drawing #29: up against the wall.

WHEN: Last night, I was looking at this old loteria set, which had a "soldado" card, and I wanted to try to draw a soldier. So this is what I ended up with - and the soldier looks like he was in the Mexican Army, circa World War II. This was also my first attempt at shading with Illustrator - you can judge the results yrself.

WHAT IT MEANS: If I am ever captured by enemy forces (identity of enemy forces to be determined later), I will apparently take up smoking again - which, all in all, seems like a reasonable idea.

drawings #20 & #21: bang! bang!

Arrgh. My scanner broke, and I was thus forced to wait until today (availing myself of the scanner at work) to present you with these (representing Friday and Saturday last):

twenty!

twenty-one!

Thematically linked? Essentially the same picture with different costumes? YOU make the call!

drawing #3: tommy-gun elephant

WHEN: While listening to the kids at my job play that stupid R. Kelly "I'm a flirt" song over and over again.

WHAT IT MEANS: I may, in fact, be ready to go to jail to keep R. Kelly from ever stepping in a recording booth again. Also, I need to watch the edges of the paper while I'm drawing, because I lost a wonderful chance to finish the loafered toes of a gangster elephant.