#321 – Apply grease liberally to palms
Homework time: a continuation of the Goodfellas storyboard from the other day. Â If you want to follow along:Â kid appears before judge; mob lawyer flashes judge a look; kid walks free; De Niro slips kid some cash for a job well done in not ratting out the others; De Niro and kid exit courtroom into welcoming arms of mob boss Paul Sorvino and his cadre of ne’er-do-wells. Â (Followed by the next establishing shot of the Idlewild [later JFK] airport.)
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#319 – Not so good fellas
Just started a new class in storyboarding this evening. Â Did these as part of an exercise in class, quickly sketching frames from the beginning of Goodfellas. Â Not my kind of movie — but certainly good for sketching practice. Â That Scorsese fellow knows a thing or two about shooting films. Â Take it from me, that guy’s gonna be big.
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#318 – Ups & downs
This house-buying stuff is stressful. Â I’ve been investigating the property, talking to people, getting an inspection today, etc. Â From minute to minute the outlook seems to be constantly changing… Â “Oh, that’s a good sign.” Â “Oh, that sounds scary.” Â “Oh, but that’s good news.” Â “Oh, but that could be a big problem.” etc., etc. ad infinitum.
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#301 – One giant leap
I don’t know why it’s taken so long, but I finally got around to watching In the Shadow of the Moon today. Â A great piece of documentary filmmaking.
I guess in a way this is a companion piece to yesterday’s sketch: Â science fiction vs. science fact.
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P.S. Yes, I believe they actually did it.
#295 – Back to the salt mines
#290 – Urban roost
Another day, another failure to think of anything to sketch. Â Once again, I’m rescued by Flickr’s random and ever-changing art exhibition: “Interesting photos from the last 7 days.” Â This is a simplified pen sketch inspired by this photo from Flickr user Peter French.
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#285 – Achievement Unlocked!
Cut down a tree for the first time today. Â Gotta admit, that was pretty cool. Â We’re up in the mountains for a woodcutting fundraiser held by the parents of a good friend. Â The big woodcut is on Sunday, but today we needed to harvest another couple of their trees in order to have enough to work with. Â It does make me think though: probably “plant a tree” should be the next achievement unlocked.
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#283 – And the Darwin Award goes to…
I had to clear out a blocked downspout to keep up with all the rain we’ve been getting.  Today’s sketch celebrates my in-hindsight-super-idiotic decision to go up on the roof  in a thunderstorm carrying a 10-foot metal pole.  Thankfully, the worst case scenario depicted here didn’t actually play out.  I live to sketch another day!
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