More Randumbzzzzzz From Summer

Here are some sketches and little head studies of some recognizable and unrecognizable people and places.

Sean Hannity has an amazing, "I know you can't stand me, and I don't give a shit." look. It pisses me off just looking at him. It's probably the reason why he is so popular. Which makes me wonder, with caricature, why do we even draw these people we can't stand and maybe even get a little worked up from just seeing a picture of them? Even if it is to tarnish their image or poke fun at their mistakes, it still makes me wonder why we devote our time to them. It probably stems from some sick satisfaction of drawing humiliating pictures of people we didn't like in school.

This following guy is the cartoonist/caricaturist, from the late 1800's/early 1900's, Eugene Zimmerman. Originally from Switzerland, he later lived and worked in Elmira, NY, which is just about 15 miles away from where I grew up. You can still visit his house/studio since it's considered a historical landmark. Him and Mark Twain would occasionally see eachother wandering the streets of Elmira.

I was savagely assaulted by an army of ferocious mosquitos while drawing this house. But, in the end I'd say it was worth it, I walked away with a drawing, and some itchy spots on my arms and legs, and most of them never walked away, or flew, due to my cat-like reflexes.