This is a pencil drawing of some Nike Air Max 96s. I did this in high school, so i mustve been about 16,17 at the time.
This is a quick painting exercise from a painting course i had to take in college. I was 18 at the time i believe. It was a live model and we had to pick out an interesting feature to focus on. The wierd part being that i hate feet, so who knows why i chose the foot/ankle area.
This was a drawing exercise in college, also a live model. Same thing as above basically, but with pencil. I guess i chose the arm to focus on.
And THIS is the grand-daddy of them all. Im thinking about framing this.
I actually remember lying on my bedroom floor drawing this. At the time i was 8 years old and of course what 8 year old on the planet at the time didnt love Michael Jordan.
I actually used to draw a lot of these types of charicatures at the time. I wish id kept more of them but i think this is the only one i have. Im gonna have to ask my folks if they kept any of them. (i know youre reading this pops, so feel free to chime in with a comment)
Anyway, i thought id share this stuff, its pretty funny to me and i thought some of you loyal readers might enjoy them.
ps - look at the foresight i had as an 8 year old to draw jordan with a v-neck jersey on. Who knew NBA teams would actually be playing in v-necks in 2008? I amaze myself sometimes.
pps - after showing these things i may have to post some more recent drawings etc to redeem myself.
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wow...the Jordan drawing is definitely frameworthy. I gotta check moms garage and see what old drawings I have boxed up...I used to draw nike ads all day instead of doing actual school work
good stuff.
Somewhere around here I think we still have a 5x7 or so of a caricature you did when you were about 8 yrs old. Remember Edsel, the pastor of our church in Vancouver? He was addressing the congregation and it seemed you drew him in perfect relief, complete with shadows. We were impressed, and I think it may have been then that we recognized your talent.
Also brings to mind when you were selling drawings to your classmates at Springbrook
Elementary and the teacher made you stop. You remember that?
I dont recall that specific drawing, but i do recall doing a lot of drawings during church when i was young. There was nothing else to do for me, i wasnt interested, and there was always a pencil and envelopes around.
And of course i remember selling drawings in 5th and 6th grade. I used to copy scenes out of comic books and sell them to kids for their lunch money. Until the teachers made me stop.
That was probably the fist time i realized that there was money to be made with my talents.
Thanks for the comment pops, see you in a few hours for some ribeyes and beer.