Every once in a while I try to explain to my boss how awesome it would be to work “four tens,” and he looks at me as if I’ve sprouted antlers.

Just like this cocky kid from Yonkers! Happy Memorial Day.

It’s the unofficial start of Summer, and Central Park is packed with people, animals, and scenery, all just waiting to be sketched amateurishly.

For this week’s class homework, I continued my enjoyable struggle with the dip pen. I also realized I don’t really know how to draw water hitting the ground (and I didn’t sketch that part beforehand, so my failed attempt was in permanent ink). Ah well. Not my best, but I think the class will enjoy it, since it’s been raining all week, and will probably rain most of the weekend.

Well, I can confidently reassert that I have no idea how to caricature Ariana, but it was fun to draw this girl and her dog anyway.