NOvember

I can't say I like the small ferrets on mens upper lip in this month. I understand Cancer Awareness. I understand Facial Hair. But I don't understand What They Have In Common. 

It makes me feel uncomfortable. Even the mere word 'Mustache' makes me feel uncomfortable. The more November progresses, the more uncomfortable I feel, and right now, I'm hiding in my house. And I'm pretty sure the longer a man's mustache gets the creepier he feels :) 

As someone put on their Facebook status recently - it would be a lot better for Cancer awareness if every single man went and had an annual checkup instead. If we must have the creepycrawlies, then at least it should be restricted to those men that have had a checkup. Or something. 

I came up with 5 stages to this month :) 'Outright Social Ostracism' tends to arrive with an irritating haircut in Cape Town. I'm just saying :) 

Incidentally, now that we are on the subject of Facial Hair, and Fine Mustaches,  lets talk about my PerfectPooch (and why not). My PerfectPooch has got many fine compliments from men this month on her Lady Beard and Epic Mustache.  Her tip to a well groomed beard is to keep it moist with duck poo :)

 

...And while we're on the subject of a perfect little pooch, I may as well show you another picture of her dancing with her Winter Weight.  She got a little tubby this year.When she gets the zooms she throws one little front paw out at a different angle. It makes me very happy :)

Important Drawingdan changes!

Drawing Dan is changing. In fact it almost disappeared. I got keyboard happy and almost deleted it. This upset the Dan in Drawingdan. So after much deliberation Drawingdan remains, but with changes! There will be no more work/photography/logo related posts. I have deleted most of those. Only Dan, and Esk and I, and other silly things that make me laugh at the expense of others.

Updation (new made up word meaning the act of updating something) has been irregular as I have been building a new website, and a new work-related-blog! Building websites is not easy. But with the help of Google, lynda.com, and Adobe MUSE (I can see web developers cringing) I built an AMAZING website all by myself with that internet assembled education I was just referring to. 

here it is: www.tanyaadams.net

So thanks for supporting Drawingdan, and from now on it will only be fun!

If you want to keep up to date with the work I do my new facebook group is here

 

The Right to Bear Arms

Whilst gathering and growing my internet-assembled-education I found quite a disturbing blog by a gun toting, religiously-culturally-politically intolerant, unpleasant-sounding character, who's list of 'things I will NOT tolerate' in his about page were longer than the things he loved, and believed. He said he had a right to Bear arms, which I thought was quite unusual, and not very nice. Did anyone ask the Bears?

He also put 'Religious Freedom' in his beliefs, but then put a very specific religion in his list of things he would NOT tolerate....

I find it a teeny-bit-quite-a-lot-a-bit ridiculous that there exists a religious phenomena, in which the right to religious freedom can be fiercely protected, but this same 'freedom' simultaneously justifies intolerance toward all who practice a religion other than their own.

 I'm just saying.

Everyone's entitled to their own opinions, unless I say so :) 

And don't you look silly with your right to Bear arms. 

 

And so you ask - Well what is your opinion on the right to Bear Arms?

- I think that's really an issue for Bears.

But really...alright then - do you think one has the right to own weapons?

- Well, that's a completely separate issue now isn't it?

 duh.

 

 

p.s I don't mean to make fun of anyone here except for the people I'm making fun of.

Your beard

Beards are not for everyone. I know I would look terrible in one. 

Esk at the pearly gates

I have been meaning to draw this picture of my treasured pooch (Esk) all year...I finally got round to it....

Here she is at the pearly gates of heaven being stopped by Saint Bernard because she has been a Bad Dog.  I'm not sure where it would go from here though. Possibly Saint Bernard would call doG to deal with her and Esk would try sniff her bum?  :) Cheeky little monkey. I'm sure she is thinking the last place she would like to be is behind yet another gate....

Bath of Shame

Our little Peskapoodle pooch really hates having a bath - she'll jump into a dam to get her ball, and play about and wrestle in water and get soaked, and roll about in mud, but as soon as I get her tub out she goes and sits by the gate with a forlorn expression on her face. Her tail goes between her legs and she looks at me like I am the most cruel human in the world. But the little peachpocket gets to go on all the couches, gets to sleep in the bed - under the covers - She even gets to sit on my shoulders in the car. So when she goes to the park and rolls in someones vomit, dead birds, rubbish dumps or any other vast number of delectable wonderful smelling decomposing unmentionable things she can find, she gets a bath.

The difference between Dan and I

It has been a while since I have Drawn Dan....I have lots of drawings in my head (can't help it, I live with the guy) but have been quite busy this year on all sorts, that I have not had time. Besides I thought I would give him a break....

But here is a little peek into Dan's many and varied faces -

1. His excited and happy face - This comes out when he gets new books usually. He sits so quietly looking at them and stroking them, then he takes out his book covering stuff and lovingly covers them and makes space on his favorite book shelf, and demotes some unsuspecting books, and places his new books lovingly in their new home. Then he takes them out one by one and carefully turns the pages and reads them long into the night. (I'm jumping about inside he says).

2. His naughty/mischievous face - this is when he is planning something special, which doesn't happen very often so I'm not too sure what this face looks like, but I gave it a shot.

3. His Sad/Unhappy face: This comes out when he doesn't have a book he wants, or can't afford the book he wants, It's quite similar to his mad face too. Actually, I'm sort of getting the feeling that these faces are all really the same...

I did a comparison so that you can see the subtle changes in my face when my mood changes.

Dan, Esk and I

We went to Betty's bay for the week and Dan worked really hard on his Masters and Esk and I traipsed through mud and went for long walks on the beach, and sat by the fire, and doodled. Best holiday ever.

Marriage isn't always pretty...

This is what marriage looks like in the morning, at our house :)

Climbing Arrows...

Coming soon as a print....

I.F - Farewell

I Have Risen!

I have Risen From the Bed!

And Dan can be heard muttering -  sigh - she has risen - better get her coffee....

(This was inspired by some over excited status updates I saw on Facebook this Easter morning - and I thought - I have risen too! And I think it's time for coffee.) - Esk had risen as well, but had a relapse and is back in bed after getting over excited and tired at an Easter egg hunt...

Happy Easter Humans!

IF: Swim

Free music!

Here is the lovely Album cover I did for the new Jennifer Eaves Trio Album, Land of Lonely:  which is available for free here on Noise Trade. Download it - it's amazing. Be sure to listen to the song 'story teller'. 

Quotes

Some of my favorite Terry Pratchett quotes...

Let Go

It's very important to Know When To Let Go. (Not Now)

IF: wool

Wool you knit me a scarf?

Love!

A day late: Happy valentines day!

Humans Love! ....conditionally :)

And Animals love too! Unconditionally!

Who I wore today

Esk will scratch your eyes out in the car trying to get onto your shoulders. Makes for a hotter summer. 

30th invites

More great 30th Birthday invites!

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When we grow old

When we grow old we shall look like this: - Saggy bums, and mature eyebrows.