widened bloodshot eye. It's all about the feeling. Cartoonish? Of course, that's the style I enjoy using to express emotions. More to come...
Building An Idea – Thoroughly Contented
I'm fairly confident I stole this idea from somewhere, if not blatantly copied it. I distinctly remember really loving the twiggy hair on its head. There's something remarkably content about this guy. I get great joy from it and I hope you do too. I can imagine it making all sorts of snorts ands grunts, … Continue reading Building An Idea – Thoroughly Contented
Building An Idea – Pomegranate of sorts…
All the success of this one is due to alcohol! Ok, alcohol ink markers, to be precise. The outlines were done with my sharpie and didn't feel right. I started adding layers of colour with the markers and then the long shadow it made on the table. I'm quite pleased with this one, but also … Continue reading Building An Idea – Pomegranate of sorts…
Building An Idea – Singing In The Shower
I've seen loads of similar faces in this style, but I really don't recall where. The teacher called it cubist, but I think it's from some lowbrow or pop art collection, possibly even some underground comic book art. Is the figure singing, taking a shower with its mouth open, or spitting wildly? Who knows? I … Continue reading Building An Idea – Singing In The Shower
Building An Idea – Real or Imagined?
I feel that I keep seeing photos of this "hotel" built between cliffs on my Instagram feed. Of course, when I look for it, I can't find it. frankly, I not sure I want to know if it's real or not. The thought that someone might have build such a place fascinates me to no … Continue reading Building An Idea – Real or Imagined?
Building An Idea – The Lurking Fear
Ok, so I completely stole this from the cover of an H.P. Lovecraft paperback. The creepy character is actually referred to in the book as "the lurking fear". I'm not jazzed about drawing with a 2b pencil, but maybe it's more because of the paper colour. There's far less contrast on blue paper. I'm not … Continue reading Building An Idea – The Lurking Fear
The New Renaissance Mindset 