Wow. The deadline for the Art House book is really coming up fast. I sat down with the book today intending to knock out a good portion of it, and I ended up with some drawings that I was quite pleased with, though to be honest, I didn’t work as quickly as I needed to. Oh well, I may have to work some late evenings to finish on time. Pretty much par for the course in my world.
This sketch was really tipping my hat to Michael Nobbs. If you don’t know Michael Nobbs, you should really check out his work. He has an exceptional way of documenting every day life, that I really would like to be able to bring into my work.
This sketch is really nothing new for me. The last three years have been dominated by pieces like this, and I love doing them, I really do, but I do wonder if I end up pigeon holing myself too much by doing so many of them. I guess when I am old I question whether I want to be known as the “bird and robot guy”, or the “guy who draws the Mighty Lark” or what. Then again, there is also the question of whether I want to be known or not anyway. Fame seems appealing, but you don’t need to look any further than Kurt Cobain or Jimi Hendrix to see that it is an unnatural way to live, that induces extraordinary behavior…
Fortunately, I think I am safe. There are far less super famous artists than musicians in this era.
I know that this guy kind of looks like an old man, but I really was thinking about my buddy Grover while I was drawing this. I don’t even think that Grover smokes, and he’s not old, but something about this guys’ walk and his posture made me think of Grover. That is the best part of drawing if you ask me. When I get some really great memory in my head of some person or event and I get to relive it for a while. That is why I love art. Uh oh, did I give the secret away.
Hope the magic isn’t gone now….
So Anyway…..
peace
-Mike