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Friday @ Araku Coffee
Suddenly it’s December and I’m starting to get around the city a bit. Feels good to engage with the third place again.
If only more people spent time drawing. The world would be calmer.
Letting go
The best artists keep evolving, letting go of their past work.
Have you ever felt this way?
The poor anteater suffers from my trials.
The Anteater on Creativity
The anteater reminds:
“It’s about being true, not correct”
You might miss the forest for the trees.
Weekend shenanigans
Like I said the other day, I just have to keep up with the scenius. Keep drawing daily, find opportunities to study the form, and keep trying, good or not, as Lynda Barry has said.
One thing we forget with digital media is the material properties of the materials…the organic flow or the way the materials shape the outcomes.
I haven’t any experience with watercolours and so pushing myself out of the comfort zone of flat colors which is what you need in comics but – my friend Raj always complains my drawings look a bit flat.
So tried a bit of depth in last night’s sketch – coloured this on Procreate where inks don’t bleed haha.
Hanging out with the scenius
Austin Kleon often talks about gathering a scenius, and I have to say – for me that’s @pacificleo @royalbengal @whackonondo & @the_legend_of_raj. We have a group called Wider than the sky. What is great is that my scenius is not just talking, but also doing. They’re constantly making things, churning out ideas, art, films, explorations – so I have no option but to do, and keep up my end!
There’s no way to escape, @the_legend_of_raj even sent me that handy little @sennelier1887 watercolour box!
These drawings are from the weekend, drawing at a street corner outside our little tornado’s karate class.
Just the usual
I work from home, and often my only social life is to have a conversation with myself in drawing. Here’s a typical one:
Welcome to Namma Bengaluru
Big news from me: The brown boy and I now live in Bangalore, our 5th Indian city. This is exciting, I love being able to live in and learn about different parts of India and savoring some of the local culture, not to mention the sweets!
Driving into Bangalore, we were greeted by a double rainbow…
Despite the brown boy’s love for masking tape, things have been busy and chaotic, as we went uprooting our lives and then making new rituals in new spaces.
Drawing, as always is the most grounding ritual for me – to help me really connect to a place and be in the moment.
If you’re around, don’t hesitate to hit me up!
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