I’m the least political person I know, but I can’t turn on the TV without seeing this dude, so I thought I’d sketch his worried mug. Recognize him?

Hey look, it’s a home movie from 1978, back when my Dad was a chubby-cheeked Mexican boy, and I was a hair-chomping candidate for the short bus! Also, we were cartoon characters.

Happy Birthday, Dad!

Animation students will sometimes start out animating a sack of flour; it’s a way of exploring squash-and-stretch without having to draw a detailed character. Of course, they usually put a little more effort into their tests, but hey, I’m sleepy.

I spent so much time playing mad scientist on the computer today, I almost forgot to draw something. So…how `bout me as a mad scientist? I guess I should have put india ink in the beaker.

I’m getting better at forcing myself to sketch little gesture drawings while I’m out and about. Here are a few people in the park after today’s jog.

And here’s a gesture drawing as a proto-animation: