the same priest?

3 or 1?
Maybe I need panels.

step by step

Feeling very unimaginative and low today. Here are some fairly random drawings.


In the footsteps of Rene Magritte, this is not Valerie Martin (not that I would really compare myself to Rene Magritte on any level).


I watched 'Rivers and Tides' earlier to try and get a bit more inspired. This is what I took from it, in direct quotes from Andy Goldsworthy.

the protester speaks

Over the past few days I became a wee bit obsessed with drawing from the photo of John Yoo and protesters that accompanied this NYRB article. (I tried to find the actual picture online but was too overwhelmed by the number of 'john yoo protest' images that come up in a google search. Oh, here it is). Comparison between the smiling Yoo and everyone else in the picture is striking. The article elucidates why Mr. Yoo might be smiling.

These were my notes on the first day I drew Yoo, after I saw the Trumbo doc. I put them here because the contrast between the writer and the lawyer is so pointed.

trumbo

The documentary on Dalton Trumbo's life movingly shows him to be someone who was really paying attention. Writing it all down in the very good times and the very bad. His story shows a real commitment to his values. And he seems to have made frequent fun in the very good times and the very bad.

making things

"I love making things. I just love making things.” - Spike Joneze in GQ.

postscript to yesterday

Full article here.

gallery

These are some of the people who crossed my virtual and printed path yesterday. I was happy encountering all of them.

Job search continues. I have finally accepted that, like Stephen Fry, I am really at my most creative and productive during the earlier hours of my day. Having accepted this, I already feel much better.

Unless I get up and start working on things straight after breakfast (including tea) the day gets away from me. I become lethargic and it all gets a bit sad. This is not to say that I don't get inspired later in the day sometimes. When this does happen, though, it involves some fantastic flight of fancy sprung from the decision to draw, watch a film, go out, read a book, listen to some music, read an article, play some music, call a friend, have a chat, or some other general happy surprise that I don't right now remember. I should probably review these moments and adjust my job search accordingly.

attention to detail

Philippe Sands' NYRB article, which is well worth a look, is here.

random juxtaposition of words and image

The actual quote from a BBC interview with Quentin Blake (which includes his wonderful illustrations):
Somebody once said to me, You were very shrewd to adopt this style. But of course I didn't adopt the style, it adopted me. I wasn't conscious when I began to draw like that many years ago.

spike and mark

More skateboarding. I have never owned a skateboard and have not been on one in a decade but I love seeing these guys out on the streets.



Skating New York. The nearest I get to this is the run from here to the park.



I found out about Mark Gonzales on Spike Jonze's We Love You So blog, which is a fantastic feast of fun. Great creativity love and tangential movie promotion.

I tried drawing Mr. Jonze again.