Posts Tagged ‘restaurant’

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Milhouse

June 7, 2011

I did this drawing of some of my workout buddies one night when we went out to dinner after class. The guy in the middle, Ralph, took a look at this one after I was done and said, “Is that Milhouse?”

I said “Who’s Milhouse?”‘

And he said “That looks like Richard Milhouse Nixon.”

I said “No that’s you!”

I may not have captured Ralph’s likeness perfectly, but that salt and pepper shaker look pretty damn good.

By the way, the woman on the left is our awesome fitness trainer, Louise. And the woman on the right is Monique, a dear friend who suddenly passed away a few months after the night of this outing. I am so glad I did this drawing. Had I known, I would have done a hundred more.

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I once caught a pizza THIS big!

April 23, 2011

This drawing reminds me of how I still haven’t even come close to mastering my own ability to draw. Some drawings turn out more realistic and detailed, and some turn out super cartoony. In this drawing I did not intend to make Eric and Ken (the two guys across the table) look like they were 12-years-old, and yet there they are.

Also, I realized after I did this one that I need to be mindful of not mixing conflicting moments. Brad (the guy gesturing) was actually drawn before the food came, while everyone was in the middle of conversation. Eric and Ken were drawn after the meal, when everyone was mellow, letting their food digest and waiting for the check. By drawing everyone at different times, it looks like Brad is talking to himself while the others are spacing out.

This drawing also reminds me of how much I love pizza.

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Another Cafe Drawing

April 22, 2011

A busy afternoon at the Raven, one of my favorite haunts in Prescott.  If I could do this drawing over again I might not have made the “Order Here” sign, or the birds in the mural above it so dark.