Drawing Music

Sorry

2008-03-29T19:48:00.000-07:00

Sorry to everyone who is still checking this out. The last few weeks of school hit me pretty hard and I failed at my "resolution". Either way I'm still making some drawings but I just failed at the every day thing. Don't give up on me though because I will post some drawings every once and again when I get around to it.

Drawing 63 Hat

2008-03-03T21:25:00.000-08:00

This is my hat that I brought out of retirement this weekend. I like it.

Drawing 60-62/Transcription 9 Art Song

2008-03-02T21:21:00.000-08:00

I have to write an Art Song for my theory class at school and when I started that I failed at this. I have put to much thought into this assignment and I didn't draw or do a transcription. I feel this is a good excuse though and I will try to carry on as normal from here on out. I will also post it when I am finished. I honestly don't think it is going to be that good but it is still taking a lot of creative thought.

Drawing 59 Stapler

2008-02-28T21:16:00.000-08:00

Staple me a good one.

Drawing 58 Napkin

2008-02-27T22:09:00.000-08:00

Leftover from tasty pizza.

Drawing 57 Train

2008-02-26T21:52:00.000-08:00

Chuga-uga.

Drawing 56 Wife

2008-02-25T22:32:00.001-08:00

This is Lauriel reading. She does this a lot.

Transcription 8 Miles Davis-So What

2008-02-24T23:04:00.000-08:00

Part of Miles Davis' solo on So What off of Kind Of Blue. Thats all I'm going to say about this because you should go buy this album. If you only own one jazz album this should be it. P.S. it's amazing.

Drawing 55 Cat

2008-02-24T22:56:00.000-08:00

This is Paul hiding behind the computer while I'm trying to catch up on posting. I think I am just about there now.

Drawing 54 Switch

2008-02-24T22:53:00.000-08:00

Goodnight.

Drawing 53 Pizza

2008-02-22T22:50:00.000-08:00

MMMMMMMMMM!

Drawing 52 Dinosuar

2008-02-21T22:43:00.000-08:00

I felt like drawing like a five year old. It felt good.

Drawing 51 Dead Tree

2008-02-20T22:37:00.000-08:00

Board.

Drawing 50 Self Potrait

2008-02-19T22:32:00.000-08:00

Me in 30 years.

Drawing 49 Mice

2008-02-18T22:42:00.001-08:00

Computer accessory. Sorry I didn't post for a while. I was gone all weekend learning how to be a teacher and playing music. Things should return to normal for a little while.

Transcription 7 Clifford Brown-Jordu

2008-02-17T22:39:00.000-08:00

Clifford Brown again. I like him. Please go buy this record and enjoy it. That's all I have to say this week.

Drawing 48 Fingers

2008-02-17T22:37:00.000-08:00

Drew this while I was in a class about how children with disabilities react to music. It was rather interesting.

Drawing 47

2008-02-16T22:31:00.000-08:00

This is a lamp at my hotel room in Yakima this weekend. I went to the WMEA (Washington Music Educators Association) conference, It was a lot of fun and I learned tons.

Drawing 46 Gillgren

2008-02-15T22:33:00.000-08:00

This is how my buddy Chris rolls.

Drawing 45 Flower

2008-02-14T21:45:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day.

Drawing 44 Math

2008-02-13T21:41:00.000-08:00

This was another bad day and all I drew was some little things on my math homework. We are doing related rates and I find them to be difficult.

Drawing 43 Theory

2008-02-12T22:35:00.001-08:00

This is what I spent pretty much my entire evening doing and seeing as it is sort of a sketch I figured I would post it as my drawing. I know it is kind of a cop out but I do like how it looks on the page.

Drawing 42 Iggy Pop

2008-02-11T22:39:00.000-08:00

No need to explain this one.

Drawing 41 Cookie

2008-02-10T20:52:00.000-08:00

I haven't really felt like drawing the last two days so this is what comes out of my pencil. They were very tasty though.

Transcription 6 Blue Mitchell-Hi-Heel Sneakers

2008-02-10T19:46:00.000-08:00

This is from Blue Mitchell's solo on Hi-Heel Sneakers from his 1965 album Down With It! The other personnel on this album are Junior Cook (ts), Chick Corea (p), Gene Taylor (b) and Al Foster (d). To hear this song click here and for more info in Blue Mitchell click here.

Drawing 40 Sax

2008-02-09T19:39:00.000-08:00

I don't really like how this turned out. Oh well.

Drawing 39 Humming Bird

2008-02-08T09:29:00.000-08:00

Humming birds are fast!!!!

Drawing 38 Tree

2008-02-07T19:25:00.000-08:00

This is a tree.

Drawing 37 Stump

2008-02-06T19:05:00.000-08:00

This is a tree stump.

Drawing 36 Holga

2008-02-05T22:00:00.000-08:00

This is one of my Holga's. It takes purdy pictures.

Drawing 35 School Supplies

2008-02-04T22:14:00.000-08:00

Just a few pieces of non-music school supplies. I guess I use the pencil and planner for music.

Transcription 5 Horace Silver-Cool Eyes

2008-02-03T22:44:00.000-08:00

We are playing this song in jazz at school right now and I have a solo so here is another little bit that I will probably use to make myself sound better than I actually am. This is from Horace Silver's solo on his album Six Pieces of Silver from 1956. The others n this album are Donald Byrd (t), Hank Mobley (ts), Doug Watkins (b) and Louis Hayes (d). Please visit this link here to find out more about Horace Silver and how fantastic he is.

Drawing 34 Brain

2008-02-03T22:36:00.000-08:00

No need to explain this. Me and Lauriel were talking about how we wish we had an extra brain that could be used as an "external hard drive". That would be neat.

Drawing 33 Fish

2008-02-02T21:21:00.001-08:00

As some may know I have had a saltwater fish tank up and running for about 2 months now. Today I got my first actual fish for it and drew it. It's a Fire Goby (Nemateleotris magnifica).Here is some other info on the tank if you would like to see.

Drawing 32 Guitar

2008-02-01T21:11:00.000-08:00

My git-box

Drawing 31 Wife

2008-01-31T21:16:00.001-08:00

I think Lauriel got jealous that I drew my Mom so she asked me to draw a picture of her. This is what came out. I'll draw her with one line sometime so she can see how that feels also.

Drawing 30 Mom

2008-01-30T22:20:00.000-08:00

My Mom left a comment saying that she liked my line drawings the best. I find that very flattering so I drew her. Hugs and kisses Mommy. XOXO

Drawing 29 Keyhole

2008-01-29T21:03:00.000-08:00

First drawing in my new sketchbook that I got for Christmas. I like it.

drawing 28 Random

2008-01-28T22:47:00.000-08:00

Complete randomness. Mondays are long for me. Have a lovely day.

Drawing 27 Cat

2008-01-27T23:16:00.000-08:00

This is what my cat looks like from above while he is cleaning himself.

Transcription 4 Lee Morgan-Moanin'

2008-01-27T20:22:00.000-08:00

This is a little part of Lee Morgan's solo on Moanin. I just learned that Lee Morgan's wife shot him in the face while he was on stage. I guess thats what you get when you cheat on your wife. The others on this album are Benny Golson (ts), Bobby Timmons (p), Jaymie Merritt (b), and Art Blakey (d). For more info on Lee Morgan go here.

Drawing 26 Room

2008-01-26T19:50:00.000-08:00

This is my new bedroom.

Drawing 25 Wolftones

2008-01-25T22:31:00.000-08:00

Tonight I went and saw my friends cello quartet play at the Underground Coffeehouse. They mainly play covers of Metallica and other "heavy metal" groups. It was pretty interesting.

Drawing 24 Bake Sale!

2008-01-24T20:57:00.000-08:00

I have to do a bake sale for MENC tomorrow so I made this sign. Hopefully it will attract new customers and help the old ones remember the joy that baked goods brings them.

Drawing 23 Shoes

2008-01-23T22:16:00.000-08:00

I'm a tired boy. Are you?

Drawing 22 Puff

2008-01-22T21:52:00.000-08:00

I just spilt my nalgene on Lauriel's new Puff the Magic Dragon book that she got for Christmas and she didn't even cry. Thats what I call a strong woman.

Drawing 21 Staff

2008-01-21T22:18:00.000-08:00

This is the staff that Hector wields when he goes into battle! (Hector is my puffer fish)

Drawing 20 Character

2008-01-20T11:37:00.000-08:00

I was drawing with my eyes closed while listening to music and something similar to this came out so I drew it with my eyes open because I liked it.

Transcription 3 Blue Mitchell-Cool Eyes

2008-01-20T10:21:00.000-08:00

This is part of blue Mitchell's solo from the Horace Silver tune Cool Eyes. The following was taken from the about this video in youtube.
"The enormously popular Horace Silver Quintet play their signature tune, "Cool Eyes" during a 1959 broadcast for the Dutch KRO Company (KRO stands for Catholic Radio Broadcaster). These broadcasts were usually done during the day in a theater close to Hilversum, the Dutch radio and TV town. I vaguely remember that the public during these radio- and TV performances was usually invited and tickets were free. When one looks at this audience there is very little that would inspire any musician and maybe that is why the band had their backs towards that audience.
The music played is certainly inspired, well recorded and with great close-ups of the musicians.
Pianist Horace Silver together with trumpeter Blue Mitchell, tenor saxophonist Junior Cook, bassist Gene Tailor and drummer Louis Hayes play their new style of hard bop with great flair and skill. The instrumentation of his quintet (trumpet, tenor sax, piano, double bass, and drums) served as a model for small jazz groups from the mid-1950s until the late 1960s."
Here is the video from youtube. Enjoy!

Drawing 19 Cars

2008-01-19T15:05:00.000-08:00

I drew this from a few polaroids that i took a few years ago. I really liked how the two photos went together especially because they were taken at completely different times. I posted them also because I thought some people might like to see them.

Drawing 18 Alta Hat

2008-01-18T23:41:00.001-08:00

This is a hat that we inherited from Laruiel's Grandpa. I have been wearing it a lot recently and find it to be very comfortable.

Drawing 17 Build-A-Beard II

2008-01-17T21:28:00.001-08:00

Just in cast the last one didn't satisfy your facial hair needs I thought I would have another installment of Build-A-Beard. If you didn't catch the first episode look at my previous post here.

Drawing 16 Build-A-Beard

2008-01-16T22:25:00.000-08:00

Directions:
1. Blow up to face size.
2. Print.
3. Cut at dotted lines.
4. Attach favorite string.
5. Put on face.
6. Wear proudly.

Drawing 15 Old Man

2008-01-15T19:38:00.001-08:00

The "typos" I make when I'm printing drive me crazy. Please insert woman between good-looking and around and delete the top of the r in world. This is from a series of photographs by Mark Story. Check them out here. They are really good.

Drawing 14 Wrestler

2008-01-14T22:09:00.000-08:00

This is an idea I had for when I become a wrestler.

Drawing 13 Self Portrait

2008-01-13T22:17:00.000-08:00

This is my after homework hairdo. Leave me a comment to let me know if I should keep it like that all the time.

Transcription 2 Barney Wilen-Afternoon In Paris

2008-01-13T22:06:00.000-08:00

This is a few bars of Barney Wilen's(ts) solo from Afternoon In Paris on John Lewis(p) and Sacha Distel's(g) 1957 album Afternoon In Paris. The other personaell are Pierre Michelot (b) and Connie Kay(d). To hear this song click here. For more information on Barney Wilen click here.

Drawing 12 Skateboard

2008-01-12T16:58:00.000-08:00

I love banana boards.

Drawing 11 Junk Mail

2008-01-11T19:56:00.000-08:00

I hate junk mail.

Drawing 10 Random

2008-01-10T22:33:00.000-08:00

I didn't really know what to draw so I drew a random assortment or things.

Drawing 9 Math

2008-01-09T22:12:00.001-08:00

School till 3, work till 8, homework, bed. The daily grind hits full throttle.

Drawing 8 Spilt Coffee

2008-01-08T20:55:00.000-08:00

I saw this under the Bari. Sax players chair in Wind Symphony today. I guess thats how the first day of school goes sometimes. I'm trying to get better at drawing from memory so I drew it latter in the night.

Drawing 7 Angel

2008-01-07T21:13:00.001-08:00

School starts tomorrow. I don't know if I'm ready. At least I don't have to work as much though.

Transcription 1 Clifford Brown-Sandu

2008-01-06T17:55:00.001-08:00

This is Clifford Brown's solo break from Sandu. Sandu is on the album Study in Brown which was recorded in 1955. The other personnel on this record are Harold Land (ts), Richie Powell (p), George Morrow (b) and Max Roach (d). To hear this song click here. For more information on Clifford Brown click here.

Drawing 6 Clifford Brown

2008-01-06T17:52:00.000-08:00

Drawing 5 Entertainment Center

2008-01-05T10:57:00.001-08:00

First morning I haven't had something to do in a long time. It feels good.

Drawing 4 Cornet

2008-01-04T20:27:00.000-08:00

Drawing 3 Piano

2008-01-03T22:44:00.000-08:00

I drew this while I was giving my lips a rest from playing the Trumpet. It's all one line. See if you can find the beginning and the end. i don't think i could.

Drawing 2 Eye

2008-01-02T20:42:00.000-08:00

I drew this on the bus ride home from work. There was a Native American man sitting across from me with some intense eyeballs. His didn't really look like this but they helped a little. He was sanding some wood for something. I think it may have been for a necklace but I don't really know.

Drawing 1 Facial Hair

2008-01-01T23:13:00.000-08:00

So for my first drawing I went with the old fallback of facial hair. It'll be interesting to see how my drawings change over the year.