Old World Correspondance

I decided to cheat a little bit and post something from this past summer. This is the inside of a letter I illustrated in the style of an old nautical map. I did a bit of research for this one using the ole' interwebs to find authentic looking Maritime illustrations and I combined the elements that I liked into the drawing below. If you click on the tiny image below it will take you to a much larger one. This is encouraged by management.



I really like this style and wish it wasn't so time consuming, otherwise I would probably draw in it more frequently. It would be more apt for an etching so that multiple copies could be made and sold as individual greeting or post cards.

A Fever Sleeves T-Shirt

Three and half years after its original conception the Fever Sleeves Squid shirt has finally come to fruition. Available at www.myspace.com/feversleeves. Also in black with green ink.
$12.00
Postage Paid.

And just so you can see how far it's come: Here is the original drawing.

Napkin Doodle

Over the weekend I went to Seattle for a stranger's wedding and to visit some not-so-strangers. Here's a not-so-great doodle I did while out to breakfast.

Bear With Me

For some reason I've been really into bears lately. I've been noticing them a lot around town and every time I do I can't help but feel a sense of awe from these massive creatures. That and I've been watching a lot of Northern Exposure lately. Here's a quick sketch of bear figurine from my friend's terrarium. I wouldn't be surprised if you saw some more bear sketches on here in the near future.

It's been a while

I know, I know. The title of the blog is "a sketch a day" and it's nearly been a month since my last post. Well times have been tough and I've been relatively busy. I finally got my food stamps which has allowed me the luxury of eating, and I had a brief stint working in the mail room of Nordstrom's, where I would spend 8 hours a day folding and boxing expensive clothing for shipping at the local shopping mall. To break the monotony I would often spend my breaks and lunches in a little lounge area just outside the store which faced one of those horrible "gifts from the far east" stores. Here is a sketch of an Asian dress that was prominent in their window display. I enjoyed the shadows created by the creases.