Downtime Drawings

When I'm not drawing for work.

I am one of the lucky few who has a paying gig doing something related to what I already do in my leisure time. I do not take it for granted. Drawing is part of my job because I need to thoroughly test the brushes I make for Procreate. When I’m not drawing digitally, either for professional purposes, or for personal enjoyment, I stay in my sketchbook. I also draw on random scraps of paper whenever I find them in the kitchen.

I have articles I have been sitting on and editing— one of them has to do with the importance, at least for me, of keeping this “no stakes” drawing practice alive. For now, I will keep this short and simply share a few recent sketches. Some are observed, some invented, and some a combination of the two. If you want to see more of this kind of thing in this newsletter, let me know, and thanks for looking.

Unrelated, but I always like sharing cool things with you, so if you dig mid-century illustration, check out this treasure trove from illustrator Zara Picken.