This Drawing Portrays My Fatherhood Experience | GW#3

GW3: “Terrified Father”
When I saw that the bird on the bottom looked scared, I imagined a young bird on him smiling and having fun. It reminded me of the moments when I am going through life having no idea what I’m doing but my son is happy playing and enjoying life because in his mind mom and dad always got it figured out.

I find it so funny, but so terrifying at the same time….

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Guess What Sketchbook:
In high school, when worksheets were passed out I would flip them over and start sketching random shapes and lines. In the midst of randomness my mind would begin to see characters, like dancing birds with hats, or pigs flying airplanes, or some childish thing like that. Sketching like this in every period, everyday for 4 years helped me have endless ideas. Most teachers gave up on trying to get me to work, since I was not disruptive. After all, I was in my own world...

Fast-forward to 10+ years later, this is my new sketchbook in which I am using the same technique. Why is it called "Guess What"? My sister in law suggested it, because it's something my 4 year old son always says. I thought it was a great name considering the unknown character/s that will come from random lines.