SKETCHBOOKS.

State of Play

All is fair in love and sketchbooks. For many years, I never left home without one. That is less true today, but I still have at least one sketchbook going at any given time. They get filled with drawings, notes, bits n’ bobs get pasted in— they end up serving as time-keepers, memory machines and trip diaries. Pure gold.

They’re among my most beloved possessions, but I've learned not to treat them as ‘precious’ or they never get filled. Ink spills and bleeds onto neighboring pages; sometimes I ‘ruin’ something on a previous page, but no matter. They’re for play, experimentation, following impulses.

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Three spreads showing semi-abstract explorations in ink and wash in a small sketchbook.

Mixed media sketch and collage showing a bottle of ink, a glue stick, a magic mouse, and some keyboard keys in a very loose representation of items on a desk.

Water color drawing showing to identical twins in black dresses against a bright red-orange background

Water color drawing of a brown-haired guy in a loud herring bone seater signing his check at the bar.

Watercolor sketch of a wide green face in a glass helmet. The face is wearing big red lipstick and her eyes are closed.

Drawing with spot color of a subway car interior. A bald man wearing headphones is holding the bar in the foreground, and a yound woman in hot pink is reading in a seat behind him.

Water color painting of a red Chelsea boot against a black background

Watercolor painting of inflatable unicorns in the corner of a swimming pool

Smeary ink drawing of a tall man in a hoodie standing at a bar.

Ink drawing with washes of a woman with should-length hair playing guitar and singing into a microphone with her eyes closed. Some balloons are ties to the mic stand.

Watercolor sketch of a woman holding a cell phone, seen from behind. Her dress is clearly part of a suit caot that has been hobbled together with other bits of fabric to create a stylish yet impractical dress.

A young man with long brown hair wearing a bright blue hoodie. He has red around his eyes and looks a little stoned or depressed.

In kand watercolro depiction of a colorful, old-fashioned looking juke box

Watercolor portrait of Bran from Game of Thrones, while his eyes are rolled back and he communicates with the ravens or wolves or whatever.

A sad and maybe scary-looking face; it hasn't got proper eyes, just hollows, and there are no lips only teeth.

Ink drawings of two different groups of musicians playing raucous music.

A man and a woman with antennae hold a small tablet which also has antennae. Their faces show looks of concern.

Ink drawing of a guy with a lot of teeth and no lips. His hair is wild and wavy and he's wearing a Hello Kitty tee shirt. He does look really happy.

Ink observational characterizations of a handful of people in front of microphones.

Watercolor drawing showing a couple asleep on a blanket at the beach, their sun hats over their faces. A life guard stand is in the far distance