more ladiieeees

everyone was so nice about them, so here! Have some more messy doodle ladies:





here's a page of mess-ups. most of my notebook pages look this messy:



...actually the response to monkeys was even better, so here's a bonus monkey.

OK, NOW THERE IS ART.

I'm taking a class at the union and it's more of a lecture class, so I fell back into my old habit of doodling in my notebook. For some reason I find it a lot easier to get into things when I'm drawing on lined paper. I guess the vast, pristine expanse of a sketchbook page intimidates me ha.


(her face was so weird after I scanned it in and flipped it around. I tried to move things around but it still doesn't look quite right. franken-face.)




I don't advocate smoking, but I like drawing it. Makes the hands more interesting. C:

HA, NO PICTURES FOR YOU.

I should probably update this thing.


[edit] I just realized that this will show up on people's link lists as the lamest blog post ever.

Monkeys, our friends

Nickelodeon has a gallery space with a new show every month. February was the "studio gallery". I had no idea what to submit, and somehow I just ended up with monkeys.





It was an awesome show. Everyone here is insanely talented!

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...and here are some observational monkey sketches. I find that they behave in a more natural manner when they think no one is watching. Monkeys are funny things.

windy

Thinking about trying the daily sketch thing...perhaps it'll motivate me to draw non-work stuff during the week.

a very special update for you

I got tired of looking at Christmas cards.


I like the 2nd drawing because it looks like the corndog is talking. teehee.

Wait, it's not Christmas...cards.

I never seem to post my Christmas cards in time--mainly because I never finish them on time--but here you go!





I do feel a little silly since it's so late, though...so I thought I'd give it a little update:


Now it's holiday-appropriate AND I'm ahead of the curve!

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I wasn't very good with cards this year....I mainly just gave them out to co-workers and anyone who sent me their address. I was also a little over-ambitious and tried to do four different cards. That didn't work out so well. Here are the rejects (I am rather sad about cutting the whale :C ):





Hope everyone has a very happy new year!

The most wonderful time of the year...

...OR IS IT?


Ah, Christmas. When I think of Christmas, I typically think of bright lights, that crispness of the air, time spent with family--really, just a general, gingerbready sense of joy and well-being.

But lately it seems like Christmas is less about fuzzy festivity and more about

SHOPPING SPREES THAT DEVOLVE INTO OPRAH-LEVEL INSANITY:

"The Last. Reindeer. Mitteeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnn"*

PRESENTS. PRESENTS. MUST GET PRESENTS FOR EVERYONE, WHAT DO I BUY?!


RELENTLESS BOMBARDMENT OF CHRISTMAS-THEMED PRODUCTS!!


Remember this?


Yeah, neither do I.



I think all of this has played a part in my complete lack of Christmas spirit this year. Usually my Decembers look something like this:











But this year I seem to have had a complete Christmas meltdown. I change the station when holiday music comes on. I have no Christmas tree. I'VE BAKED NO COOKIESSSS. My December has had a noticeable lack of holiday cheer:































































I've pretty much ignored Christmas this whole month, but even I can't escape the inevitable. As the date draws near I'm increasingly aware of things that I MUST DO and presents I MUST BUY. I'm feeling the pressure of the holidays. It's almost like something is...following me....

'WHOOOOOoooooooooo....cookie tiiiiime.'

But I do I think I'm starting to break (I've bumped my number of peppermint hot chocolates up to three! Go with The Coffee Bean's).So now I'm rather desperately trying to conjure some of that ol' holiday spirit, since I have to play catch up with gifts and such. It's okay though, it's only December twenty-something! It's not too late, right?


Right?



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FYI: I actually started this post about 1.5 weeks ago. Yet another victim of my holiday procrastination! I'm not actually trying to buy all my presents on dec. 23rd...and in fact, I do feel a little more Christmas-y, thanks in part to my wonderful family and co-workers. I DID feel this way, though, so everything here is totally legit (I didn't want to waste a post, OKAY :[ )

*fun fact: a lot of these expressions were taken from actual oprah audience screencaps. Oh, Oprah...you so crazy.
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edit: hehe