A Balmy Weekend Ahead?

Time for an umbrella drink! It's only 10 below!

We're so used to scary cold, that bleepin' cold doesn't seem so bad. Actually our day time highs will reach zero or maybe even a titch above (F).

That shadowy stuff is actually a previous page bleeding through. Sort of intriguing, actually.

Shady sort of guy

Ball point pen

Usually I go for the quick cartoon face. Once in a while I try for something with more detail and depth and am OK with the idea that I need a TON of practice. Practice is fun for me so if logic holds, I'm in for more fun. My goal would be to try to develop a style that might fall in between the simple little nebbishes (which are fun too) and something along the lines of the guy featured in today's post.

And that's the way it is...

So how do I succinctly and vividly describe the "state of the union" without getting bleeped by the censors?

I guess it's bonus day with two postings. We were talking at the table yesterday about what the President might say in his speech. He often sounds discouraged (I have a hunch rightly so) with how things are going.

Time Warp Tuesday...winter edition

Circa 2013...This year there's so MUCH snow and cold there's no sculpting

When the weather keeps you indoors

Not much happening, might as well skim these no....ZZZZZZ

This wouldn't be a recent picture (35+years). Sunday the conditions became white-out and lots of events and activities have been cancelled. We can barely see the buildings across the street and wind chills are at 40 below. A good time to enjoy indoor pursuits; even napping.

And to think every snowflake in that eight foot snowbank is unique

Nothing like puttin' on the ol' snowshoes and....going to the mailbox

Guides and serendipity

Makes me think of the actor JK Simmons

I was experimenting with line guides and angles. This guy was sort of random and as I started the last details, I thought, "He sort of looks like the actor, JK Simmons". I like that actor's work, so I hope the drawing isn't disparaging to him.  I think I would have to do A LOT of practice before I did caricatures because I would want to capture the fun aspects of caricature and not unintentionally offend because of underdeveloped technique.