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And not very happy about it. Very expressive, Allen.
Stay warm! : )

‘Tis the season. Thanks, Karen! Stay warm too and have a great Christmas.

You too, Allen! Thank you.
: )

Hi Thorsten and John, thank you!

cold and bitterness often don’t come together so well in a human form! rarer is such a capture of that combination! Merry Christmas and take very good care of urself Allen!

Hi Personal Concerns, thank you for the warm Christmas greeting. I’d like to wish you a wonderful Christmas too!

Haha, been feeling some of that chill over here too!

I hope you’re doing well these days, Allen, and I hope you have a WONDERFUL Christmas holidays with your loved ones. All the best! Stay warm!

Wishing you and yours a wonderful festive season!

beautiful!

Thanks, man!

Thanks, Elena.

Hi Karen and Antonio, thank you.

Awesome!
What class(es) are you taking (or teaching?), Allen?

Teaching. The class was Drawing Fundamentals, now it’ s Art Fundamentals as I’ve added painting to the curriculum.

Looks like a great place. If it was yours, would you continue the coat rental?

That’s funny. If it were mine it’d take a moment to consider. The view is spectacular. My daughter asked me about the coat too.

Hi Natalia and Noir33, thank you.

Hi Renata, thank you.

Thank you, Izms of Art.

this one’s awesome Allen! Evokes hedonistic impulses in me!

Hi Thorsten, Personal Concerns, Sarah, Julia, Aaron, Mariah, and Jen, thank you.

amazing work!

Thanks John!

Hi Rob, Sarah and Antonio…thanks!

He looks like a football player with those shoulders.

He reminds me of the former Detroit Lions player, Alex Karras, who became an actor after the NFL. Great stuff.

Your few lines speak volumes-wonderful!

Oh yes, I remember him! He did bring to mind football of a different era. Since I saw the Green Bay Packers logo on his sweatshirt I remembered the great SuperBowl with Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry.

Hi Elena…thank you!

He did. Big guy…I’m sure played it himself at one time.

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Thank you for the reblog, Caribbean Vibe. I’m honored!

Thank you, Lachlan, eCharta and Eric!

Love your post will be following & reblogging as the days go by.

Hi Thorsten and Prasad, thank you!

Hi G. E. Gallas and Grass Inc, thanks!

Thank you, Katie!

Hi Killkaties…thank you!

Thank you, Jen!

Thank you, Stuart and Dionne!

Hi Quillan and Angela, thank you!

Thank you, Bente! One of the best compliments I’ve received!

Thank you, Fariha and Luca!

Hi Amber, Martina, Willy, Manoli, Personal Concerns, and Gabriel….thank you!

Hi Sarah..thanks.

Hi Andrea, thank you!

Your characters just ooze personality!

Love your sketches!

Hi Karen! Thank you.

Thanks, Elena.

Thank you, G. E.Gallas and Everett.

Wow, wonderful blog format! How lengthy have you
been running a blog for? you made running a blog look easy.
The whole look of your website is magnificent, let alone
the content material!

Why can’t I comment on this post??

The ones of his kind do appear snooty from afar, and the moment one tries breaking the ice with them, they suddenly become snootier all the more!

who is he?

Snooty to look at and snootier when actually approached…I am sure about him!

He was at a stand selling what I believe were prints of art. Was he the artist? I don’t know.

He has an appearance like that. Aloof.
You were having problems commenting? Is it back to normal?

I just checked into the commenting problem you were having. I fixed it.

Thank you Mittie!

Thank you Bellacorea, Garrett, Kawashima, Katleen, Cheryl, Aaron Patrick, Antonio, Thomas, Barbara, Andrea and Rodrigo!

Very perceptive!!

Hi Antonio..thank you!

Intriguing: both the sketch and the situation!

Thank you S.Trent, Brad, W3t Paint, Cuzicoyor and Lorraine!

Cool Gravatar S. Trent.

Thank you! Amazing the situations you could find yourself in just sketching people. The stories I have. I would’ve never thought.

Hi Karen and Cristian..thank you!

I do realise that Allen!

I’m not surprised you do

Awww so cute =P
Nice sketch, Allen, as always!

x-(

Hi Janice! Thank you!

Thank you Otto.

I don’t suppose sketching children in public is anything like as controversial as photographing them…

Interesting point and very good comment. No I wouldn’t think so and of course sheds light on a photographer’s difficulties. Although I’ve had some things happen to me while innocently sketching people that, as I mention in a comment above, I would never have guessed.

could you explain a bit more about “discreet”? i guess that’s the key of your story

Hi Fiona, Discreet means; intentionally unobtrusive. I thought it was charming/ cute. Hope you understand.

got it. so you dont prefer them walking straight to you, looking at what you have drawn and having a little chat?

I’d prefer the former (discreet). Also..I’d rather draw.

Thank you Ronnie!

What’s a .. um .. rufous?
=P

it is a shrewd shrew!

One of your best.

like it so much, have to say this again.

Hi Janice, Rufous is short for Rufous Sengi. If your familiar with anthropology I believe it’s the genus. My sense of humor.

That’s it! We have a similar wit.

Hi Willy, Thanks! I thought so too. We have a similar taste.

Hi Fiona..thanks (again)!

Hi Ali, Bellacorea, Edilio, Diane & Sofis..thank you!

Thank you Nicole, Imperio, Turber, Matt & Nathanael.

He looks like Anton Ego, in the animation “Ratatouille”

Hi Bellacorea, His image wasn’t coming to mind at first..then I remembered. He’s the California hippie throwback version.

Thank you Sofi and Gentlemeter.

slender legs as slender bottles!

Lean seems to be IN!

Yum! He needs to be smiling .. or maybe he hasn’t had a sip yet =P

Hi Janice, He’s a grumpy drunk.

Hi Personal Concerns, Slender legs..his belly is not.

Hi Maricica and Chris thank you!

Haha okay. Let him be

Hi Lazaro and Lobsterboy..Thank you!

Thank you the blazing trail!

is this the expression of poison-taken? lol

Ha!

Thanks Jenny, Artprofilesworld, AirportsMadeSimple & INN!

Nice.
As always.

Hi Willy, Thank you!

Thank you Karen, Ana, Eve, Ella, Edilio, Annika, Aaron, Emilie, Marra, LobsterBoy and Anna!

wow~!

Thank you! Cool blog by the way.

the fish looks angry n peeved at all the fun birds in the sky seem like havng!

All he has is poison.

Thanks Janice.

This is so awesome!!! Would you by chance be selling this piece? Thank you!

Hi Dominique,
Thank you! I’d can sell it, it’s my personal work. We should talk via my email [email protected]

Thank you Personal Concerns, Lespersonnage, Fred & Firstforprints.

Thank you Ron..cool blog by the way.

it reminds me of a man who walks by my office every day. I asked him one day why he does this and his answer was “I haven’t found Jesus yet”. Well, I moved to the side and wished him the best. He still walks to this day.

I like this story! I also like your blog by the way.

Thank you Aaron, Brandon (cool gravatar) and Dwrex.

Thank you, I sure do try. Today has been a sucky day. Nice to know someone like me.

where is he heading for?

Hi Fiona, Good question. Home? By the way are you home?

Thank you Eve, Don, Liv, Lazaro and Deadbirdflirting.

Thank you K. Ryan, Karen, Edilio and PhotoBotos!

Hi Kim, Thanks!

Thanks Rik, Paul and Erik!

Great illustrations!!!!

Thank you Lazaro!

Thank you Artprofilesworld, Personal Concerns & Aaron.

maybe someone in the story “Harry Potter”?

Hi Edilio..thank you!

reminded me of the convict from dicken’s great expectations!

Hi Personal Concerns, He looks like a real bruiser.

Hi PhotoBotos, Thank you!

Hi Matt..thank you!

nice!

Hi Karen, Thanks!

What a great pose – he looks so solemn.

Hi Alex, Being a tourist he’s (feels) a little out of place.

Thanks Karen, Fashionsoundtrack, Epleee and Organic Brie!

Wow, what an incredible and powerful piece. I have one question: what is he looking at?

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Thanks! He’s looking at shelved books just about his chest level. I like your blog by the way.

That’s wonderful -it’s almost as though a photograph or a picture has magically conjured up a distant memory.

Thanks again. I’m glad you mentioned that. You see the process of drawing from life. Interpreting. Not copying.

what’s above “10:45″?
and who is he?

Hi Fiona, I wrote “library”. Just an “old school” habit of categorizing…and he’s a gent that’s at the library, like me on a Saturday morning. I prefer drawing just your average Joe (or Josephine) around town rather than a model posing as artists do.

Thank you Redplace, Carstiuc, Elizabeth, Galigallery, Edilio, Mainxstream, Ed & Vidal!

i like your average Joe and i want to be one of your Joe one day

One day when we can make it over to Europe at the same time you can be my average Joe

You may go beyond your imagination great work here
nice post

Thank you Jake!

Thanks Redplace!

Thank you Becky (littlestepsforalittleperson). Cool blog by the way!

i see “EU” pops so often in this post.. why europe? and how you can be sure it’s europe, not any other places? lool.

p.s. i saw your handwriting (!) interesting, lovely

This is cool. Do you do a dream page every day as a kind of creative-mental warm up? Seems like an awesome way to start the day.

Yes. With my morning coffee. It’s exactly that, kind of a creative-mental warm up.

Hi Fiona,
That’s a good question because I asked myself that. I felt when it came to a dream, being mine, it would be. Also we know those things, in this case Europe, are really just metaphors in dreams. It’s meaning is something else.

Love this!

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Your drawings make me happy.

Wonderful lines and patterns

Hi Kim, Thank you!

That’s my hope…thanks for saying!

Thank you!

Thank you Doc!

love it!

Hi Kristin..thank you!

Superb

Thanks Kim!

SO CUTE !

MOM XX OO

Going for the cute vote?

Thanks mom!

Love Allen

Yes..although there is another side. A poignancy. His friend eventually melts.

The only disadvantage is it seems you end up drawing a lot of backs of heads to avoid being seen

Yes I’ve seen this in my people drawings as well as other artists doing this kind of drawing..sides of heads. It’s not bad until most is backs.
There is a way around it though. Much of you do is taking a visual snapshot of the person. Once you know how to work with form you can do it. Like my post Mr. Sensitive. One has to make a conscious effort to avoid what you mentioned.

From the title I thought it was going to be a post about the social networking site, Facebook, and perhaps you’d started drawing your friends…

Hi Kim,
I debated the title for this post for the connotations it may have, although I like your thought upon seeing it.

Almost Happy Birthday Allen! Keep up the great drawings.

Hi Alex,
Thanks! No chance of me stopping drawing.