I’ve never been a draw-er. Someone who draws. I’ve been a first class doodler most my life, though. During class lectures. During church sermons. During other people’s wedding ceremonies. Stuff like that. Lately — I don’t know why exactly, but I have my theories that I won’t get into now — I’ve been, uhm, trying to draw. It started during the dying gasps of Boheme — you remember that coffeehouse I had? Yeah, that — and it’s still ongoing.
I guess I find it soothing. I can’t rock in my chair anymore, so I do this instead. And I just keep doing it.
Just, oh …. rummaging round in my noggin, seeing what’s in there, doin’ my own thang.
So don’t laugh. At least not openly, ‘kay?
This was drawn a while back at that Boheme place. What is my preferred medium, you ask? Well, here it was Sharpie and colored pencils and coffee. Coffee was the accidental finishing glaze when I spilled it, dabbed frantically as if trying to save the freakin’ Mona Lisa, and subsequently ruined the whole thing.
Poor little chimney sweep.
Fabulous! I wish I could draw faces! And here’s a thought for you … mixed media peeps often purposely dye their paper with coffee (or tea or inks and paints) to get the very look you’ve acheived here.
Bravo!
Jeannine makes an excellent point.
My first reaction was that you’d wow them at “Paper, Cloth, Scissors”- a magazine you might like.
Very evocative.
I love it, hon! The eyes are so good! I enjoy the curve of her chin as well.
Oh, nice comments, everyone, thank you!
Jeannine — you know, I’ve used coffee on purpose for that, but this was a total smear job. hahaha.
You doodle quite well! Maybe you should have surreptitiously replaced the offensive art at Boheme with your own pictures and waited to see how long it took Ol’ Creepy Eyes to notice.
I wish I had half the talent for drawing that you do at doodling! Wow, I’m impressed 🙂
I really like the texture. It reminds me of a weeping willow in the fall.
I love it!
Wow, the hair reminds me of stained glass or a woodcut pattern–cool! If you open a doodle museum I would definitely visit.
Art is hard to define. But you know it when you see it. And this is art. Reminds me of good folk art, of which I am a big fan. Simply because the pretension is gone and the heart of the artist comes through. I can see it here.
Your idea of not being a “draw-er” and my idea of not being a “draw-er” are two different things. Entirely.
I’m limited to stick figures. And I’m never the draw-er on Cranium. EVER.
You’ve got more talent in your left pinky.