A little trip down memory lane…I think every now and then I’ll be resurrecting some of my old “lovely drawings.” During high school I kept up a website of my crappy little stick figure drawings. They all had to do with how I was feeling (i.e. angsty) and inside jokes with my friends. Believe it or not, I actually used to get pretty good traffic on it considering I hosted the site on a freebie host I had found. They consist of scans from notebooks and drawings done in MS Paint. Some of them I later did in Photoshop, but for the most part, I wanted them to have the rough MS Paint look. For the most part, they were black and white with the occasional shade of gray. Later on, I added some color. I even hand-drew all the writing (as if you couldn’t tell). It was pretty fun. When I reached my junior year of high school, it kind of fell to the wayside with college apps, SATs, AP classes, extracurriculars. The crazy stuff. Then I left for college and forgot all about it. I keep telling myself I might start them up again, but I don’t think I’m as amusing as I was then. Maybe because I can laugh at myself then.
In this one, “Today’s just not my day…” you’ve got a little unhappy person with someone rambling on, obliviously. You know how that is, when you feel generally unhappy or sick, and someone just keeps talking to you while you zone out. Of course, I used to say that one line all the time. Oh, teenage angst. At least my sarcasm was amusing.
Hey, so I thought I’d plug Jazz (especially since I’m working there on retainer). Our 2008-09 season is on sale (there are some good concerts going– makes me wish I could go back for some of them). Note, Big Band Bash features the Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra– they’ve toured with Diana Krall, if you’re a fan. I would also recommend the perennial favorite (haha) Red Hot Holiday Stomp, which was always a big hit with my friends.
Also, applications for Rhythm Road (American Music Abroad) are open. It’s a really great program allowing Jazz and Hip-Hop ensembles to travel the world, playing their music for different countries. The chosen bands also perform free concerts at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola. Check it out.
For some reason, when I listen to Cab Calloway’s “Minnie the Moocher,” I picture a woman in a red suit and hat. This is just a little scribbley drawing done from a scan into Photoshop, tracing over it with my Wacom tablet.
“All children, except one, grow up. They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this. One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother. I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, ‘Oh, why can’t you remain like this for ever!’ This was all that passed between them on the subject, but henceforth Wendy knew that she must grow up. You always know after you are two. Two is the beginning of the end.”
I’ve been doodling this little king since high school. Based on the king faces from Bicycle playing cards. This was drawn with my Wacom Tablet into Adobe Illustrator. Almost used him for a website layout, but never did. Maybe someday I’ll make him more polished and use him for something.
A little trip down memory lane…I think every now and then I’ll be resurrecting some of my old “lovely drawings.” During high school I kept up a website of my crappy little stick figure drawings. They all had to do with how I was feeling (i.e. angsty) and inside jokes with my friends. Believe it or not, I actually used to get pretty good traffic on it considering I hosted the site on a freebie host I had found. They consist of scans from notebooks and drawings done in MS Paint. Some of them I later did in Photoshop, but for the most part, I wanted them to have the rough MS Paint look. For the most part, they were black and white with the occasional shade of gray. Later on, I added some color. I even hand-drew all the writing (as if you couldn’t tell). It was pretty fun. When I reached my junior year of high school, it kind of fell to the wayside with college apps, SATs, AP classes, extracurriculars. The crazy stuff. Then I left for college and forgot all about it. I keep telling myself I might start them up again, but I don’t think I’m as amusing as I was then. Maybe because I can laugh at myself then.
I’ve been doodling this little king since high school. Based on the king faces from Bicycle playing cards. This was drawn with my Wacom Tablet into Adobe Illustrator. Almost used him for a website layout, but never did. Maybe someday I’ll make him more polished and use him for something.