Old Sketchbook Work
August 4, 2009 11:03 pm
I love checking out old sketches from old sketchbooks… I remember drawing things better than most other things.
I think this chap is from Baraka. He’s a macaque monkey from one of the early scenes in the steamy hot springs of Japan. I’ve never been so moved by so little motion. As he closes his eyes you can almost feel his spirit reaching out of his body… It sounds over the top but I still feel that, every time I see it.
Edith Piaf. This sketch reminds me of my days working on the phones for Severn Trent Water, and especially my Polish friend Ania who I met whilst working there. So many hours spent drawing and laughing. I still have a polish notebook that Ania’s Dad gave me in return for a portrait I made of him. I have very fond memories of that time.
I have so many sketches of random ideas for films or stories. I think this may have been drawn from a book though.
Chloe Sevigny is a very beautiful lady. She has an honesty in her gaze. I love her in Julien Donkey Boy.
My friend Garrick has an unhealthy obsession with Mickey Rourke, aka The Motorcycle Boy. He has hundreds of cuttings from magazines sourced from all around the world, he has rare film cards, bootleg documentaries and pretty much every moment of film that he has appeared in. As a consequence I have done many sketches of Mickey Rourke. When I was freelancing I would actually sell prints of these on Ebay… Times were hard.
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By Chickie Katz, September 29, 2009 @ 7:07 pm
I love it! it’s wonderful!
By Chickie Katz, December 16, 2009 @ 4:59 am
Hello Luniere,
Stopping by to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. It’s a pleasure having your wonderful art work on my site.
Visit any time
All the best & warm hugs
Love Chickie