I was going through some of my old (and I do mean old) sketch books earlier this year, and this loose bit of notebook paper fell out. I don't remember ever doing this one, but I'm thinking that it's a good 25+ years old. Since it seemed like it would be appropriate for a Christmas post, I went ahead and scanned it at the time, stuck the image in a folder, and now I'm showing it!
Whether celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, or even those of you who are just the "happy holidays" sort, I hope each and every one of you have an awesome day today!
Thanks for taking a moment to look at my page.
Nice sketch. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteYoung me says thank you! And merry Christmas to you too, John :)
DeleteIn my mind, The Peanuts are suited so well for this time of year. Happy Holidays!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree with you more! Merry Christmas to you too, Tom :)
DeleteThis looks great! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteIt's alright, I could certainly do better now if I were so inclined. Merry Christmas to you too, AJ!
DeleteMy sister and I were just talking about how we can't draw a stick figure but our oldest children are great at sketches. Thanks for sharing yours, and have a Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteHopefully you'll encourage them to keep at it, as art is always a positive thing to have in one's life. And I hope you and the family had a great day today, Chris :)
DeleteLooks like you missed your calling in life Jon. That's fantastic work you did on those sketches. Merry Christmas my friend.
ReplyDeleteNah, I was never that good. I stopped drawing in my early teens, and have only started back up in last two years or so... and the long absence away from it really shows! Merry Christmas to you too, Marc :)
DeleteI love it, Jon! Merry Christmas to you!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Josh! Hopefully you and the family had a wonderful day today :)
DeleteHi. I've enjoyed following your blog for a while; it's one of several that inspired me to launch my own. It's Bill's Baseball Card Blog (I know, not terribly original). I hope you check it out. Merry Christmas! CinciCuse Bill
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Thanks for the compliment, Bill! I've read your first post, commented on it, added it to my blogroll, and am eagerly awaiting more posts :)
DeleteAnd merry Christmas to you too!
Do they still make wooden Christmas trees? One of the best lines from a holiday special ever.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you and yours Jon!
Agreed! I had a great Christmas, and hopefully you did too, Robert :)
DeleteGreat picture. My fifth graders the last few years have really enjoyed doing sketching. Some of them were really into for the art, others did it to chill out at different times during the day. That’s a really good sketch. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteThat's really good to hear, almost anything that keeps them away from handheld devices is a good thing! Hopefully some of them will keep it up, which is something that I regret not doing. Merry Christmas to you too :)
DeleteAwesome sketch! You should showcase your stuff more often. Happy holidays!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't mind showing off more old stuff, but I'm way too self-conscious to ever show anything current.
DeleteI hear ya. I'm pretty self-conscious too. But from an outsider's perspective, that Peanut's sketch is really, really good.
DeleteThank you! I have thought about sharing some newer drawings on here, so who knows, maybe at some point I will... maybe something for next Christmas :)
DeleteMy brother used to sketch Peanuts characters on lined loose-leaf paper. Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteThe only time I used notebook paper for drawing was at school, which meant that I spent a lot of time drawing on notebook paper! Merry Christmas to you too :)
DeleteVince Guaraldi wrote some fantastic music for the Charlie Brown animated films, and your sketch makes me want to listen to those CDs now. Nice work!
ReplyDeleteI never knew his name before, but yes he did create some wonderful, and very memorable, music for those specials.
DeleteNice work Jon! No caption contest? 8)
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
And I didn't even think of that!
DeleteMerry Christmas Jon! I'm terrible at art but my brother is fantastic. Weird how that works. Yours is good!
ReplyDeleteWith practice, everybody can be good at some kind of art, the problem is that most people never take the time to figure out what they're good at.
DeleteMerry Christmas Jon! I wished I could draw half as good as you!
ReplyDeleteEveryone is capable of drawing well, just maybe not in the style they would prefer.
DeleteMerry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteMerry belated Christmas to you too, Matt!
DeleteI have the hardcover edition of Peanuts Classics. I used to make my own story lines and trace panels from the book. Yours is pretty good for freehand.
ReplyDeleteThat's so wonderful. I don't think that I've ever heard of someone making up their own Peanuts stories before. For some reason I've never been able to trace very well, even now when I sketch in pencil and then go back over it with a pen I struggle. And speaking of the books, I'm thinking that image for this drawing came from either one of the books, or a greeting card, because I'm fairly certain that it wouldn't have come from memory.
DeleteAnother comment from one who thinks this sketch is wonderful. Merry Christmas Season, Jon! It's never too late to pick up the pen again, so I tell my sister anyway. She possessed great talent in her teens. Could copy an image exactly, and was creative in her own right. She put her pencils away when she married. I couldn't draw a stick figure that wasn't wrecked with arthritis. Straight lines were not in my skill set, nor in my future...
ReplyDeleteThank you! I did start back up a few years ago, but have faltered again in recent months, there just doesn't seem to be enough time to do everything that I want to do, so certain things always end up falling by the wayside.
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