Day 137

November 13, 2015 in brain, beak, creature like, ink, heart, adrawingaday, illustration, doughnut, surfboard, headphones, drawing, figurative

I started drawing this with the initial two words of "blazing doughnut." It transformed into something creature like in the end. :)

Day 136

November 11, 2015 in illustration, people, gouache, ink, figurative, subwaycommuters, adrawingaday, drawing

Noticed these two friends sharing earbuds on the train the other day. But standing as they were I would never have guessed they knew each other.

Day 135

November 07, 2015 in illustration, people, gouache, ink, beard, figurative, adrawingaday, drawing

This man seemed pretty exhausted and was nodding off. But when he'd open his eyes he had such a warm smile that was directed at no one and everyone. I wonder what he was day dreaming about.

Day 133

November 04, 2015 in figurative, illustration, drawing, ink, gouache, adrawingaday

Walking around Chinatown taking pictures for a project last month, I saw this man standing by his shop. He went about selling things as a customer came by, but his eyes seemed to belong elsewhere, like they were viewing a parallel universe.

Day 132

November 03, 2015 in gouache, figurative, illustration, ink, drawing, adrawingaday

Saw this man on the train yesterday and I loved the calm and wisdom he evoked. I'll revisit him on a longer portrait later.

Day 131

October 31, 2015 in pattern, creature like, futurism, figurative, ink, adrawingaday, illustration, drawing

Inspired by all the creatures and infinite possibilities that walk the streets on Halloween.

Day 122

September 14, 2015 in ink, adrawingaday, brain, gouache, drawing, illustration, figurative

Working on a separate idea, I got side tracked with this collage drawing. Essentially I was thinking of letting go of over analyzing.

Day 121

September 11, 2015 in drawing, ink, portrait, illustration, pattern, figurative, adrawingaday

Inspired by my baby niece. I interpret this as a wise entity.

Day 114

July 21, 2015 in gouache, chola, creature like, adrawingaday, bursts, splash, plaguedoctor, illustration, feathers, figurative, ink, crow, bird, drawing

I drew this in exchange for a lovely library lamp. For inspiration I went through the owner's Pinterest and was happy to learn of his eclectic taste but most of all to discover the history of plague doctors who wore crow masks. Took a few tries to execute a chola plague doctor but I feel this is a decent launching point. Will revisit the theme in the future.

Day 98

April 09, 2015 in adrawingaday, bursts, color pencil, drawing, figurative, illustration, ink, portrait, splash, beard

I had to draw this striking Swedish crofter I found through the Commons. Splashing ink mixed with color pencil is definitely becoming my favorite combo. Happy Thursday!

Day 97

April 01, 2015 in adrawingaday, color pencil, drawing, figurative, gouache, ink, portrait, splash, watercolor, illustration

I found this beautiful photograph by Matthieu Paley of a man drinking salty yak milk tea. This is my illustrative take on the image.

Day 95

March 28, 2015 in adrawingaday, color pencil, drawing, figurative, ink, pencil, portrait

It had been some time since I drew a portrait in person. While studying, my friend let me draw him which I thought would provide a good and steady pose. But I forgot how much one actually moves around when reading and taking notes. Ha! Never the less it was a fun drawing.

Day 90

March 05, 2015 in adrawingaday, color pencil, drawing, figurative, ink, otherland, portrait

My niece, Emily, drawing away. She's always sure to brighten up a room.

Day 83

December 07, 2014 in adrawingaday, drawing, figurative, ink, self portrait, pattern

Trying out a self portrait with patterns for the first time. One element led to another without any preconceived idea. Looking forward to pushing this further.

Day 80

December 04, 2014 in adrawingaday, drawing, figurative, ink, portrait, watercolor

I decided to exaggerate the eyes, thinking of Modigliani and Frida Kahlo's technique.

Day 77

November 15, 2014 in adrawingaday, creature like, drawing, figurative, sea life, watercolor, sea otter, self portrait

This day felt a bit quirky. So I searched for images of sea otters and thought, "If I was a sea otter, I would float and feast on sea urchins all day." There are days like this that call for randomness in order to get through the order.

Day 72

November 10, 2014 in adrawingaday, color pencil, drawing, figurative, ink, pencil, spine, dream

This is a frame from a dream I had. Although strange imagery, when decoding dreams it all makes sense.

Day 71

November 09, 2014 in adrawingaday, drawing, emotion from afar, figurative, ink, sign language, portrait

I'm still thinking of the Ebola victims, their families and the physical nurturing that they have been deprived of now. Read an interesting article on NPR about this very same topic. I wonder how others, or what others would do if they couldn't hold their loved ones.

Day 70

November 08, 2014 in adrawingaday, color pencil, drawing, figurative, pencil, portrait, skeleton, carey merrick

Inspired by Carey Merrick's (elephant man) skeleton. I can only imagine how difficult it must have been in his day.

Day 66

October 24, 2014 in adrawingaday, drawing, figurative, gouache

I felt like playing with some reduction.