Sketchbook: Bakugan Battle Brawlers

Some doodles from my sketchbook.I am fortunate to have some talented, great friends who let me stay with them when I'm in Brooklyn. Their son (sketched above) is a terrific kid. He's very inclusive. He shows me all of his toys.I had never heard of the Bakugan Battle Brawlers, which are hard plastic balls that *SPROING* into little creatures when you push them against a bit of metal, like a fridge

Sketchbook: Traditional Irish Music Session

Sketched in between pints of Smithwicks' at The Shaskeen in Manchester, NH. This was a traditional Irish music session on Saturday afternoon, December 11, 2010. I accompanied my wife (not pictured), who was one of the half-dozen musicians who there that day. She plays the fiddle and flute. I am not a musician myself.I try to be unobtrusive. But, as I was sketching, the woman next to me noticed.