Hugh Jackman doodle

Vlad the Sparkly Impaler, or Prince Spunk Ransom

I read an article the other day. Some genealogy sight claimed Robert Pattinson is a distant relative of Vlad the Impaler, via some some otherwise unknown family of Pickerings, and THE ROYAL FAMILY.

Yeah.

The news focused on how the actor playing a vampire could be related to one, but the thing that got me was... via the Royal Family?

Really?

Not bad for a kid who's Dad used to sell used cars for a living. And... I mean, exactly how close to the Royal Family are we talking here? How many people are between Mr Pattinson and the crown of England?

Because, not to undercut the threat of Vampires or anything, but I believe in Twilight fans. They have power. They can make things happen.

That's all I'm saying.

Learning how to draw Eric (or trying to)

Eric was foolish enough to agree to model for me a few years ago, for a work related project that involved me putting him in a silly hat, under bright lights and shouting, "Now, stand like a hero!"

... Though, as it happens, Eric is GREAT at standing like a hero. And although my drawngs from that particular project were terrible, I got a neato hat out of it... and Eric has been a pretty good sport ever since.


I still haven't figured out how to draw him though. Mostly, I find I draw him in pieces. One of these days, I will draw the right pieces all at once, and then... I dunno. Might need to get a new hat then, come to think of it.

Boy in badly drawn hat

Got carried away with noodling in the face and forgot to define the hat. Which ought to bother me but for some reason, doesn't. I was more entertained about hinting at a lower lip without actually drawing one.

Red headed girl in an undefined hat

Colored pencil again in my beloved craft paper sketchbook. Somewhere between 10-20 minutes. Getting closer.

Old point of view

Was going through some old dusty piles of art I have tucked under beds and behind cabinets, and found an old self portrait from a million years ago. Weird.

Yet More Aneel Doodles

I think I'm coming to a point where I really need to stop sketching, and find a way to find room in my schedule to paint. On the one hand, I feel like I can't seem to find the time. On the other hand, I feel like I'm stalling.

I am getting happier with my little doodles, but they're all getting about as far as I really want to go with colored pencil.