I started this series on April 1st, 2020 not knowing what the world would look like by the time they got published. Isolation is having all sorts of effects on my psyche. From mild despair to creative euphoria. I've begun dreaming about isolation in idyllic locations... well, idyllic in my fantasy at any rate. I … Continue reading Isolation Fantasy Blues
A Darkness Fell – The Hollow Ones #33
The night fell and it became so dark that even the music became covered by it. We know it's there but can hardly hear it. It floats behind the darkness. Our little figure has become the source of light within this darkness. Our behatted friend, Monteferro, perhaps a little too inebriated to know what is … Continue reading A Darkness Fell – The Hollow Ones #33
Monteferro’s Hat – The Hollow One’s #32
Now we know the name of the gentleman who wore the floppy top hat. Here, it sits perched on a lamp base, a bannister post, or some other ornament around his house. Out of context from its usual position atop his head, it retains its personality. Perhaps it is the hat that gives Monteferro his … Continue reading Monteferro’s Hat – The Hollow One’s #32
A Childlike Glee – The Hollow Ones #31
Maybe it's the lack of motivation due to the Covid-19 isolation, but I may be getting to a point where I need to let the hollow ones go for a while. This one followed a short meditation. I remembered the great walk I took yesterday where I saw little kids blissfully dancing in a part. … Continue reading A Childlike Glee – The Hollow Ones #31
Distorted Ozs #13 – Eat Your Heart Out
While barely recognizable as a robot, I chose to continue some features I've done earlier. Such as the open chest cavity and the visible heart. Only this time, the heart seems to be floating just out of reach of the teeth. The line from which it hangs is over the sharp teeth, not behind it. … Continue reading Distorted Ozs #13 – Eat Your Heart Out
Distorted Ozs #12 – A Little Heart
I came across this peculiar robot drawing. It had no face, no hat, and no obvious mobility. Even if all its mechanics were in the rib cage, there's little mechanical evidence that it could move its arms and legs. The joints don't seem right. Maybe it's magic. If it's magic, it could be a Tin … Continue reading Distorted Ozs #12 – A Little Heart
Distorted Ozs #11
Ok, so I'm going out on a limb for this interpretation of the Tin Man. In fact, I'm sure it has something to do with a recent documentary I watched on classic horror films. The monsters from outer space in the old B movies always seemed to have only one eye. Why not do the … Continue reading Distorted Ozs #11
Distorted Ozs #10
The paper was stained when I drew on it and I'm not sure how that might have changed the way I drew it. He's not quite as refined as I had first imagined and I wasn't happy with it at first. The graphite pencil added a little fun movement in its messy application. The axe … Continue reading Distorted Ozs #10
More Distorted Ozs & a confession
In a recent conversation with my drawing teacher, he again expressed that these characters are starting to take on lives, but will only live if I put them in a story. I argued that I wasn't interested to do so, but this last batch of drawings seem a little flat to me. Maybe, they are … Continue reading More Distorted Ozs & a confession
Once, When I Found This Cool Hat – The Hollow Ones #26
Funny how this floppy, dusty top hat floats around my imagination. Perhaps part of me is still stuck in the 1800s. With all the anxiety revolving around Covid 19 (This image drawn on March 16th, 2020), my mind must be looking for connections to make some sense of it all. The only conclusion I can … Continue reading Once, When I Found This Cool Hat – The Hollow Ones #26
The New Renaissance Mindset 