What happens when a bunch of artists get together, imbibe adult beverages, then collaborate on their own version of the drawing game Exquisite Corpse? They draw like toddlers. With some cats and stuff.
Unsurprisingly, I drew some flowers in my sketchbook. And a turtleneck.
We had great company at Drink & Draw last evening, including Keith Carter (currently showing at the Pony Club Gallery), Jim Hill, and the lovely Brooke Weeber, among others. Here’s looking forward to next month!
Posted in Drink & Draw, Sketchbook
Tagged Drink & Draw, Little Wolf, Maryanna Hoggatt, Sketchbook
Burgerville, I really really want to support your local, organically made fast food, but dammit! It sucks every time. Well, no longer!!! I will stand firm on it this time. For reals. Really.
I’m hungry.
Posted in Sketchbook
Tagged Hand-lettered, Ink, Little Wolf, Maryanna Hoggatt, Sketchbook
December’s Drink & Draw at Rontoms was low-key but really fun; we even grabbed a slice of pizza next door at Sizzle Pie afterwards – WILD(STALLIONZ)!!!
We’re looking forward to January’s event – a fresh new year, and hopefully the dust will have settled from all the craziness of this month.
The above sketch is a gross approximation of what an actual Arizona sunset looks like. Don’t let it dissuade you. Unfortunately, I was driving during this epic act of nature, so I could only take pictures with my eyeballs.
And later, some brush & ink doodles of humans in close proximity.
Have a wonderful weekend! Hope to see you guys at the next Drink & Draw.
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Tagged Drink & Draw, Ink, Little Wolf, Maryanna Hoggatt, Sketchbook
Despite some mean & nasty weather, we had some brave souls join us last night for our monthly Drink & Draw. Here are a few dimly-lit sketchbook & beer photos.
Annnd here are the two sketches I came away with.
Last night was super fun and we’re looking forward to December’s Drink & Draw event. Hope to see ya there!
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Tagged Drink & Draw, Eagle + Wolf, Ink, Little Wolf, Maryanna Hoggatt, Pink & Zephyr, Sketchbook
Note the Lemolo cameo.
Lately my brain has been swirling with more ideas than I’ve had time to draw them. Not to mention, I’ve got another impending art show deadline. The problem is that I can’t stop with these dang comics!
At Wednesday’s Drink & Draw, I decided to execute a quick 3-panel comic based on an off-hand comment Jake had made. Lately, the comics I’ve been making were autobiographical, but for this idea I thought I needed some fictional characters.
And so, Pink & Zephyr were born, in the most spontaneous fashion: taking my first thought, and running with it.
I completed the ink & drawing stage at the Drink & Draw, and digitally colored the comic later. And yep, I’ll be posting these with all my other comics, at ye ol’ Tumblr.
I neglected to bring along a camera last night, but we had a great crowd that included a lot of the creative folk from Roundhouse, the agency where Jake works. Keep a lookout for next month’s event.
Posted in Comic, Drink & Draw, Hand-Lettering, Illustration, Sketchbook
Tagged Character, Charcoal, Comics, digital, Hand-lettered, Ink, Little Wolf, Maryanna Hoggatt, Pink & Zephyr
For these sketchbook musings, I broke out the sumi brush.
Posted in Illustration, Sketchbook
Tagged Hand-lettered, Ink, Little Wolf, Maryanna Hoggatt, pastel, Sumi
All sketchbook drawings based on images from otisredding.com.
Yeah, Kanye and Jay-Z just released their new video for the single “Otis”, in which they chop up some ridiculously expensive car and jam around the desert with some babes, all while rappin’ over samples from Otis Redding’s Try A Little Tenderness.
But really, watching that video only made me want to hear the actual track.
And beyond that, Otis rules over both Kanye and Jay-Z, any day. Can’t mess with that.
Otis died in a plane crash at the age of 26, just days before “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of a Bay” was released and later hit number one on the Billboards – the first single to do so posthumously in US chart history.
Posted in Portrait, Sketchbook
Tagged Jay-Z, Kanye, Little Wolf, Maryanna Hoggatt, Otis Redding, Pencil, Sketchbook
Command + I
Occupied a summer bench at the new Dig A Pony in SE Portland, broke out the drawing supplies, and watched people dance and a drunk man don a woman’s dress.
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Tagged Ink, Little Wolf, Maryanna Hoggatt, pastel, Sketchbook
Great crowd last week for our monthly Drink & Draw event! Jake’s dad, PNCA Illustration professor, Kurt, came out to join us as well.
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A few of us participated in a rousing game of “Draw Batman with Your Eyes Closed”. Winner was undetermined, prizes were “Buy Yourself Another Beer”.
I came away with two sketches from the evening.
If you haven’t joined us yet, come out next month! September’s Drink & Draw is slated for Wednesday, September 7th.
Also, we’ll be looking for a new venue for the coming winter months (I can’t even believe I’m already f’king typing those words) in SE Portland. Suggestions welcome – we just need a joint with good lighting. And booze.
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Tagged Ink, Little Wolf, Maryanna Hoggatt, Sketchbook, watercolor
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(click to enlarge)
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Encouraging words of encouragement.
Lots of fun possibilities with these hand-painted words.
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In other news, I’m getting a lot of mileage out of this drawing:
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First, used in collaboration with Jake as a Thank-You to artists Ward Schumaker and Vivienne Flesher for inviting us to their home during our visit to San Francisco:
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And later, again as our current Drink & Draw flyer:
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Which is next Wednesday! Come and join us, ye olde creative folks.
xo,
Posted in Drink & Draw, Eagle + Wolf, Hand-Lettering, Illustration, Sketchbook
Tagged Drink & Draw, Hand-lettered, Ink, Jake Hollomon, Little Wolf, Maryanna Hoggatt
