Mad Man

Today's iPhone sketch is a quick Brushes doodle of Donald Francis Draper from Mad Men. Enjoy.

Yeah. It's been a while.

I know a lot of you have been worried that something had happened to me since I haven't been updating my sketch of the day blog. The truth is that I haven't been updating it because I have been too busy at work. I could have sketched at home, but I don't have any Post-it Notes there. So I have just slacked off and not drawn anything for a while.

However, I recently got a Pogo stylus for my iPhone and downloaded the Brushes, Layers, and SketchBook apps so I can doodle on my phone anywhere I find myself. I think this will allow me to draw more often and maybe I'll be able to keep this blog updated. I'll try to do a sketch every day, but I make no promises.

My first published iPhone sketch is a drawing of Claudine. I drew it today using the Brushes app. I tried to start off with SketchBook, but got frustrated with the lag between me drawing and the line showing up I tried Brushes. I don't think I will be using SketchBook anymore. To all of those who liked my Post-it Note sketches, I'm sorry but I won't be doing any more of them for now. Hopefully these digital drawings will be to your liking as well.

Fists of Fury

I really screwed up this drawing of Mark. This sketch is probably what mark looked like 30-35 years ago. He is much older in real life. Mark is one of the world's finest barkeeps. Like most bar tenders, he has mastered the fine art of being a friend to each and every one of his patrons... unlike most others however, Mark is a real friend to those willing to put the small amount of effort it takes to see the man past the beer tap. I've never met a more hospitable guy. He has every reason to be a jerk, but he's not. He is a middle aged, ex-military, ex-smoker who has been stuck in the middle of a room full of thirsty drunks almost every night for years and years. He could handle himself in a fight, but is clever enough to avoid most physical confrontations. A true sage, he knows-it-all because he has done-it-all... done it all except for being featured as a Post-it note facebook friend sketch-of-the-day. Of course now he has done that too.

Misty

Misty is Barry's wife. Barry is an old friend from the internet. He owned and operated the message board I use to hang out at. Misty is flake, but not in a bad way. She is pretty funny because he is really good at laughing at herself. She'll be the first to tell you that she puts the "rash" in "trashy". I think this skill developed primarily as a defensive mechanism because she was always targeted by the bullies of the message board. By making the joke first, she took the sting out of their zing. Of course this never stopped everybody from still making fun of her, but I think it made the actual insults less potent.

Tall as Brian

I met Brian in college. He stayed in the dorms a few rooms down from me. Brian's dorm room, which he shared with a Puerto Rican culinary student named Chadwick, became one of the hangout hubs for our social clique. The reason for this could be because he had the biggest television or maybe it was because he had all the best gaming consoles or a horde of Playboys and comics under his bed, but I like to believe we hung out with Brian because he was such a cool guy. Brian is from Nebraska. He is the only person I've ever met from Nebraska. I guess it's an okay place, but he never moved back there after college, so who knows. I'm not sure what Brian does nowadays, but by looking at his facebook photos, it looks like the party still can be found in his vicinity.

Michael

Michael is one of Claudine's cousins. I think he is a great guy and an awesome father to his two kids. He is one of the warmest and kind hearted individuals I've come across. This year has been a tough one for him, but he has shown strength I truly admire and hope to match when I am faced with trying adversities. I've learned that Michael is the glue that keeps the extended parts of Claudine's family bonded together. I think there are special rewards for people like him. Without a doubt one of those rewards is being featured as today's Post-it Note, facebook Friend Sketch-of-the-day.

Leeman

There is a chance than Rodney is certifiable. He is another friend I met the internet. In his case, I don't know exactly where the line between man and online persona is drawn, but I'd assume its drawn lightly. Almost everything he types is inflamitory, but his observations are often times frighteningly convincing. If I turned on the television and saw Fox News Alert about him, it wouldn't surprise me. He is today's sketch because work today has been just a little bit crazy, just like Rodney.