Taking Notes

Sometimes during certain business classes I found myself doodling faces based on
classmates (girl with the slicked back hair and baggy eyes; Spartan beard man)

or inspired by a movie or tv show,

expressing my emotion (find the human with flesh melting off during a Microsoft Excel class),
or sometimes just to explore shapes.

Sketch Along With Me!

Sketching is fun, but random. I don't know what to do with them. You'll notice several common elements in my drawings. 1) Mickey Mouse: He is my favorite 2) Faces: People are interesting to draw, especially faces and expressions. 3) They are incomplete. They also have a nice, loose quality to them that can be more appealing than some of my polished drawings. Drawing with pen forces me to make quick but thoughtful choices, which strangely feels more liberating and creative when in the process.

Note: I use to draw Pocahontas a lot when it was being released to theaters, so I wanted to see if I could still draw her . . . result = not great.

A pseudo Tinkerbell appears b/c I drew what I knew from memory . . . Result = not great. But it was fun. You'll also notice the word "franchise above her, hmm...

Mickey with the dollar ($) signs in his eyes appear b/c I'm preparing a resume for a finance position at his domain. result = N/A

Therapeutic drawing

I work to pay for school. At work, customers can be . . . not nice. I'm the type of person that likes "feel good" movies. Not a good combination. I haven't drawn for fun in a while ( and it shows, but w/e).

Time? Oh Tiiimmmeee!? Where did you go Time?

So I've already started my 2nd quarter at Animation Mentor. Actually, I'm now into week 3. Wait! What? . . . Already?

Goodness, time needs to slow down.


Here are some drawings I made that will be used to create decorative wood cutouts for an orphanage. The theme is "Christmas in Florida" and the children are having a water balloon fight instead of a snowball fight. The double pigtail girl will be driving a boat that is being led by two dolphins (instead of reindeers).

I have more degrees than a thermometor!

Guess what everybody (and by "everybody" I mean "mom"), I'm going back to school! Yay!

Today marks the first day of my Animation Mentor exploits. This is an exciting time where life is a little kooky and uncertain but I'm working hard to make a specific dream a reality. It is an 18 month venture that will surely be worthwhile.

Well, lets get started shall we?!

I Like Trains

Trains have always fascinated me for some reason. I learned how to weld just for this project. Created in sculpture class senior year of high school.

Block of Memories

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This was created during my senior year of high school. I found a toy block stranded on the floor of my bus and used it as inspiration for my sculpture. As the title states, each image on the block represents a memory, most of which deal with my younger brother who was pretty new at the time : )