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
Building An Idea – The Fabulous Mr. Igor
Lumbering, sniffly, and possibly smelly... it's Igor. Somehow, the figure alone on the page just wasn't enough; I had to make him fabulous! Thus the lines moving in different directions behind him. I imagined them flashing in day glow colours that were animated. Now that I imagine it again, I hear some tacky jingle playing … Continue reading Building An Idea – The Fabulous Mr. Igor
Building An Idea – Would you like fries with that?
Even though I haven't eaten anything from MacDonald's in nearly 10 years, I still get the occasional craving for it. I think I was craving a French fry when I drew this guy. Maybe I was just being a little lazy or feeling a lack of inspiration... Maybe the muse was speaking through me. Ya! … Continue reading Building An Idea – Would you like fries with that?
The New Renaissance Mindset 