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I think the gray man is named David

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.

Grandma's prompt: Jersey Giant and Serama

A quick observational sketch from the chess meet—boards, pieces, and the strange architecture of waiting. The chessmen seemed to be rehearsing before the players arrived.

I know I'm not the only one.

Lindsey's prompt: Houdan

Lindsey's prompt: Polish

Lindsey's prompt: Onagadori

Lindsey's prompt: Transylvania Naked Neck

Let’s get this week started, shall we?

A fortnight ago I went to see Coyote Vs. Acme at the cinema and it did NOT disappoint! And now, a belated Wile E. tribute :-)

Two pens resting on the table, drawn quickly before they were put back to work. The lines wander and double back, but that is part of looking: an ordinary object becomes particular when we give it our full attention. Ink sketch from observation.

Lindsey's prompt: Silkie

Tails logo design time!

Big Ed's prompt: Phoenix Suns Gorilla