Bus Sketches part 2

Here are the rest of the bus sketches. Originally, I planned to do one giant post of all of them at once but my pal, Tony, convinced me to break it up. I think that was a good call. Enjoy.

OK, so this girl knew I was drawing her... She saw me sketching people and asked me to draw her so I said "sure". What else was a going to do? Draw the back of someone's head for the 300th time?

"Yep. I even draw on the Bus."

During my long commute back and forth to work in the summer I would sketch ususpecting passengers on the bus. You will notice that there is not an overabundance of people drawn front on. This is because it is way to obvious to the person you're drawing (and the way I draw is not too subtle most of the time). Except for the time I drew that blind guy. That was great, he had no idea!

I think the guy in the top left corner is the same guy with the purple sweater...

Some of these were colored long after I drew them. The one above and a couple other ones were modeled after the colors the person was actually wearing. I'll post the rest of these sketches next week.

Danielle

Painted for someone special.

Acrylic on canvas, 10" x 12"

In the meantime...

Celebration

This happy tabby is a painting I donated to support of the CMHA (Canadian Mental Health Association). In mid October, they will auction and sell this this and other paintings/drawings of the same size. If you are a local artist and would also like to contribute, or to find out more about the show, here is the link: www.cmhahaldart.ca
Medium is Acrylic on Masonite, 6"x6".

This one's for the kids!

When I was a little kid, I usted to get confused between the 'Stay Puft Marshmallow Man' and the 'Michelin Man'. The Michelin Man is supposted to represent a tire company, but he looks alot more like he's made out of fluffy marshmallows and whip cream. It makes total sense to color him white too, considering tires are only black 99% of the time. Oh well... here's Stay Puft showing him who's boss.

Totally Tonal!

These were all drawn at The Public Gardens.

This one was a pain. While I was drawing it, one of my markers died and the light source started changing. I guess I gotta be faster. Oh well...

Joe

This is a portrait of my pal, Joe, drawn in the Mike Mignola style.

More layout thumbnails. Back by popular demand!

I bought some watercolor pencils about a week and a half ago. The sketch above is the first time I've used them since. Halfway through it, the light kept changing, my back hurt and I had to go to the bathroom. Yet, I still insisted on finishing the sketch. (I can be very stubborn sometimes.)

More drawings of earthlings and their enviroments

6 steps to curing a cold

I was sick all last week - it sucked, but at least I got this cartoon out of it. This is what I wish I could do everytime I get a cold.

'Halifax Tracks' 24" x 20"

This is the first acrylic painting I've done in years. Coincidently, it was also a good opportunity to improve my layout skills. It isn't a scene of any one place in Halifax, but a combination of reference photos I took around the city. It rains often in Halifax (in fact it was raining earlier today) so I thought it would be appropriate to paint it as an overcast day.

(Sorry that it's a photo and not a scan.)

Wednesday night life drawing