Sketchbook Retirement/Natty Daddies

Another sketch dump gallery. This set is extra fun because it involves tons of musical ladies! Girl Power is rad! I also managed to draw one of my favorite songwriters since the days of Limewire. There are a handful of drawings in here that I did not take the time to revisit as usual. Feeling finished with a drawing as soon as it hits the page still feels rare, but some sketches in here make me feel like the slow improvement.

End of the Ocean:

^ The stereo upstairs at this venue was playing an Elton John cd that night; it skipped toward the end of Saturday Night's Alright (for Fighting) so literally the "Saturday" jam continued for over 20 minutes at least. An hour?

Everyone Leaves:

Noble Vices:

My buddies ! Sleepover:

Didi:

Cayetana:

Narrow/Arrow:

Sparkly guitars!!

Ludacris:

Andrew McMahon:

Have loved his music projects since he was in Something Corporate. This year was the 10th anniversary of this album he made as Jack's Mannequin - an absolute favorite album of mine. I had a close friend working the stage he played at the "Fashion Meets Music Festival" and I was allowed to be between the crowd and the stage. I couldn't get too close, though, and was getting some unwanted attention from the security who was concerned about how I didn't have a photo/press pass, but was drawing. Rebel feelin'.

I was crying and singing all of the words to all his songs the whole time

Chon:

Puppy drawing credit goes to my boyfriend

Sketchbook Retirement/Cry Like a Beagle

Another stint of drawings. I am pumped with how these ones turned out. A lot of extras were added when I went back through them, including my favorite overkill of Cherry Chrome at the end.

Like Moths to Flames/Northlane show:

Cherry Chrome & Teratogen

Often after trying to observation draw I feel burnt out and left with a lot of sloppy sketches that don't look put together or readable. With downtime, I have been coming back with colors and more ink to give the sloppy doodles new life. If I find that a page was skipped, there's a chance to test out what I am essentially practicing. I was mad I didn't get a good drawing during Cherry Chrome's set - so I had the perfect opportunity to revisit the characters and get a drawing I liked!