From the Drawings Unit
I took the week off last week to visit Utah and spend some time outside. It was EXACTLY the thing I needed. I came back refreshed and had a bunch of great new ideas.
One thing I learned from the trip was that watching my son Tate fill spare minutes with drawing made me realize I don't actually draw that much, and hardly ever for practice or exploration these days.
I decided that when I got back home I'd devote at least an hour a day to fun/exploration drawing.
And this is what I made yesterday and today:
Thought I go back to my roots and design a robot rider.
Might have to do a few more of these and make it a small series.
Here's a couple more robots from the sketchbook:
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