Pizzaccoutrement

I work at a pizza place. Whenever I work anywhere, I get asked to draw the signs. That's me with the new chalkboard we got at work (no one else is allowed to draw on the chalkboard now, according to my boss).

Whenever it's slow my mind goes hyperactive and I have to occupy myself. I could get a lot of work done, in this time, except I'm not usually allowed to sit down. This uncomfortable limbo yields a lot of quick sketches on Guest Checks.

Halloween is also a very special time of year for me. I love making Halloween costumes. This year, if I get my idea together in time (I'm going to be a shaman priest slaughtering a goat) it'll be awesome. Halloween, or Samhein, is also... THE WITCHES' NEW YEAR!! which is really exciting.

This is what happens when I get into the spirit while I'm bored at work:

The pictures above are ordered in the sequence I drew the pumpkin. I think each consecutive one is better. I used a Sharpie (actually several).

And, of course, more chalk. These two drawings are on either side of the sandwich board right now. Spot this sign in Chicago; you'll find me inside! I won't give you free pizza.

4x4

I Have No Interest In Drawing Animals

More from old sketchbook. I like my notes to myself in these, and especially the old lady sitting in front of the mystery tree. Her face is totally fucked up logically, but you get a ton of information from it.

That drawing animals thing is still true, by the way. Animals suck.

Potluck Planning

And here is something more from that old sketchbook. I used to throw a lot of dinner parties. I love cooking and I love hosting and I think I'm pretty decent at both. In this instance, I was planning a meal for about ten people, including some vegetarians, and because, well, not really because of anything, I drew pictures to go with all my ingredient lists.

Here is another thing from the same sketchbook that I think is really funny. Like, really funny. I don't know what it means so don't ask, although I do vividly recall completing these steps on several occasions.

Electrolyte Enhanced Doritos

More pages from that old sketchbook. That is a cutout from a Doritos bag in the middle. The brown coffee stain occurred later but I think it really helps with the overall what-is-this-shit aesthetic.

Brainstorm

From an old sketchbook, circa 2007. I think I was in my Media Practices class (the prerequisite to all film and video classes). I remember my friend Nick leaning over my shoulder, chuckling and getting glared at by the teacher.

Frame Faces

Recent doodles.

Skeleton Puddle

One of my favorite things about these old sketchbook posts is the seemingly directionless lists. They're all over my notes in every book.

Many Things

I found this in my old sketchbook. I remember showing it to someone after drawing it, and them being completely baffled. I think I like these little scenarios more now that I have no idea why I drew them. I like them very much.

Exactness

More from a while ago.

Crazy Today

Circa 2006/2007? I was looking through my old sketchbooks and found some interesting pages. More to come.

Sketchbook: Merbeast

Sketchbook: Bird vs. Snake

I got these cool pencils a while back. They're called "INKTENSE," a title I feel has to be written capitally in order to really capitalize on the intensity inherent in that caption.

Anyway, they're like regular colored pencils except that when you take a wet brush to them they turn into ink. Above you see my first experiment with that medium. I believe my class was discussing various studies intended to prove a genetic disposition towards bipolarity.

Sketchbook: Lotus Eater

This summer I took a class called Madness, about mental disorders and how the West has conceptualized schizophrenia and mood disorders from the present day back to Freud. I doodled a lot in that class. I drew these daisies, one day, and then wondered at their edges and what I might be able to fit into those.