Nicholas P. Decker : Bloggings from a Rambling Mind: 2018

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Quick Post

Adding this super hero to my board doodles this week. Definitely a celebration of an amazing life. Thank you for your inspiration & imagination, sir!

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Friday, September 14, 2018

Just Keep Swimming, in the Enchanted Pineapple Under the Sea

This doodle started out as an angler fish, then Nemo was added. I even let a student doodle alongside me, as they had picked up a drawing book from the library, and we're eager to practice. After not feeling the best, I decided to carry this doodle over the weekend so I could finish it Monday.

During my time away from the board, a school of ideas swam my way, and I came back to the board on Monday with a fury! Adding to the drawing through the end of Tuesday. By then the board was full, and I felt good about moving forward.

So from here on out, I'm spending multiple days a week on one subject.

I hope you'll be able to join me!

Be good! And keep swimming!

--Nick

Saturday, October 6, 2018

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Thursday, September 13, 2018

I'll TREAT you right!

I really enjoyed the collaboration with this doodle!

A female student said she wanted a puppy themed drawing. I told her to figure out a slogan, and let me know.

Seconds later, she came back with "I'll TREAT you right."

My loud laughter apparently startled two other students. As they came over to see what could possibly be so funny, they contributed drawings of what they'd like to see.

It also was a great challenge for me, since I am NOT AT ALL well versed in drawing animals. So I went back to my elementary school roots, pulled up step by step instructions on how to draw puppies/dogs, and re-learned how to draw again.

You can see the subtle changes, and smeared ink marks on the board from the mini adjustments made between each step.

Hope you enjoy this one.