Illustration Friday: Dusty

I was cleaning our computer desk because it was ridiculous. There were lots of old bills and dust. And then there was this:


A little sketch that Carlos did. I don't know what the backstory is on this guy, but I liked it and I posted it!

More Monday inspiration found while cleaning was this photocopy of a picture of my Mom in her twenties. I love this photo of her. I've always wanted to do a painting based on this photo:



And this wasn't in the pile, but I was drinking this while cleaning. It's really good! And I LOVE the label. I'd love to do a werewolf piece in this style:

A Piece of My Mind Each Day. 01-11-10

I woke up this morning with pains in my back and neck. I have been stressed more than usual lately, so in pain (even after taking a few ibuprofin) I sketched my imagined captors, the "stress fairies." These beings have tools to pick, push and pull in the neck area until you are in pain and can no longer move. At night, they put on heavy, steel toe boots, and dance on the stressed victim's back. They stomp and kick all night until the break of dawn. At least, that's what it feels like.
I did a quick sketch of my view from a path I walk at lunch and on some breaks, but obviously, it did not come out as well as usual. Such is the day. I wrote down "Organized are my thoughts-so is my capability to sketch properly." Today, being not such an organized day in my mind. But it's still a piece of it!