Seeds in my sketchbook

[avram]

Spent the evening at Ground, as seems to be usual. Hey, the coffee’s cheap and the seats are comfy.

This latest round of sketches has given me the seed of an idea for a series of drawings or paintings. Not the full idea yet, just the seed.

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[akirlu.livejournal.com]

The Barenaked Ladies have done a cover of "Lovers in a Dangerous Time,"? Really? I mean, them and Cockburn, they're all Canadians and all, but, like, wow, man. That's so cool.

Damn' fine sketches, too. Wanna do some fanzine art, little boy?

[avram]

Got anything particular in mind?

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

Well, I was thinking of Chunga because of proximity to me, and my special relationship with the editorial team, and given that my own next fanzine is on hold pending sufficient funds, but indeed, you might do well to send a few fillos to any and all of the fanzines what use art -- Littlebrook, Vanamonde, Head, Floss, PLOKTA... You have fine black/white balance, a nice line, and very distinctive. Your work isn't like anybody I can think of who's currently doing that sort of thing, and thus, refreshing. I think of fanzines just because the upper sketch here shows a comic eye that seems very suited to the classic conception of fan art for fanzines.

[fairest.livejournal.com]

Heh, I can practically hear the voice of the female--I know I've seen that type before. Were these based on fellow coffee shop denizens? :-)

[avram]

Nah. The top one, the woman on the cellphone, was based on a photo that had just been hung in the coffee shop (which doubles as an art gallery). Loosely based — the photo showed a women who’d just spilled something on herself, and had her mouth open in shock. I went off in a totally different direction; my sketched woman doesn’t even look like the one in the photo.

The guy with the beard, I dunno where he came from.

[mneme]

Hmm. Very cool stuff -- not sure why (except for the text background in the first scene), but they feel Finder-inspired, somehow.

[avram]

It’s the cross-hatching.