the Draper (not so) daily doodle

coaster fun

2011-10-12T15:48:00.002-04:00

ok, so you're out at dinner, the kids have crayons and there are plenty of coasters to draw on....have some fun!...and then go home and have more fun in photoshop!

spot illustration

2011-09-29T12:57:00.001-04:00

a quick color piece just for fun...

i'll have to think of a new name....

2011-08-18T16:22:00.002-04:00

ok...so i'm really making the most of the "not so" part of the title....what can i say...life has been busy...with work...thankfully and family.....but now things have slowed down a bit i'll try to post a bit more often....

this was done while waiting in the carpool line.....and i have no idea what i was thinking...

happy january...now get to work!!!!

2010-01-20T23:01:00.003-05:00

i was working on another project...took a short break and started this guy...which turned the short break into a much longer one...but i think it was worth it...and worth posting.....so here you go....now get back to work!

doodles on the go

2009-12-17T22:52:00.003-05:00

ok....just some random doodle done while waiting too long for the car in the shop....

now in color!

2009-11-10T14:35:00.003-05:00

ok....so i'm back at it once again.....after leaving too many sketches safe and sound in the sketchbook, i thought i'd try to work on my color and photoshop skills....so i dusted this guy off from earlier in the year and went to town.....

colored anxiety

2009-09-03T11:37:00.001-04:00

had a few minutes to throw in some color...what do you know....

twister anxiety

2009-09-03T09:56:00.001-04:00

ok...school's back....let's try to get back to it.....

no...not dead

2009-07-12T09:57:00.002-04:00

ok...now that the daily thing is completely out the window i'm back at it....

work has won over blogging and that's all i'm going to say...

here's a new one with no real meaning...i was just trying to think of a fun one with kids in mind.

it might be worth a tweak and a color...

earth day

2009-04-22T21:57:00.003-04:00

what else could i do today??? this and remember to turn off a few extra lights....

bad blogger

2009-04-20T23:15:00.002-04:00

hey there....i know it's been over a month and the whole daily thing has gone out the window....but i'm back at it now and will try to be more regular with the output.
so let's kick it off with a dance move!!!!!

not quite sure what the deal is here...but you know it's not great if he shows up at your door....

and i think this guy is a fantastic four wannabe.....

march first thru the 6th

2009-03-06T23:29:00.004-05:00

a ship deck, a sea breeze and a journey begins....

more wierd animals.....

i really like the huge cranium.....

searsucker suit....

a night out at the deli....

another meeting doodle...the hair says malfoy....

end of february

2009-03-06T23:07:00.005-05:00

weird animal day i guess...

ah....oscar night....a doodle from my oscar ballot......i guessed 16 correctly....not bad considering i didn't see most of the movies.

a chef who's about to throw a cleaver or throw back a bottle of wine.....

bowling guy .....

these guys could be russian circus folk...or just a little bent.

a very tiny doodle....

he started as a monster and then ended up in outer space....monster? alien? both?

deleriously happy goofy dog......

february 11 thru 20

2009-02-20T16:36:00.011-05:00

another grandpa...

in the need to draw more women file....

not quite toulouse.....but close

viking on a note page....

i just know this guy has to live in miami and go to the dog track.....

young girl....
valentine's day.....

drawn while getting an oil change and thinking of spring training....

i've been doing a lot of old guys lately....
a very random sketch page....

February 2 thru 10

2009-02-11T22:28:00.010-05:00

i think there's a need for a good space comedy....

private eye...

quick notebook sketch...

i was thinking about authors....he seems like he could write a novel or two...
salty old sea captain for hire...

i do like to draw a devil now and again....
a toast for february.....

car doodle on whatever is handy...

a continuation from yesterday's sketch...

February is here....

2009-02-02T15:12:00.001-05:00

i just started drawing this guy in space and realized when i finished that he has no air supply and will soon be a goner....

end of january

2009-02-02T14:57:00.000-05:00

a friend started boot camp a while ago.....a lot of ex-military guys...soooo...
more cute woodland creatures.....

a rejected sketch for a quick project....

the 26th is my dad's birthday and i always do a card for him....not sure why, but he's one of the few people that i like doing a characture of....and this owes to the fact that he's up in canda in the middle of winter....

random doodle...
more animal designs....going for quirky this time...

thought it would be fun to think of some different applications for my character designs....

more winter sketches....

and a mad scientist...with a little photoshop color for more atmosphere...

January 21 and 22

2009-01-22T12:02:00.000-05:00

a truly mindless doodle....
feeling a little lost?....hopefully help is on it's way!

January 16 - 20

2009-01-20T13:58:00.000-05:00

one more for the circus...

i've been thinking more about children's book ideas and illustrations...just trying out a few things...

another book or illustration idea for kids....

for some reason i was drawing a bunch of postal workers.....here's the guy ready to retire....

and how could i not do something americana on a day like today!

January 13, 14 and 15

2009-01-15T21:05:00.001-05:00

a little self portrait phone sketch....

I was talking to my friend paul the other night and he was telling me of his trip to nepal and the himalayas....i don't think he ran into this guy though....

Cirque du Soliel is in town so how about some circus folk?

January 8 thru 12

2009-01-13T08:27:00.000-05:00

Driving by a burger place today i thought i'd try and come up with a new sign....

Listening to a lot of Tragically Hip today and thinking of the cold....

Just thinking i need to draw more wildlife...so this is a start...

I'm really not sure about these next two......

january 5 6 7

2009-01-07T13:18:00.000-05:00

i think this may be leftovers from the rose parade...

i make a ton of lists....and i tend to draw in the corners....

not quite sure about this one....

january 4th

2009-01-06T11:09:00.000-05:00

we took our daughter to paint some pottery and i found the back of a pizza menu to sketch on while she created her masterpiece.

it begins.....

2009-01-04T23:56:00.000-05:00

allright...i know this is starting a few days into the new year, but it comes about through a resolution......i'm always saying i have to draw more...so this is it....a daily sketch to keep me honest.

i may not post every day, but i'll certainly draw every day and post them when i can....which should be a great deal more than my other blogs, which i admit i've been pretty crap at keeping up to date.

so here we go into a brave new year!!!!

i know...typical...but it's a start...

it just started with robot glasses...not sure how the flames got in there.....

i'm realizing that most of the time when i doodle i'm just letting my mind wander...case in point....