This is just another page from my Dollarama Sketchbook. I used to have a deal where I would post whatever I drew that day, whether it was nice or not, but I’m trying to get back into nicer paintings.
So watch this space. (I’ve got a lot of updating to do on my website and such….)
Here are some garlic people for Patti, my former showrunner turned chef, and a little R. Crumb-like drawing.
Not totally sure about the angry guy face, but that’s what’s happening at the moment in my sketchbooks. The person in the snow suit was real. No penguin, though. That was in honour of Matthew Brown, who sent me a hard copy of his book this week. Penguin Detective — The Case of No Case.
Here’s another painting from about 2014, of my friend’s cat, Amazon, in her back garden.
This is from an older sketchbook, so I suppose it qualifies as “archival.” It’s my friend’s back yard, with her cat, and even a portrait of her, on the left hand side, and Yours Truly on the right.
She hated being photographed, and, I’m assuming, would have hated being painted. But here you are….
Watercolour 5″x7″ Nicer paper this time….
Betty Boop, in her heyday, and in later years….
Here’s a watercolour I did of the cat of a friend. Dollarama Da Vinci Paper, and paints named after some other famous artist. 6 by 9 inches….
This is from my Mom’s copy of The Joy of Cooking (sadly the copyright page and front cover are missing):
But I prefer this one below, which she enclosed. A version of this chili is keeping me warm at the moment!
This lady was sitting across from me as I was riding the Montreal Metro. She was actually flashier than this, and possibly indigenous. I didn’t sketch her on the spot, but I drew my impression of her later, and scanned it for here. Mainly to prove I could do it….
This is a drawing out of an old sketchbook. I’m getting back into comics and things, I promise…..
This guy’s photo went by quickly on my iPhone, and I tried to sketch him as quickly as I could. He’s 6×9 inches, in graphite on crappy dollar store paper.
I was digging through what I laughingly call my “archives,” and this little painting fell out. It’s a portrait I did some years ago of our family’s childhood dog, Pimmy. He was a “Toy Terrier,” which meant he was a cross between a Jack Russell Terrier, and a beagle.
Not the brightest dog in the world, but I have fond memories of him.
Mostly drawn today, on the Montreal Metro.