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i love this drawing, as i do anything you create ;)

i appreciate how you showed the progression of the artwork on LOVE. very cool.

i like the simplicity of the picture, a departure from the other pieces you've done. yet there's enough of your traditional artwork contained within, which is a nice offset to the simpler sketches.

you can do no wrong in my book. everything is fascinating in its own unique way ;)

Talk to me about ballpoint pen preferences. PLEASE. I like your art and your choice of instruments, and I'd like to partake.

Haha, but who said art was supposed to be easy? Fight the urge! Vive la resistance etc etc

Such good advice during a week when I really need it.

THANK YOU for this.

Do I detect a growth spurt? :-)

I had to squint (love that word) really hard to read those words of wisdom, glad I did, I'm just starting my sketch of Kylie Minogue...

I had to laugh--I don't think I've ever resisted an urge to hatch in my life, on doodles or otherwise--even when I'm painting. Ball point pens can be wonderfully sensitive instruments. I really like this.

this is great Andrea. Loved catchin up, it's be a while since i've been online.

Hi, I found your blog via a link and an article about your sketches, and I've got to say that I find your sketches/doodles/drawings extremely inspiring. As an artist, I'm constantly looking for fresh ideas and inspiration to keep me going, and your drawings are...well, for lack of a better word, inspiring. I look forward to seeing the new things you post!

You're art is always fascinating to me, these pages are delightful. I love the departure just as much as I love all your work.
Hugs

Thank you all, folks.

Is it just me or it it bloody difficult NOT to cross hatch everything in sight?

Mo, that's a lovely thing to say - and hear! Thank you.

MrCachet, this is the mosy asked question. I really must put a FAQ page on this blog somewhere. Really, NO preferences. As long as the ballpoint is not blotchy I'll use it. I'm not fussy, or loyal to any particular brand. Any will do.

THANK YOU all. You make my day.

LOL...I happen to love it but i understand your "burn out" on the piece. Some of them just do that to us, eh?
Peace & Love,
~Barb~

LOL"""""I fucking love your draw..
it so feel...real artise!!!
LOve it them!!

Yeah...ParkEr said it best. I LOve it toO! LOL
Lisa

ROFLOL!! I love your sense of humor.

Oh too funny! I have been following this with interest and enjoyment. Sympathetic enjoyment. MAN have I been there. But I have way more confidence in you! Proven once again.

great step by step by step there, an education! wicked, as ever.

You and that naughty kid have produced some of the best artwork I have ever seen. My art seems stuck in pre-decimal days, yours is right now, keep producing that really inspirational stuff.

hey its excellent..is dat obama by ta way(jus kiddin!)..

SWEET! love the bug, bob ross, mr. brain, hell everything about this! you've inspired me to draw again!

I got in trouble doodle on my desk like that when i was in Jr. High. They made me come in after school and clean all the desk. I didn't do a good job because I ended up leave a dusty film across all the desk tops. Then next day I doodled with my finger in the dust.

Great work - "burn out rather than fade away" very funny.

I would never have predicted the way this one would go ... LOL ... what fun.

thanks for sharing your OCD with us... we definitely get all the benefit of relishing your finished product... too bad for you though... you real artise, you. good show. i'd go visit that mount rushmore in a heartbeat.

Thank heaven for naughty girls, to paraphrase Maurice Chevalier!

thanks for the visit! i like your bug better! thanks again for the comments.

just love this one. :)

Oh I feel your pain - there is probably a 10 step program available ;-) Oh you long suffering artist you - Super cool work now go have a drink!!

I like your sketchbook drawings, and you've been tagged!

Cheers, everyone.

I am so glad this one is done. So glad. I shall now put it away for at least six months. At least.

Thanks thanks thanks.

Given your clear frustration you've done much better to stick at that then I would have done, and what a result! Well worth it - a lovely idea and so well executed. I'd love to know how you do it - your penwork is constantly stunning.

This is wonderful! Totally awesome, and made me laugh - love Kermit being there! It's the most fantastic decorated school desk ever. Albert Einstein is Inspire me Thursday's theme this week, by the way, you've done your contribution for it too!

When are we going to be able to buy a print of it? Because then you will never have to draw it again. I love it!


Carrie

Of course, if that had been my desk I would have found a way to scratch something into the pen try at the top.

Great to see the steps like this - I wish I had had the guts to draw on the desk - but then of course I thought I was a non-drawer! Thanks for your comments on my blog - came just when I needed it. (I've just posted another set of memory paintings)

Your drawings are AWESOME! Hehe I don't say this word aloud either being british and over 30 and all that. It's been a while since I've commented here but I do love your work and it just goes on getting better...if that's possible :)

You're funny! I keep planning to do a stepped demo of a watercolor but just never seem to get around to it :)

GENIUS!!! Yes, very good contribution to OPINION cuz in my opinion, this is GENIUS! : )

lovely, lovely progression

Just found your blog from a post on Moleskinerie, and I have to say I just love your drawings. In particular, your step by step drawings are fantastic, and such a clever idea. I remember as a kid being fascinated by the way doodles on an exercise book could take a life on of their own, and become a piece of art, and you've made this style totally your own. In awe!

Thanks, guys and dolls. You make my day.

Neal, cheers. Glad you found me! I too, am fascinated by that kind of thing. And especailly the layering of stuff. I love to hide things in layers. They are there, I know they are there, but nobody else does. Unless, of course, I do a step by step!!

I also love trying to find meanings and clues in doodles. We'll never know what they really mean, but they can take on a whole new meaning to us. I LOVE that. Even though I'm not sure it makes any sense?!

Cheers, guys.

Nice rolls, i find your work very very interesting!

From Spain:
JuanMa

this is so creative! you've got a pretty intense sketchbook lol! it's awesome!!

by the way, you might be interested in a project i'm working on right now. wishboxproject.com

Let me know what you think of it!

Molly
Cécile