Saturday, February 28, 2009

work day doodle

I call this one Pompous Guy. He looks down his nose at me. His eyebrows are arched as if to question the veracity of what I'm saying. The pinch of his lips suggest that he finds me a little repugnant. The slight smile reads as superiority when coupled with the rest of his expression.

I drew this from a photograph of a real person I found in a magazine. I won't give anymore clues to his real identity, since I am maligning him by my assessment of his facial expression.

He was super fun to draw. The only thing I didn't get right was his dead-on stare. In my drawing, my guy's eyes are a little too kind. Not so in the real photo. I wish you could see it. You might be amused to see the way his hands are folded in front of his chest in an open fingered pedagoguish manner. Everything about the photo reads pompous.

15 comments:

  1. pompous he is!!! i love how you've used a variety of pens and markers to create this. i'm envious. i've been buried at work lately and no time to doodle or read blogs or barely get a drink of water. this too shall pass, my friend, this too shall pass!

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  2. He looks over his glasses at you even when he isn't wearing them. He thinks artistic endeavers are a waste of time.

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  3. I think I know him! You would ahve fun riding the NYC subwasy --so many interesting faces! I often see artists sketching as they ride.

    Stevie check out "Alice In Paris Loves Art & Tea" blog --her URL is in my links --she is inteviewing ETSY artists and I think you'll love her blog. She is a folk artist that loves in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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  4. sure is pompous, i can't deal with pompous idiots.

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  5. Love the way you drew his eyebrow -- so pompous he is.

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  6. Ah, you are very talented! He really looks pompous!;))
    I am so bad at drawing portraits; imaginary ones are fine, but to capture the true image of a person is difficult.;)

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  7. Good drawing. Oh so glad he's not my boss or someone in authority over me. We would butt heads for sure and I'd have to take him down a peg.

    Like your new header, by the way. We're anxious for Spring too. :o) ♥ ∞

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  8. Pompous, yes, I am familiar with the breed. Funny how we all want to take the pompous down a notch or two?!~

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  9. Hey. Cool. Now do a 'polly wolly doodle'.

    *sits back expectantly*

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  10. How do I start that polly wolly doodle Deb?

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  11. You're the doodler, Stevie. I merely make outrageous suggestions.

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  12. Fare thee well
    Fare thee well
    Polly Wolly Doodle all day!

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  13. Good!

    Now sing it again with a pencil in your talented fingers!

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  14. That looks like every college professor I've ever met! :)

    Sarah

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