Stationwagons: fun to draw. Ink and watercolour on paper, 8x10 inches
Original drawing is SOLD available in the shop | Other drawings available here.
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January 2010
January 31, 2010
January 26, 2010
you can reign supreme
This was done in the same spirit as my previous post.
Ink and watercolour on paper, 5x7 inches. Original drawing is sold (other drawings available here).
you can be anything
I am consistently stunned by the irony of having fast food chains and soft drink companies sponsor athletes and the Olympics. Like wolfing down a quarter-pounder, just like the professional snowboarder in the commercial is doing, will make you a champion too. (I have a thing for identity, and the way we use products to create a self image. I also have a thing for futility.)
With the Vancouver Winter Olympics happening in about 2 weeks from now, just across the water from here, there's a whole whack of commercial plundering of national pride (and identity) that's getting on my nerves. Not to mention the corporate meddling, like the Vancouver Public Library being asked to only partner with official Olympic sponsors and hide the logos of non-sponsors. Hey! Don't mess with our libraries! I'm not knocking the actual games. A celebration of excellence and good sportsmanship is a wonderful thing. I just think the spirit of the Olympics keeps getting tarnished.
Ink and watercolour on paper, 5x7 inches. Original drawing is sold (other drawings available here).
January 24, 2010
The unshaven top hats have run amok
I wasn't sure how I should spell 'amok' (there at least two ways), so I conducted a poll on Twitter. The more odd-looking spelling won, in my opinion.
Ink and watercolour on paper, 8x10 inches.
Original drawing is SOLD available in the shop | Other drawings available here.
January 14, 2010
Some blenders are badasses
Ink and watercolour on paper, 5x7 inches.
Original drawing is SOLD available in the shop | Other originals available here
January 13, 2010
Fish with beard
I'm totally into drawing fish these days.
Original drawing is SOLD available in the shop | More drawings available here
January 12, 2010
Lungs: now available in four colours
Ink and highlighter on paper, 5x7 inches. I love highlighters.
Original drawing is SOLD available in the shop | More drawings available here
January 11, 2010
If you sit on me
What if chairs could talk? How would they feel about us sitting on them? Would they utter mild threats? These are the things I think about. Ink and watercolour on paper, 5x7 inches.
Original drawing is SOLD available in the shop | other drawings available here.
January 07, 2010
Boom box tattoo
Holy crap. Fantastic. This is Mitch's arm. He emailed me this photo a little while ago. I am so honoured and thrilled to have someone commit one of my drawings to skin. 'Stop the bad music'—it's a worthy Call To Action, I think! Thank you so much for sharing this, Mitch. You are awesome.
Here is the original artwork that the tattoo is based on:
January 05, 2010
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- Marc Johns’ drawings have been exhibited in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Athens, and elsewhere. A book of his artwork, Serious Drawings, was published by teNeues. His drawings have appeared in many other books, as well as publications such as Wired, Newsweek, and the New York Times Sunday Magazine. His work is blogged about by someone, somewhere, every day, and many of his fans have tattoos of his drawings. He lives with his wife, two sons, and his drawer full of pens in Victoria, BC, Canada. Marc also finds it strange to talk about himself in the third person. Read more
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