'Be My Fucking Valentine' | Daily Drawing #83
Tools: Zig Brushables Memory System Dual Tip, traced and scanned, vector lines in Illustrator.
Eat Pizza, Make Love
'Eat Pizza, Make Love' | Daily Drawing #82
An early Valentine's Day graphic (and a suggestion for the folks on the East coast getting hit with Winter Storm number 11 tonight).
Creativity Takes Courage
'Creativity Takes Courage' | Daily Drawing #81
Pencil on tracing paper with fake chalkboard effect created in Photoshop.
All You Need is Cash
'All You Need is Cash' | Daily Drawing #80
Something Small. Every Day.
'Something Small. Every Day.' | Daily Drawing #79
Inspired by a recent post on Medium by writer/artist Austin Kleon. In the post he talks about breaking your work down into days, to do the work every single day, and not 'break the chain'.
I began doing these daily drawings sometime last year, and admitedly, I was not posting every day. There was always something else to take care of, something else that needed my attention or that I deemed 'more important'. I was not focusing on the days, not focusing on how the small things are part of something larger – the body of work.
Some days it's crap, some days it's pure gold. In the long run, the only way to make more 'gold' is to keep posting the crap.
Keep going.
One day at a time.
Tools: Pentel Arts Pocket Brush Pen, Moleskine Classic Notebook
Snowmageddon!
'Snowmageddon!' | Daily Drawing #78
The East Coast of the US has been getting hit with some pretty awful Winter weather this month. We've had 2 snowstorms in as many weeks and an ice storm last night, which caused widespread power outages from downed wires. It's been one storm after another and we're all starting to feel like we're under siege.
To add to the anxiety, someone posted a weather map last week of a computer model showing a predicted snowfall that would arrive this weekend bringing a snowfall measured in FEET (not inches). Needless to say the image went viral and the snow-weary folks in this area freaked the hell out.
As of now, it looks as though there won't be a monster storm, but the forecast still predicts snow, with more storms on the way next week.
Gas up the Jeep, we're heading to Florida.
Tools: Pentel Arts Pocket Brush Pen
Photo: My backyard after the latest storm. At least the view is nice.
Why Not You?
'Why Not You?' | Daily Drawing #77
The words of encouragement offered to Seattle Seahawks' QB Russell Wilson by his late father when Russell was younger.
If You Don't Act, The Danger Becomes Stronger
'If You Don't Act, The Danger Becomes Stronger' | Daily Drawing #76
A quote from Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
I'll Break You in Half! (Like a Boy)
'I'll Break You in Half! (Like a Boy)' | Daily Drawing #75
I generally keep my political opinions to myself, but this threatening quote from angry Staten Island Congressman Michael Grimm was so over the top I couldn't resist. Grimm, who was being interviewed after the State of the Union address, didn't quite like the reporter's line of questioning and threatened to 'break him in half'.
Suck It Up, Buttercup!
'Suck It Up, Buttercup!' | Daily Drawing #74
I had a rough day yesterday and caught myself saying this phrase.
Boom, a drawing is born.
Tools:
Linework: Papermate Point Guard Flair Medium Point Pen
Brush Lettering: Kuretake Zig Brushables Brush Marker
Go Your Own Way
'Go Your Own Way' | Daily Drawing #73
Stock photo via Unplash
Save Me!
'Save Me!' | Daily Drawing #72
Nature Never Hurries
'Nature Never Hurries' | Daily Drawing #71.
A quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Nature never hurries. Atom by atom, little by little she achieves her work."
Stock photo via New Old Stock. Royalty-free vintage stock photography free of known copyright restrictions.
What I'm Listening To: Tycho - Montana
Live visuals from Montana, the second single from Tycho's Awake LP, out 3/18/14. Pre-order full album here: http://shop.iso50.com/collections/awake See http://tychomusic.com for tour info
I love Tycho's music. Tycho, along with artists like Boards of Canada, Ulrich Schnauss, Hammock, Kiln, A Shoreline Dream make up my daily playlist when I'm working. Not too 'sleepy', not too distracting. Just...right.
Here's a link to my some of my favorites in my Spotify playlist: Chillout Research Lab
Drama Llama
'Drama Llama' | Daily Drawing #70
The Time is Always Right To Do the Right Thing
'The Time is Always Right To Do The Right Thing' | Daily Drawing #69.
A quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tools: Kuretake brush marker.
Just Breathe
'Just Breathe' | Daily Drawing #68.
Stock photo via Unplash.
New York City (1978)
'New York City (1978)' | Daily Drawing #67.
I found this old photo of New York City (from 1978 or later, based on that Mustang waiting at the light).
Tools: Kuretake Zig Brushables Marker, scanned and traced in Illustrator.
Hipster Doofus
'Hipster Doofus' | Daily Drawing #66.
Anyone who love Seinfeld will get this one.
Missed yesterday's illustration, was busy setting up the new site on Squarespace. Had some issues with importing the old posts, but otherwise a pretty smooth experience. The platform is excellent for people who don't want to spend all their time 'under the hood' and would rather get shit done!
Tools: Flair Pen and Sharpie on Vellum.
Road Trip!
'Road Trip!' | Daily Drawing #65.
Tools: Kuretake Zig Brushables Brush Marker, traced in Illustrator. Stock photo via Unplash.