more sketches...wow!!

The page on the left is me trying to draw Popeye (again!) as well as some awesome Joost Swarte characters. I'm still working with the colored pencils, I really have to be in the mood for them otherwise they're quite a chore.
I think I drew these pages after watching some Fleischer cartoons, which I've discovered to be a healthy alternative to illegal narcotics.
Not really sure what this idiot is saying "Whoa" about, but apparently the other characters don't give a crap.

I really want to thank everyone that's left me positive feedback on these stupid sketchbook pages. Nice to know there's a few cool people out there that don't mind a little random weirdness every now and then.

hey look, more sketches!!!

Colored pencils: just like regular pencils, but colored.
Must have been a late night, I can't remember drawing this page.
Trying to copy some Mary Blair drawings, but gave up and let the weirdness take over.
Snowmen just have to sing I guess.
Popeye is a damn hard bastard to draw.

This is how I spend my hours at work, doodling in the front inside cover of my sketchbook.

Finally! I got a DRAWN! mention!!

I got a mention on one of the best artist blogs ever to exist in the universe:

http://drawn.ca/2007/01/11/david-degrand/ I've loved this website forever and to get a mention on it is a pretty big deal to me, so I'm excited. To celebrate, how about some more sketchbook crap?!?!

More stuff from my little sketchbook.

Cool toys

After reading John K's amazing post about why older toys are amazing and toys today are pieces of crap, I dug out this old book I had about toys from the 50's and 60's and decided to scan and post some of my favorites. I think everyone will agree that they don't make 'em like they used to.

new sketches

More random sketches from the little ol' sketchbook. They're all just chock full of hidden meaning and significance.

new blog format

I've decided to turn this blog into a place strictly for images from my sketchbook. I recently bought one of those pretentious Moleskine notebook journal things so the small format is perfect for easy scanning. Don't hesitate to let me know what you think.

After neglecting the ol' blog for a while now, I decided to post this drawing/painting/watercolor I did about a year and a half ago. My love for vintage cartoons overtakes me sometimes and I'm forced to make lousy attempts at trying to capture the brilliance of them.

More Random Weirdness

Here are three more small sized paintings that have absolutely nothing to do with each other, and to be honest, I really don't have a clue what they mean.