Sometimes sketches help make a painting. Sometimes they stop a painting from happening. Sometimes, they should have been a painting.  Sometimes they just…are.  Yes, this is a sketchbook post.

Today I made a sketch of Marilyn and her dog Maf while trying to ditch some anxiety.  Marilyn doesn’t look like Marilyn, and I lost interest in the dog, but I love this sketch for all of these reasons.  When I am anxious again, I may just start doing sketches of iconic leading ladies posed with pets…..and stay unconcerned about drawing the pet or the proper likeness of the lady.

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I was bored and detached here. Can you tell?

Beach day is the best day.

I am particularly fond of these tragic but semi-interesting 90210 studies that I got…frustrated with in 2010.  I accidentally ended it with the Walsh twins looking like zombies.

and Kelly Taylor looking like ghost.

and to end it…pooooooor Little J