There’s a constant tussle between the anteater and me – he with his Stoic outlook in life and me with my existential angst. But then again, he has answers for every situation in life – which can be useful if you’re not given to much reflection.
So people like me, seek out the one with the answers – there’s time yet for the ones with questions.
Title by Maira Kalman from a Creative Mornings talk.
So we got together and started a drawing club on weekends. Here are some sheets from my first session.
The feature: Technocrats on the Juice
Part 1, July 2009 | Part 3, July 2009 | Part 5 , September 2009 | On Motivation, May 2010 | Creative block, Sept 2010
A few months ago I was struggling to change my default drawing style. Since I started drawing with a Lamy my drawing has plateaued.
I guess this must be what he’s looking at
But anyway instead I read Elmer.
And I’m still on the plateau.
If you’re curious about the books – Disquiet, please | Plato and Platypus Walk into a Bar | The Essential Groucho | The Groucho Letters
My relationship with Mondays have changed multiple times over the years –
Blue Monday (2014)
Conversations with the Anteater, part V (2009)
If you’re one of those people who suffer from Monday blues, here’s a hug from the anteater.
I wanted rest but what I got was work. And in between there were whispered wisdom from far and wide.
I do a really good job keeping the anteater away from my design work. But sometimes he jumps over the wall and blurs the boundaries. And since he usually has something astute to say I don’t really mind. What about you?
