To the Moon!

'To the Moon!' Daily Drawing 563

A quick illustration I knocked out on Sunday morning while watching soccer. I vowed to get back to drawing more, but I often have that creative block of what to draw. As I started doodling, a rocket ship appeared on the page, and I decided to expand on it.

I painted myself into a corner on this one: having been out of practice in Procreate, I did everything on one layer - even the color drops - which left me no wiggle room to move elements or get crazy with shading. 

Where is the Sun?

The East Coast went from heatwaves to Fall in a blink of an eye. It’s been rainy, damp and cold and in Philly, we haven’t seen the sun since late last week. Reward for any sightings.

The Weekend at the College Didn’t Turn Out Like You Planned

I was never (ever) a Steely Dan fan, but I always thought this was a kickass lyric.
Also, I may or may not have had some bad ‘weekends at the college’.
(Song: ‘Reelin’ in the Years. Steely Dan, 1972)

Tools: Procreate App/iPad Pro
Photo via Unsplash

True Love Will Find You in the End

I was saddened to learn of the recent passing of Daniel Johnston, the prolific but troubled lo-fi singer-songwriter and artist from Austin, Texas. I first became aware of his music back in the 90’s (I knew a ton about the music industry back then, not so much anymore…). 

There was always something pure and sweet but also painful about his music. He’d struggled for years with mental health issues, but had a devoted following, including some big names like Kurt Cobain and Tom Waits. Later in life he dealt with health issues, but had a ‘farewell tour’ in 2017 with the guys from Wilco, Built to Spill, and Fugazi serving as his backing band.   

Johnson was prolific to the end, telling the New York Times, “I can’t stop writing. If I did stop, there could be nothing. Maybe everything would stop. So I won’t stop. I’ve got to keep it going.”

Fire on the Mountain

‘Fire on the Mountain’ | Daily Drawing 473.
Tools: @Procreateapp / iPad Pro / Apple Pencil

Photo by Eberhard Grossgasteiger (@eberhard_grossgasteiger) via @unsplash

Stay Wanderful

‘Stay Wanderful’ | Daily Drawing 471.
Commission piece for a friend. She wanted the only the type on a shirt and a pillow, I added the photo composition.

Prints and more available at Society6.
Tools: @Procreateapp / iPad Pro / Apple Pencil
Photo by Liam Simpson @liamsimpsn via @unsplash @madewithunsplash

Miami

‘Miami’ | Daily Drawing 460
Inspired by the stretch of ‘Miami-style’ tropical summer weather we’ve had in Philadelphia this past week. (It’s pouring rain out of nowhere as I write this.)
Tools: @Procreateapp / iPad Pro / Apple Pencil

Shut Up, Please

‘Shut Up, Please’ | Daily Drawing 459.
Nicely tag someone who needs to shut the fuck up.
Tools: @Procreateapp / iPad Pro / Apple Pencil

There's a Plane Going By and I'm Not On It

‘There’s a Plane Going By and I’m Not On It’| Daily Drawing #406
Wanderlust. Photo by @leiomclaren on @Unsplash

Practice Your Hustle

'Practice Your Hustle'| Daily Drawing #387.
Put in the work. Good things will happen.

Tools: iPad Pro / Apple Pencil / Procreate

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Demonic Yam

‘Demonic Yam’ | Daily Drawing #384
Psychedelic supergroup or...

Tools: iPad Pro / Apple Pencil / Procreate

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Super

‘Super’ | Daily Drawing #383
Experimental type in Procreate.

Tools: iPad Pro / Apple Pencil / Procreate

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Saturday

'Saturday' | Daily Drawing #382
In case you hit your head last night and didn't realize what day it was.
Tools: iPad Pro / Apple Pencil / 'Claire Grimond' brush in Procreate App
Photo by @elizabethlies via Unsplash

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