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The medallions have less visual weight than the carpet. They are far more open and are a kind of visual resting place. I like the little animal shape that has begun to appear. The motif only faces one direction, which I think is odd. I flip it around, but only draw them facing one direction. I don't know why that is. Doodles are mysterious.
I knocked over a pile of doodles and noticed that many of them have cryptic little notes on them. Here is a random sampling:
If you are not going to kill me, I have things to do. Anthony Gormley. History of the World in 100 Objects. Locksmith.George Dawes Green. Don't know what makes you so dumb, but it really works. Aardvarks. Folly & glory. 3:2. Wretched hive of scum and villany. Symbol of fertility vs symbol of death. I'll strike you down with the worst form of leprosy. Everything that existed as well as the inner meaning of existence. April 1906. You inbred puddle of piss. Sound as symbol. He's always talking about his inferiors, but no one can find them. Plunging whole hog into a celebratory spirit. Napolean didn't understand naval strategy. Charlie Kaufman. A zigzag series of cracks. You cannot *&%! the future, the future *&%!s you. Who wrote A Rainy Night in Georgia. Join the effin' club of everybody. Sesquipedalianism. Wallendar credit. These boots aren't made for running. Lipstick on a particular platypus. Epimetheus.
Epimetheus is a color name from a paint chip and the guy/god/whatever who was married to Pandora. I thought that was incredibly strange and random name to give to blue paint.
A pretty carpet pattern this week. Some of the interior medallions remind me of kalidescope patterns. I love kalidescopes but I don't have any. I cannot resist looking through them when I come across them. There are some really incredible ones out there made from gemstones, but I even like the ones made with colored paper.
Of course, there are computer generated kalidescopes. Here is a simple drag and drop one, and we have a video kaldescope too.
Finally. Here are catch up doodles. A couple of weeks of medallions and a carpet doodle. I'll be back to regular posting as soon as I buy a new box of pens.
Medallions. Sick of them yet? I am, but they just keep coming. My subconscious has an unending supply of them somewhere.
Carpet. I haven't been making a lot of these lately. This one is pretty sloppy, but I like it enough to post it anyway.
This doodle peters out towards the bottom, but it does it in an interesting way. First, I think it is funny. The stars in the night sky give way to light snow like a bizzare weather forecast graphic. Also, what made me change in the first place? It's a mystery, folks, like all doodles.
The medallions will make a comeback next week too. I am seriously obsessed with them at the moment.
Did you spot the unfinished one? I didn't notice it until after I had posted the image.
I love making these. I can do it forever.
A small group of mandalas this week. I am not doodling much at the moment. I am blaming it on the giant tv. I don't have to find a way to focus, the picture is enough.
Maybe it is travel. I was gone most of the time that I would have made this week's doodle.
Look at me, making excuses for something that needs no excuse. I have scattered some beautiful stars across your screen.
I don't need to make excuses for that.
Comets, diatoms, stars, cells, mandalas, medallions, rose windows, wheels, holes, dots,. Whatever I call these drawings, circles are timeless.They are all around us.
Remember when you were a kid and your teacher asked you to list all the things that you can think of that are round in 5 minutes? Here goes: sun, planets, the universe, plates, bowls, buttons, pots and pans, flowers, buttons, marbles, manhole covers, rings, ferris wheels, carousels, records (cds whatever), eyeballs, oranges, coins, hubcaps, cookies
Racked my brain and that's what I get. What can you add to it?
This is not the doodle I meant to post this week. I lost the doodle I was going to post. I have no idea where I put it. This can't be the first time I have done this, but it is really amazing that this does not happen more often. Lucky for me, I doodle a lot, and this week I had an emergency back up doodle ready to step in.
This is a very bold doodle. I am back to blacking things in. I wonder if it is seasonal? Do I make heavier doodles in the cold months and lighter ones in the warm ones?
A quick scroll shows that they started getting less blackened in May and they started creeping back in September, so it is true for this summer anyway.
Even though it was first runner-up, there are alot of things that I like about this one. There are some nice medallions, I especially like the bottom medallion. The top is unusual because it breaks out of the grid. I like how bold it is, I am finding the interplay between the crisp white and the solid black very appealing visually.
I also like the eye motif. You may be looking at this doodle, but it is looking right back at you.
