drawing i did for ma’s day this year. my ma is the cutest ever!
05.23.12 /23:37
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new bud has been on my mind lately. i’m glad i had time to do another one! he’s so darn cute. 
05.21.12 /22:52
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double chucks!!1!! syd and i wore the same shoe/pants the other day! she took a picture and i thought it would be a good way to start testing out the tablet more. so i guess this is my first digital pencil drawing. i’m still getting used to it. the whole file failed last night RIGHT when i was just about done. i lost all the painting work, but saved most of the pencil work with exporting to psd. oye. it’s still not as fluid if i had penciled in real life, but it’s closer. i wish there was a paper angle function, maybe with your left hand, you could shift it easily (PATENT PENDING!)
05.04.12 /16:48/♥ 1
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sigh… we’re winding down. it’s my last 1thing illustrated for this month! i was hoping to do chalk this whole month and was happy that this was posted since we often associate chalk with kids!  i realized there was still a bunch i wanted to experiment with, but i really let the words influence the direction (i think everyone—including me—is surprised there’s only one cat illustrated… i should of drawn more cats.)  no doubt thought, next month’s artist in residence is super awesome! check out the gratitude project at www.1thingapp.com. melvinandsyd: Getting my first high-five from my niece!
04.29.12 /23:38/♥ 5
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way back in university, one of my drawing profs made us do 100 drawings in a short span of time. i didn’t really like her (i don’t remember why) so i thought i’d stick it to her by drawing with coffee and a sharpie (she was a pretty traditional medium gal). it ended up being one of my favourite sets of drawings.  it was nice to revisit the idea of coffee stains for this one. check out the gratitude project at www.1thingapp.com. melvinandsyd: friends who make a 3 hour coffee chat seem far too short
04.28.12 /10:44/♥ 15
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as i’ve been doing my 1thing illustrations this month, the idea of clothing to indicate time-passing came up in a number of sketches, so i’m happy i was finally able to do it. check out the gratitude project at www.1thingapp.com. melvinandsyd: Old acquaintances re-found
04.26.12 /11:00/♥ 4
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positively loved drawing the carnivores having vegan soup. grizzly, dino and walrus i think are my favourites. venus is cool too—though i just thought of it—i should of done audrey II.  check out the gratitude project at www.1thingapp.com. melvinandsyd: making delicious vegan pea soup that my whole family - even the carnivores - loved. 
04.24.12 /09:57/♥ 2
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misty morning with some chirping chicks.  check out the gratitude project at www.1thingapp.com. melvinandsyd: Birds chirping when I wake up
04.22.12 /11:13/♥ 3
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so much fun drawing so many characters! check out the gratitude project at www.1thingapp.com.  melvinandsyd: Booking a flight to see my entire extended family this summer!
04.19.12 /09:47/♥ 2
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another! i looked at a bunch of retro dress pattern illustrations for the lady’s look and some vintage posters for the feeling (and siscles consulted on which chair and colour!) is the chair she? or she the chair?! check out the gratitude project at www.1thingapp.com.  melvinandsyd: My first eames chair!!!
04.17.12 /09:50/♥ 3
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today was also ayla’s birthday, so siscles and i did a double collab and posted this at our site to wish her a happy day! in a lovely coincidence, the post we did on her birthday was actually her post! (promise it wasn’t planned.) anyway, siscles did the patterning and type and i worked on the ‘a’ candle cupcake. i must admit, i love those swirls.  check out the gratitude project at www.1thingapp.com.  melvinandsyd: Love, Melvin & Syd
04.16.12 /18:28/♥ 3
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it was collab day on sunday (that gets posted on monday), and this was the result! i worked on the ice cone heart and swirls and then handed it off to siscles to complete with trees, people and type! (i always adore her amazing digital handwriting skills, and her reallife handwriting as well, that i constantly ask her to trade with me). check out the gratitude project at www.1thingapp.com.  melvinandsyd: An evening ice cream stroll with my love.
04.16.12 /18:21/♥ 3
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so yeah… this took forever. but i love books! and bookshelves! so it’s totally worth it. and i feel like.. i really love it! i think maybe i’ll desktop background this (i never do that for my own work!) there’s no repeats either! worth the hours. i wish i had my new tablet though, might of helped. regardless, YAY! check out the gratitude project at www.1thingapp.com.  melvinandsyd: Finding a copy of a book I’d wanted to read for years!
04.14.12 /00:53/♥ 5
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i figured to go double flannel for this one. flannel pajamas and flannel sheets, lumberjack style. check out the gratitude project at www.1thingapp.com.  melvinandsyd: sleeping in a comfy bed with flannel sheets
04.13.12 /16:29/♥ 3
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adorable clouds for erics’ game! yay! sad one is the best one. (graphics to be updated soon!)
04.10.12 /21:57/♥ 3
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