From the Porch

I saved up and got me a PORCH!

I was randomly doodling with no real intent as is most often the method I go by. This dude looks a bit like Al Roker (the smile anyhow). How this guy decided to wander out to the front stoop wearing those plaid PJ's is anybody's guess.

When the clouds break

  Howling is so.....trite, maybe just a moment of silent contemplation 

This toon started out with the dog. I kind of liked the look of him and just started to add things to his environment. When the night sky is clear here the sights of stars and moon are amazing to the point where one silently appreciates and doesn't feel compelled to howl.

Moosh face

Crowded Flight?

If drawing this was my reaction to merely booking a flight, you can imagine how I feel about actually getting schmooshed into an airplane. I swear they've crammed more seats into each cabin and lowered the ceilings!

I haven't fully developed this toon as you can see, but you might get the gist of it.

Tuesday's Teapot

Learning handles and spouts from master potter, Robert
circa 2011

Today's time warp is a short leap back to our trip to PEI two summers ago. Right Off the Bat Pottery graciously hosted me for an intensive learning experience in pottery. The ROTB people have a thriving business and they offer some workshops and day classes. I was lucky to have a week's worth of sessions and I'm still digesting all the great instruction. This picture was from our final session when Robert taught about making tea pots--handles, spouts, lids and all!

Everybody's working for the weekend--mostly

Some will be working during the weekend too. This guy might be 'fixin' to have a rest after a long stroll. Maybe he's standing up after a nice spell of sitting watching ducks on the pond. Maybe he's doing as I sometimes do....stopping in mid-motion wondering "What was I supposed to be doing?"

from the sketchbook-drawn May 2013

So the weekend approaches...best to you whether you work, rest, play, or pause to remember.

Happy Thursday Spring might have arrived

Spring is trying to get here and has nearly succeeded. Bicyclists are emerging at the same tentative pace as the buds on the trees. Walkers venture out; a bit like the crocus that vanguard of spring. Walkers often have company as their dogs finally get some respite from a long winter indoors. It seems everyone is glad to be outdoors and a bit more inclined to interact with one another after a very long winter.

Tumbler's Face

The ribbed tumbler is not the most forgiving medium and that glossy surface is a bit tricky. We were at a wonderful cookout celebrating the confirmation of two teenagers. I noticed that people had signed their cups so they could reuse them. I got so preoccupied thinking about finding the sharpie and drawing on my empty outside full inside tumbler that I might have tuned out some the conversation around me. Later I looked at this face and thought "hmmmm looks a bit like Woodrow Wilson hopped up on caffeine".