Presidential Portrait Practice.

It's been a while since I have drawn faces. How about two of the most recognized faces in the US today?

November 6th is fast approaching. Don't forget to vote on Tuesday!

Song:

Sister Suffragette - Mary Poppins


And, this one's been stuck in my head for a month, but it's NSFW (due to language). Watch it on YouTube.
Won't F Us Over - The Hood Internet ft. Annie Hart & BBU

Beaver Eating Mac & Cheese.

Fun sketch inspired by a video game. Look how happy he is!

Song: 

Tables & Chairs - Andrew Bird

Meet Charlemagne. He enjoys writing.

This is a sketch I did of an Octopus who likes to send letters. He never runs out of ink.

Song:

Paul McCartney - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter

Dirty Birdy.

Just a drawing of an ostrich in need of a bath.

Song:

Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen

New Font Work!

New font work!

Based on Outkast's parody of Fiddler on the Roof.

Song:

Good Day, Good Sir - Outkast (NSFW Language)

Hourly Comic, 2012.

Wednesday I participated in the Hourly Comic drawing. Inspired by John Campbell of Pictures For Sad Children, the hourly comic consists of one comic (panel) for every hour you're awake; a visual diary. Here's last year's comic. It's funny to see how they are similar, and I wonder how they'll change next year. (Right click to view larger image in a new tab.)

Songs:


Pressed In a Book - The Shins

Super Suffrage Friends.

Here's my tribute to Frederick Douglass & Susan B. Anthony, two civil rights heroes who both lived in Rochester, NY. They worked towards equal voting rights for African Americans and women in the 1800s.

Song:

Heroes - David Bowie

A Parliament of Owls, Part 3: The Owl Song.

A little while ago, I drew an owl everyday for a month. Then I made a song about them.



Song (Tune of):

Hungarian Dance No. 5 - Brahms

Anxious Aardvark.

Song:

Sticky Bees - Wax Fingers (Listen on Bandcamp)

Pencil Sketches in Wicker Park.

On one of the last unseasonably warm days of the season, I headed down to Wicker Park in Chicago, and here is what I drew.

Wicker Park is adjacent to Bucktown, named for the goats that were raised there years ago. Hence, the fountain.

Songs:

Walk in the Park - Beach House

Natalie and Effie In the Park - of Montreal

Microns, Where have You Been All My Life?

Here are some sketches drawn while in various forms of transit around the Chicago area. All drawn with Micron pens, which are pretty fantastic fade-less fine point pens.

Songs: 

I've Been Everywhere - Johnny Cash

Airmail Special - Ella Fitzgerald

Another Travelin' Song - Bright Eyes (NSFW Language)

Lamp Font.

Songs:

Window Shopping - Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

Shopping Spree - Orgone (Listen on Last.fm.)

Round.

Here's my sketch for this week's Illustration Friday topic, "Round."

Song:

'Round About Midnight - Thelonious Monk

You Probably Think This Drawing's About You.

Here's my sketch for this week's Illustration Friday topic: "Vanity."

Song: 

You're So Vain - Carly Simon

Meet My Alter Ego, DIY Girl.

Song:

Waitin' For Superman - Iron & Wine

The Altercation.

I drew a comic in which I become involved in a disagreement with an anthropomorphic printer. (Click image to zoom.)

Song:

Fight Test - The Flaming Lips

A Parliament of Owls, Part 2.

I'm still drawing an owl a day. This project will last for a month, and then I will focus on illustrating another subject. Here's me drawing Owl #21, an eagle owl.



These are some of my recent favorites, but you can see all of the drawings on my Tumblr.

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 #13

 #14

 #15

 #22

 #24: Barred of Avon.

Song:

Everyday - Buddy Holly

Parliament of Owls. Vote for your favorite!

I've been drawing an owl a day for a little over a week. I've been using different styles; sometimes they are realistic, sometimes they are goofy. The realistic ones are my favorites. I'm now posting them as I draw them each day on my Tumblr.

Vote for your favorite! Is there any kind of owl you'd like to see?

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Songs:

Songbird - Fleetwood Mac


And Your Bird Can Sing - The Beatles


One Last "Whoo-hoo!" For The Pullman - Sufjan Stevens

Font Salad.

Yesterday I attended an illustration event called Drink & Draw Chicago. I drew this font salad, full of lettuce letters (and colored the background afterwards).

Songs:

Vega-Tables - Brian Wilson

Tables & Chairs - Andrew Bird

Watercolor Pencils.

I bought a new set of watercolor pencils & a watercolor sketchpad this week. You can use them in a number of ways. Drawing with the pencils as you normally would, dipping the pencil in water, washing over the paper before drawing, or washing and blending with a brush after drawing. I've discovered the last way is the easiest to work with. Here are a couple sketches (by request).

Squid Eating an Apple.

Elephants & Acacia Trees.

Song:

Cue The Elephants - Bishop Allen