cruel youth

A small and very fast portrait, done with a Copic brush pen.

mj

Taryn

quick work at the wedding

sometimes you have to draw very quickly.

why I sleep alone

no one can connect him to the incident

you can do it

Drawn from life in about ten minutes, with a brush pen.

something delicious in Toronto

The smog dog is Toronto's signature street food, thanks to a series of difficult-to-understand bylaws that forbid most other options.

It is a mysterious meat, but perfect in its way. It's garish in appearance, and the flavour sharp, aggressive, and without subtlety. It's best not to think about the ingredients.

Biting into a smog dog is like swallowing a salad of tumourous rats and cigarette butts garnished with petroleum dregs. In short, it encapsulates a vital part of the urban experience.


In my drawing, a student at the University of Toronto is enjoying what the city has to offer.

The drawing was done with a china marker just off St. George Avenue. And as should be obvious, I love smog dogs.

how despicable

the professor of classics

One of the foremost experts on Constantine and the Roman Empire of Late Antiquity:

Courtney

on via Bonifacio Lupi

I took a few minutes while strolling around Florence to sketch these buildings on Via Bonifacio Lupi. I used a dip pen and india ink, which is an awkward medium to use on a street corner.

reverse of the model

Two views drawn from life.

John

In a contemplative mood...

Drawn from life with a Copic brush pen and a blue felt-tip pen.

Rob

A drawing done in around ten minutes. He pretty much fills up the 8.5x11 sketchbook page.

amy

Hannah

Hannah makes a moustache!