Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to All!

Just a hasty sketch from this morning. I haven't been drawing much lately, but hope to start again soon. 

So good cheer to friends and passers-by.

A birthday card, Geisha Kitty

Just a quick one for our oldest son Chumley. It is not of our present cat, but a cat we had before who lived to a decent age. She was particularly close to Chumley when he was growing up.

Sketches in a small sketchbook

I forgot my sketchbook one day when my wife, Bee and I were out. I usually sit somewhere and sketch because of mobility issues while she goes about her business.
So, Bee graciously went a store near where we were and bought me a small sketchbook four by five inches or so.
Here are a few sketches in the small book so far.

Dancing cat pen and wash sketch.

Bee's gone dragon boating so it was a bit slow around here this evening. I practiced my watercoloring again. This is a sketch of one of our cats, Bella as a dancer.

Sketch, pen and wash Balinese Cat.

My wife, Bee, and I are going to Brooklyn, NY to see my youngest son and his wife. So, because my mobility is quite limited I am taking my sketch book, pencils and pens. That way they can park me somewhere when they are sight seeing if I can't make it.
I was going to take my watercolor field box, but apparently Bee sent the bag that my paint was in to Goodwill.
I found a travel box at the art store on sale and in my price range that I think will be ok for sketching. It is a Raphael Watercolor Travel Box, seen here.
It doesn't have a burnt umber in it so I miss that a lot.
Anyway, here is a pen and wash sketch of Balinese cat trying out my new paints.
My scanner does funny things, but I think everyone can see it.

To Sketches from this week

I was looking at old videos of The Cure and it struck me that the singer, Rober Smith, looked like Edward Scissorhands. I looked it up and sure enough Tim Burton, 

the director, was a big fan of The Cure.
Here is a very quick sketch of the Edward Scissorhands and Robert Smith on notebook paper.
Just Quick cartoons, not meant to be totally accurate.
I am probably the last one to get the connection.

Also this week I learned pictures that people take of themselves with their cell phones to share on social media are called selfies. I was thinking that when I don't have anything in particular that I want to draw I could draw some of the selfie photos I see,. Only I would make all the ladies princesses and all the guys hideous. 

This is one of my nephews.

Last, here is a video of The Cure.

This is a card I did for one of Bee's nieces. She starts her internship soon. Her birthday is this week.

It is pen, colored with my computer. Using a digital tablet.

"55 Chevy?

This was just a slow cartoony one I did casually off and on yesterday and colored this morning. I think it's a 1955 Chevy.

I just thought I would add this one I did last week. I debated whether or not to publish it. I was looking at old pin ups and cartoons. I sketched this out and colored it.

What this rescue dog did in his prior life.

Hi, all. This was a pen drawing I did the other day while watching tv. I just now got around to coloring it.
It was done using a friend's dog's photo as a reference. This dog is a rescue dog and it appears to be a full breed Boston Terrier.

One for fun, Songs of Shady Sisters.

Well, nothing is going on around here and I have a creative block of some sort. I did this one the other night just for fun.