I went to the zoo today to do a bunch of observational sketches of animals. Â After the flamingos, kangaroos, gorillas, giraffes, etc., I came upon these fellas, who promptly pulled out typewriters and started tapping away. Â Weird.
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Again, I’m continuing work on this collection of 30 vehicle sketches. Â After drawing these four, I looked at them and realized they actually tell something of a life story. Â Hopefully not mine.
Anyway, I did a bunch of other vehicles today as well — here’s the full set.
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Part of this week’s vehicles series, these are all based on advertisements in recent issues of Wired magazine. Â I’m sure if I come back and look at this sketch years from now, it’ll look amazingly dated.
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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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Day 1 of escrow on what could be our first house! One thing though: some of the floors are a bit slanty. This will require further investigation.
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Heard a fascinating first-person story today from a man who ran out of fuel in his small plane over Alaska, and had to find a dirt road to put it down on, while operating with no engine. Â That’s a presence of mind that’s difficult to imagine. Â Of course, the story was stuck in my mind when sketch time rolled around.
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Every once in a while, I get the compulsion to geek out and draw tools of the trade (“the trade” pretty much expanding to include all variety of visual arts). Â Today’s installment: the Frezzi Mini-Fill Camera-Top Lighthead! Â I’m sure you loyal readers have been clamoring to see my representation of this fine video accessory. Â At long last, that day is here!
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My mind was stuck in a different era today, after Fish Hunter Phil sent me a link to this fascinating story from a century ago.  Seriously, if you have a little time, go listen to that story — it’s quite a piece of work.
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We’re getting dangerously close to that little period of the year where Southern California gets a bit of rain and cooler weather. Â Better make hay while the sun shines. Â Or at least BBQ chicken.
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