SAD ROBOT...

Yeah, it's been another one of those days... Needed to sketch to get out of my funk.

I was listening to some smooth tunes from a friends band (TEN MINUTE TURNS) and this robot kinda came into being... Clearly he cannot plug his trusty toaster since his R. ARM fell off...

ON top of ALL that his ROBOT guts fell out for no good reason... Sorry Mr. ROBOT...

Hope tomorrow turns out a bit better,
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ROOSTAH'

Here is a recent scribble of a Rooster. I'm gonna get back into some more regular posts here now that I'm getting through some of my summer family events and obligations... I'll be sure to share some more images soon.

Hope you dig,
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Little Brown Bear and a Little Brown Jug..

I'm sorry it's been so long since I've posted. Feel Rotten about it, and sadly I'll be busy for the next few days which will further impede my posts....
HOWEVER!, I assure you that I"VE BEEN SKETCHING OODLES ..and I mean..OODLES OF STUFF and I'm hoping to share it soon... NO JOKE... For right now though I'll put this out there. "Yeah, it's kinda straightforward here.. This bear likes a good drink." But, I love drawing bears..

Hope you dig,
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FrankenToot...

Just another Monster with a Trumpet...or maybe its a bugle...

Hope you dig,
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Slick lookin' fella..

I dug it, and figured you might too.. He sorta made me think of Jerry Reed while I was coloring it up... I kinda like how the Shapely Letter "E" showed up in his hair while I was sketching. Fun stuff...

Hope you dig,
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Cats can CRITICAL HIT!

I drew a cartoon cat shooting dice... I figured he could be gambling.. But It's far more likely that he's rolling initiative to do battle with some goblins in a treasure laden dungeon... Happy Friday all!

Hope you dig,
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Steve studies SKULLS

I was doing some Skull drawings last week before I got sucked into a nightmarish flu/fever/viral thing... Which wound up putting me out for the end of that week, and now I'm nursing a cough. In spite of the cough, I did manage to Check out AVENGERS last night and was blown away by it... Can't really say there was anything I didn't enjoy about the story and characters.... I ASSEMBLED!!

Sadly, no superhero's here in this post (I'll try to draw some more soon) just a cartoon skeleton with a cartoon dude that talks about anatomy...

I hope you dig,
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SKELETAL SCIENCE!

I drew some skulls last week when I wasn't being hounded by the creeping viral bug that I managed to catch. I've not had a fever in some time. forgot how much it can take out of you and just how shitty you feel while having the "chills"

I'm feeling better now, still managing a bit of a cough and some chest congestion but looking forward to getting back to work.
Hope you dig.
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Running Critter...

Not sure what kind of critter it is but, I liked this itty doodle from a recent sketch page...
Lemme know what you think.

As always I hope you dig,
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GOGOPedro's 100 Hand SLAP!

Hey all, I recently got together with a few friends to do more art STUDIES. Began, with a focus on hands, because they're notoriously tricky to draw and often overlooked in art studies..
I found myself working from a book I've not looked a in a few years"The Book of a Hundred Hands" By George B. Bridgman.
It's a beautiful little book with plenty of descriptive hand drawings, along with the breakdown of structures within the hand, fingers, and the thumb. I looked at his drawings for inspiration, and also found myself redrawing hands multiple times to get a feeling for it as well as trying to work with line and some tone on a halftone sheet to study volume. Wanted to bust out some white pencil highlights in these image... Sadly, I ran out of time... I hope to be doing more of this in the future. I'd really like to build up my visual library and become a better artist all around.

Hope you dig,
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Graphic Hair...

I've always kinda been interested in hair... IN Particular, how it can be drawn and stylized. Not to mention the challenge of painting its texture and subdued tonal shifts in more realistic images... I mean there are a lot of Red hairs in my beard which make for a rather odd contrast to the rest of the thinning hair on my noggin.. Which is going gray, and leaves me with an awesome salt and pepper effect for the time being.

Hope you dig this dude with a tough looking pompadour...
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Frazzled Nerves

Lots on my mind lately.
My brain has a way of getting worked up, it always has.

Sorta nervous, kinda like this little guy.
Hope yah dig,

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Running right along

Lately,I've been forcing my way back into a regular regimen of running and working out... Having to spend most of my day in a chair in front of a monitor has been taking its toll on me... So I'm gonna fight back now... I hope it won't hamper my posting too much.. Please keep checking in.. Much more artwork to show!. Feedback (as always) is most appreciated.

Hope you all dig,
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MR. MANGY CAT...

It's another stunning portrait of myself, that I figured would be good for the blog... This time I'm a mangy looking alley feline... I've actually been seeing lots of cats lately when I go out for my late night run around Queens. Figured I'd share this and others. But I honestly can't find my additional cat, to save my life right now... I'm guessing i'll need to tidy up a bit...

Hope you dig..
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RAWK!!!

Here's a rocking rolling dude with a sweet dragon tattoo. The tattoo wasn't originally part of the drawing I just kinda added it in real quick over the blemish that I'd inked over on the paper. Sorta wished I'd had the foresight to draw in some cool tattoo stuff. But, that must have escaped my mind a few months back.. Now it's just a little fun character designs..

I'd like to imagine he's singing a power Ballad about TROGDOR: The BURNINATOR!!!

Hope you DIG,
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Sea Worthy...

I've got a few quick sketches from the ol' pad of paper here.. I continue to be doing lots of drawings of silly faces, and then figured that I would draw some little cartoon boats also. I've also been thinking about ED EMBERLY's drawing books a lot lately... They were a big part of my youth and I always enjoyed the step by step process to draw stuff with his really graphic style.

I hope you dig um,
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A little RED GHOST...

Sorry I've been away. It's never something I plan for..

Things have been popping up in the last few weeks to keep me from posting.
I find myself trying to get back into shape by way of regular exercise and its leaves me kinda worn out here lately. It seems that with only a few additional years of age my body has become less compliant with my demands on it. Beyond that I'm getting ready for some family stuff this summer, and dealing with my usual personal struggles. Since I'm not sure I'll be able to do any kind of focused May Marvel (MAYVEL) type tribute images I'm gonna post up this little RED GHOST doodle from a few weeks back. When I scribbled him I think I had a bit of Dr. WILY in mind but this is what came out in the end...

I dig it, hope you do too.

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BEACH SEASON!!!

I'm still a little jilted at the lack of a proper winter this year. However with spring in the air it's almost time for BEACH SEASON. No doubt you'll probably see this dude at a beach somewhere... Ladies beware he's trolling for your digits...

Hope you dig,
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Beers, Bears. and Bar napkins...

A friend sitting nearby me at a pub says, "Hey Pedro, what are you drawing on?"
After a brief pause I mumble, "uh, a bar napkin.."
Then Following another longer pause they then say... "So that's archival quality bar napkin isn't it?"

Yep, I draw on stuff that falls apart and doesn't keep so well.
But, I still hope you dig it anywho...

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P.S. The first image here was actually referencing some clip I'd seen earlier that day online... Of a bear waving at someone. I'm sure you can run it down in the Video Web and have a look.

Klyde KLOUDskipper...

He has mighty mighty leg muscles... which he uses to leap over clouds in the sky.
Ugh, I'm tired lately. Need more sleep, or perhaps I need to get to sleep earlier in the evenings.
Just a fun little image. Quick and loose.

Hope you dig.
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