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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.

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

Hi Elena…thank you!

Thank you, Amy and Willie!

Hi Willie, John, and Thorsten, thank you!

I like the blue!

Thanks, Karen!

Hi Amber and Whatuful, thanks!

Hi Theadora and Elena, thank you!!

Thanks, Julia!

Reblogged this on DoodleDaddy and commented:
For anyone who loves comics, illustration, news paper comics, imagination, kids, and remembering what it was like to be a child. This is awesome!

Thanks for the reblog, Richard!

Thank you, Eliyarain and Simone!

Hi GE Gallas, thank you!

Reblogged this on CARIBBEAN VIBE – News.

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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!

Thank you, Katie!

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

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.

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

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.