I Know You Know (D)

Over the weekend we finished watching Psych.  It wasn't my top favorite ever, but I enjoyed it and then a few Sunday Sketches later I had this.  These character sketches are so hit-and-miss with me, but some of them turned out okay.

Checking In, Checking Out (D)

It's been a while since I finished a show and did a montage of character bust sketches, but Bates Motel ending just had that sort of effect on me.

Devil Who Dares (D)

I did this as a sketch but wasn't totally satisfied with the likeness es so I used it as an excuse to do some painting practice.

I think they look a little more like them now.  

Then that was fun so I did this:

And then I couldn't stop myself so this happened.

 Someone please stop me.

They're a Bunch (D)

I meant to post this a few weeks ago.  We've been rewatching the Brady Bunch movies for the first time in at least a decade and I can't believe 1) how well I remember them and 2) how funny (and dated!) they still (already!) are. It's hard to pick a favorite in this, but I really love how Carol and Alice turned out.

Sunday Sketches -- 30 Rocke-fellas (D)

Wups, sorry, July.

Things have been busy, but it's time for some Sunday Sketches!  After we finished watching Parks and Recreation, it seemed like we should finally see about looking into 30 Rock.  I won't say I didn't like it, but I will say that it took us a few months to watch all seven seasons (compared to P&R's few weeks) and that it took me three months of a few Sundays to finally finish this art (compare to the one day that I spent with P&R).

Looking back I probably didn't need to include ALL of these people, like Angie and Hazel and Criss and Jack's entourage, but I was finally on a roll, so I didn't want to put on the brakes.  This show has a pretty big recurring cast I guess.  Also, apparently it's been so long that I totally forgot Kenneth and Cerie and (even until the last minute) Pete.  *facepalm*

Sunday Sketches -- Pawnee People (D)

These last few weeks we've found ourselves sitting around a lot during long, quiet, sleepy evenings with a newborn, so we thought it was a good time to finally check out Parks and Recreation.  Three weeks later we were all done and already missing our new pals.  Binge-watching is the best and the worst.  Anyway, here's what happened yesterday as a result:

Last time around the show du bébé was Alias, and, because I just realized that I had never posted the arts from that show after searching to provide a link, here's the character spread:

Whatever might be next?...

We Have To Go Back! (D)

YIKES, it's been over two months since our last post!  This is unacceptable.  I'll just have to make up for it by posting a lot of arts in the coming weeks.  In the meantime, this week marked the ten-year anniversary of the premiere of LOST (a.k.a. the best show in the history of television).  To commemorate the occasion, I didn't have the chance to do a new drawing, but here's something I did not quite ten years ago of the principal cast circa Season 2 (and didn't post, since we weren't artblogging back then).  It's interesting to see how many of them were pretty prominently featured from start to finish.

I love this show SO much.

Until next time!

Charles Carmichael Etc. [Incorporating Sunday Sketches] (D)

A few weeks ago we finished watching Chuck (I was a little late to the game on this one).  I liked it a lot, and I miss it a lot, and therefore it inspired some arts.  First, a slew of Sunday Sketches featuring the principal cast over the five seasons:

And, just because it was floating around in my head and therefore demanded to be released, this little portrait of Charah (not the best mash-up name ever, but it's better than Suck....).

The last show that received similar treatment was Alias.  What will be our next binge-watch show???  Time alone will tell...  Stay tuned!!!

(Stay tuned also for more arts from J, I promise she's been working on lots of great things and that I'm not trying to hijack the blog.)

Pushing Daisies At Last (D and J)

About half a year ago we were ever so glad to introduce our offspring to the world.  As is often the case with newborns, we had a lot of downtime during which to watch a lot of TV shows and movies.  After a few recommendations, we decided to watch the sadly short-lived Pushing Daisies, which we enjoyed very much.  Then, these naturally happened, though for some reason they have not seen the internet-light of day until now (don't ask me why, it's been sitting on my desktop waiting to be posted for over three months).  So, here are our sketchbook tributes (which may or may not have been sketched on a Sunday) to a show that ended long before its time.

I think I could probably draw these characters a hundred times and never get bored, but for some reason I haven't drawn them since the summer.  I probably should do some more, especially since I think some of them could turn out a little better than they did here (especially Chuck, I didn't make her nearly wide-eyed or charming enough).  I love the aunts though.

And now, I turn the reins over to J to present hers:

Here's mine!

Sunday Sketches of an Avatarly Nature (J)

We are still steadily making our way through Avatar!  Near the end of season 2 I did some drawings of all the major characters (I think).  Then we started season 3...so I need redraw half of them now, hah.  I am SO looking forward to the terrible movie adaptation and seeing just how incredibly terrible it is.  The cover box looks bad enough on its own.

Anyway, I digress.  Avatar peeps!  With the exception of Suki, I did them all without any reference at hand, hence any little inaccuracies you may find.  Overall I like how most of them turned out, and I look forward to doing an updated batch in the future.  Perhaps I will make my own picture of the Fire Lord from noodles. 

 Flameo, hotman!  (I finally get that reference!!)

Sunday Sketches: Now With More Bending (J)

Let's not talk about how long it's been since I posted Sunday Sketches!  But here I am again, armed with a new sketchbook and the same pencil I've been using since 2006.  Except this week I used a pen.  I'm such a traitor to myself!

Recently we started watching Avatar: the Last Airbender.  (Side note: we're on season 2--don't spoil me!)  I like it and stuff.  I like how the different types of bending involve different types of movement, so today I drew a montage of benders.  You can try your hand as guessing which type each person is!  Maybe next week it'll be actual character drawings, though one character did sneak onto this page...

Yip yip!

(Also, trying to do a signature using the touchpad?  Not my forte.)