Category: Drawn & Quoted

Drawn & Quoted: The Wingman

“Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other.”

– Honorè de Balzac (1700-1850)

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Animals Character Designs Drawn & Quoted Sketchbook

Drawn & Quoted: Overweight America

“For the first time ever, overweight people outnumber average people in America. Doesn’t that make overweight the average then?”

– Jay Leno

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I was thumbing through my sketchbook the other day, and came across this drawing. Thought it deserved to be let out for some air. It isn’t based on some real-life scene that I happened to observe in a local park or anything. In fact, I’m actually not real sure of what inspired the scenario. Perhaps I might have been feeling a little guilty for having just eaten a generously proportioned sandwich myself. Whatever the case, I offer this for your visual digestion.

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Character Designs Drawn & Quoted Sketchbook

Drawn & Quoted: President Obama

“And that’s why I’ve asked Vice President Biden to lead a tough, unprecedented oversight effort — because nobody messes with Joe.”

– President Barak Obama addressing his first joint session of Congress on February 24, 2009

President Obama addressing his first joint session of Congress – February 24, 2009.

Grabbed my sketchbook during the President’s speech on February 24 and doodled “live”, which is always tough when the subject is moving around a bit. So to further capture his Obamaness, I worked on it a little more at my desk.

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Caricature Drawn & Quoted Sketchbook

Drawn & Quoted: Dragon Fun

“A dragon is just one more stranger in search of a friend.”

– Helen Reddy, Pete’s Dragon.

Sometimes even the toughest of us need a little mindless distraction.
Sometimes even the toughest of us need a little mindless distraction.

Many times when I sit down to my sketchbook, my mind is a blank. I just start doodling until something springs forth. Thus was the case this time. However, I happened to have the soundtrack to Pete’s Dragon playing in the background, so my mind started wandering to thoughts of the large, yet friendly version of these beasts even though mine doesn’t have “the head of a camel” with “the neck of a crocodile.” Dragons are just a lot of fun to draw! Where the paddle and ball came from is anyone’s guess.

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Art: Colored Pencil Character Designs Drawn & Quoted Monsters Sketchbook