Word Drawings - Dec/14 through early Jan/15

I've had a good run with the word sketchbook of late. During the past several weeks, it seemed like I would rather draw in this book, rather than my regular sketchbook. Preceding and over the holidays, I just didn't feel all that "funny". I felt more comfortable free associating with words and design rather than laboring over humorous stuff, that didn't seem to be flowing. Here are the word drawings in the order that they were done.

Not Withstanding - 12/5/14

Ill Fitting Suit

Punch Drunk - 12/19/14

Hepcat - 12/26/14

Nitpick - 12/29/14

Avast - 12/30/14

Neon Bandaids - 1/6/15 - date cluelessness

Arkansas Wetsuit - 1/7/14

Ginky - 1/9/14

Stolen Kisses - 1/10/14

Word Drawings - Mid Oct.-Mid Nov.

I continue to work in my inferior paper word sketchbooks as the mood strikes me. Here's the latest batch in the order in which they were done. I hope you enjoy them.

Incognito Ointment - 10/15/14

Fairlane - 10/16/14

Watch It, Buster - 10/20/14

Grayny - 10/21/14

Owl Pellets - 11/5/14

Next Question Please - 11/7/14

Waste Not, Want Not - 11/14/14

True Blue - 11/14/14

BLT-3 - 11/17/14

Word Drawings - July-October - 2014

I continue to work on word drawings as the mood strikes me. I have done quite a few of these and lately I have had to be careful not to repeat myself both in the word content and how these drawings are constructed. I have been finding my mind going down familiar avenues and have to work to break free of that. Here's the latest batch.

Obnoxious Chemicals  8-1-14

Big Data  9-16-14

Night Shivers  9-20-14

Bullet Adverse  9-1914

Stinky Cheese  10-3-14

In No Uncertain Terms  10-6-14

Hen House   9-16-14

Word Drawings - June and July - 2014

I've continued this series, fitting a word drawing in here and there in my morning drawing sessions. I've almost completed an entire book of these drawing. As you may recall, this series was a reaction to the disappointment of purchasing several of these books with inferior paper. Whole story here. One down, two to go! Anyway, here is the latest installment.

Season of the Witch - 6-23-14

Stargazer - 6-25-14

World Cup - 2014

Cause and Defect - 7-21-14

Squall Line - 7-22-14

Futile Crescent - 7-24-14

Yarn Theory - 7-25-14

Derring Do - 7-28-14

Word Drawings - late May - early June - 2014

I took a little respite from word drawings in March, but lately I've had the notion to continue. These drawing develop very organically. They start with a word or phrase and the ensuing design and subsequent verbiage develop from there. I've long been intrigued with Adolph Gottlieb's pictographs and the fact that each mark he made on the canvas was a reaction to the last mark. Even though these drawing are very different, I try to operate in that spirit. So here's the latest batch, ink blobs and all.

Nervous Laughter

Guided Missletoe

Monty Pylon

Hogwash

Age of Unreason

Sneeches on the Beaches

Sketchbook Word Drawings - Feb 2014

I've been trying to fit several of these drawings in a week, fitting them in during my morning drawing sessions. If you'll notice, I date each one and on most of them include a brief description of the weather. It's been a brutal month.

Peekaboo

Wonder Wall

The Intruder

Emergency Exit

Oink

Vox

Over, Under, Sideways, Down

See Saw

Neptune

Sketchbook Word Drawings - Jan / 2014

I have a new morning routine in the studio. As soon as my computer business (email, sports scores, silly kitten videos) is completed I turn my computer off. So now my morning meditation  and drawing sessions are not only humless, but more importantly, less interrupted by the beeping of incoming emails. I have learned that I CANNOT disregard unread emails and because of this my creative time was constantly being compromised. So in an effort to have a little more focus in my morning drawing session, the computer stays off. I have continued to work on sketchbook word drawing in the book that I had previously mentioned. Here's what transpired in it during the month of January.

Bitches Brew - January 2, 2014

Azimuth - January 21, 2014

New York, Yew Nork - January 22, 2014

Wee Willie Winkle - January 3, 2014

Lost in Space - January 24, 2014

Mojo - January 25, 2014

Pester - January 28, 2014

Simon Says - January 17, 2013