| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| « Jun | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | |||
For the most part, my sketchbooks are used for practice drawings. Rarely do I sit and just draw in one. But, as I peruse webcomic sites, one of my favorite features is their sketchbook drawings. I admire the work greatly.
I decided to sit down at a coffee shop and just make out a sketch. I opted for a drawing of Moxy but in a more realistic fashion. Hope you like it!
Moxy sketched out with a #2 Dixon Ticonderoga
Here’s a drawing done while sitting and waiting. Because sitting and waiting was my action, sitting and waiting is also the theme.
What I like about the Henna character is that, in her mind, waiting isn’t some arduous task but can be an opportunity to sit and think about good things.
Simply sketching her out made my wait more pleasant. The time flew by too.
A confession: I have never received a college degree. I have taken college courses on and off since high school (don’t ask how long ago) but spent most of that class time doodling. I value education but I also get distracted when there’s pen and paper in front of me.
Currently I am attending a branch of the local university (Dona Ana Community College). The course is a one credit class. I take this class to establish my studentship so that I may attempt to get an internship at MAD Magazine during the summer. This would be a dream come true. I love MAD Magazine… at least the pre-color, pre-advertising MAD. Regardless, I love what MAD stands for and I would find it an honor to be able to work with the wonderfully fantastic “Usual Gang of Idiots.” For the record, my favorites are Sergio Aragones and Mort Drucker.
So back to school. In the registration phases, I reminisced about those days long gone where I would doodle everything from sacks of sand to naked fat people (not as dissimilar as one might think) whilst the professor droned. I though I was all past that. Well, I found that I unconsciously doodle even to this day. The three images you see scattered in this article are a few examples.
I have found that my doodles do not necessarily take away from the learning process – actually I love to listen and draw. I draw Perk at Work and Attack Mimes with the accompaniment of podcasts galore.
Do I have a kid brain because I doodle? Nah. It’s something I do. To avoid it would take more energy than to not. And focusing on not doodling would distract from the learning process. I doodle. It’s part of who I am.
And, as I like to say, don’t fight it, just invite it. Maybe the doodles might bring some happiness to someone somewhere. There. Justification done.
The new issue of BURRITO Magazine hits the stands as soon as I get it from the printer.
This issue’s humor column “Dentally Challenged” features an illustration completed with brush and ink. I thought it would be fun to post a YouTube video about it.
Take a gander below:
