I came across an image of a puppy face that reminded me of the expression of curiosity I so often see on my puppy's face. It was a black and white drawing and my mind almost immediately imagined it done as a series of offset prints in the Pop Art style pioneered by Andy Warhol. … Continue reading Pup in Red – Music-book Doodles 2022
Pup in Pink – Music-book Doodles 2022
I came across an image of a puppy face that reminded me of the expression of curiosity I so often see on my puppy's face. It was a black and white drawing and my mind almost immediately imagined it done as a series of offset prints in the Pop Art style pioneered by Andy Warhol. … Continue reading Pup in Pink – Music-book Doodles 2022
Happy Tummy – Music-book Doodles 2022
A minimally abstracted bird has eaten a very fulfilling meal of fresh worms and parts its tummy in satisfaction. Drawn intentionally as an ideograph (dfn: A symbol that represents an idea or a thing, rather than the sounds of a word, is called an ideograph. A smiley face emoji is an ideograph that represents happiness. … Continue reading Happy Tummy – Music-book Doodles 2022
Taken Aback – Music-book Doodles 2022
I've drawn this one before differently... I feel I have a slew of portraits/faces I would like to redo in different styles... I don't recall getting as successful an expression in the first attempt. She appears intensely shocked at something. The messy blending technique I'm loving these days really works on the facial tones... it … Continue reading Taken Aback – Music-book Doodles 2022
The Derp – Music-book Doodles 2022
The title is entirely for my daughter, Sabine. In high school, they called everything and everyone who did anything and looked even remotely silly, derpy. She took great patience to try and explain the concept of derpiness to me and the best way I can explain my understanding is: it's kinda awkward, silly, nerdy, direct, … Continue reading The Derp – Music-book Doodles 2022
Trepidation – Music-book Doodles 2022
While my cats don't really make this face, I may have combined the more expressive eye-mouth combination from my puppy into the expression on this cat. The body posture however, is exactly how my cats react... If you have cats, you know: it's that moment you catch them while they have contorted themselves while cleaning … Continue reading Trepidation – Music-book Doodles 2022
Trumpet – Music-book Doodles 2022
There's a simple and deep joy in imagining how a child sees things. They might not yet understand the physical reality of weight, size, depth, or even colours, but they can express it visually. This is my goal in doing these child-like doodles... to capture the essence of the subject, as a child might see … Continue reading Trumpet – Music-book Doodles 2022
Puppy Love – Music-book Doodles 2022
Is this a simplistic illustration of a puppy, or is there more to this work? This is the sort of question artists tend to ask themselves... well, at least the artists I know. Recently, when I ask myself this self-doubt-filled question, I hear the an interview with a famous artists (I can't recall who) who … Continue reading Puppy Love – Music-book Doodles 2022
Looking Back – Music-book Doodles 2022
Again, the possibility of building up tones and highlights with the simple wax crayon amazes me. I wasn't sure I could get the figure to appear on the surface of the green shape, if I started with my outline and then filled in the colours... So, I lightly coloured in the green square-ish shape, then … Continue reading Looking Back – Music-book Doodles 2022
Lonesome – Music-book Doodles 2022
The design comes from something I believe I saw (and probably saved) on Pinterest, and I played with it a little: the colours and dimensions are more my own. I think they're. may also have been something else in the inspiration: another bird or some detailed scenery... I don't recall. I feel the hazy, indistinct … Continue reading Lonesome – Music-book Doodles 2022
The New Renaissance Mindset 