My own original fictional character who is the main character of my own original epic space fantasy story "Arton And The Ankara". Note: This isn't actually his official design, but rather one of his many different appearances that first appears in one of the book's own stories in fact ("Arton And The Ankara" is actually a frame story in fact). First uploaded on 10/11/2026.
“Past a certain point, the music is no longer mine. It's yours.” - Phil Collins.
Can’t be the end of another sketchbook? Apparently so! Glad I stocked up in new ones…
Was listening to an old favourite of mine’s earlier, namely Duke by Genesis! And so I opted to recreate the album cover (one of their best in my opinion)
Filled in this sketchbook page with heavy black ink and dark blue marker strokes to make the orange and yellow glow pop. Drawn with technical pen and alcohol markers.
These were drawn on different days, in different places.
A salt shaker and sugar rack at Beans & Barley on Milwaukee’s East Side—a place that is gone now. A chair at Starbucks, which is still there.
When I go places, I wait.
Waiting is filled with observation.
Observation is recorded with marks.
Marks spark memory.
I can look at a few pencil lines years later and remember where I was.
Maybe that’s what a sketchbook really keeps. Not drawings of things, but evidence of moments.
For Doodle Addicts, I would use this rather than making Beans & Barley the whole story. The loss of Beans & Barley gives one sketch poignancy, but your larger idea is better: drawing converts otherwise disposable waiting into memory.
