another elephant

what i didn't know about these creatures is that their sense of hearing and smell are terrific. apparently elephants can also hear through their trunks, which are sensitive to vibrations. this means communicating over distances that can be several kilometers away. they have built in telephones! they can hear through the ground! the rub? their sight isn't so great usually. 8" x 10" in moleskine.

request #2...theme and variation?

so this one won't make much sense to just about everyone. this was requested by dave. he, kartik, and i had classes together. in and among our shenanigans (that's right, not just mine) doodles came about and somehow this one (probably the leftmost actually) got called a doneus. i honestly can't recall who came up with the doodle but i'm pretty sure i didn't come up the name, ha ha. being the nerds that we were are, a catchphrase goes along with this and it goes sorta...something...like...

banffian flower

i'm not sure if that is the correct demonym but oh well. i haven't posted a photo in a while and forgot i that ever even took this. 

glasses

get it?!?!? puns aside, i kind of like the idea that using one of these items tends to aid one of your senses, while the other may tend to impair it. amorphous solids. ballpoint ink on paper. 7.5" x 10.5"

royals and a random

prince charles, his mum, and a doodle based on a photo from the sartorialist (no relation, rhyme, or reason) in moleskine

It Is Going To Be (In) A Bad Day!

so i'm pretty chuffed about this: who happened to stumble upon one of my drawings of sebastien grainger? sebastien grainger! he'll be using my drawing in an upcoming ad that will run in the winter edition of bad day magazine. thanks sebastien!!! 

a political crisis (almost)

i'm not very political but it was kind of funny to me when harper almost got kicked off the helm of this popsicle stand i call my home country...right at the heels of his ridiculous-tax-payer-re-prime-ministerial-power-up. as if the governor general has power!?! she put a cork in the coalition's plan (so i (might fail to) remember). the prime minister is safe in his seat...for now, ha ha. stephen harper, stéphane dion, gilles duceppe, and jack layton in moleskine. 

figure drawings

i haven't figure drawn since high school so i thought it would be fun to try this again. it was pretty funny - me showing up with my little sketchbooks amidst portfolio touting peoples with giant sketchpads with charcoal and accessories to boot. it was strange trying to get a sense of timing down but it was fun having those impending deadlines so quickly approaching. consequently i don't think i have much to show (or that i would want to, ha ha) from my first session back. figure drawings (of, i swear, evan penny's doppelganger) in moleskine.  

1/2 x DFA1979

His album was about the only album I was looking forward to this past fall and I don't think it disappoints. I've been drawing in ballpoint a lot but seeing this and some other drawings makes me want to go back to the felt tips. Sebastien Grainger in moleskine.