DailyApplaud.com

Starting now, foonannies.com will be dedicated solely to my sketchbook art and t-shirt designs. An opportunity came along I just couldn’t pass-up. I am pleased to announce that fellow artist, Rob Moffitt and I are launching a new blog together, DailyApplaud.com.
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Stretched-Thin

One of the first foonannies to appear in my sketchbooks, I am pretty sure it was drawn in 1998 while I was soul-searching for an illustration for a screen-printing class. This doodle is about the frustrations people feel when their newly-acquired moral compass conflicts with their current lifestyle for the first time. Visit the fooshop…

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Jessica Hische’s Portfolio

Amazing work…elegant website, beautiful illustrations, and fun typography…
Jessica Hische’s portfolio is truly packed full of inspiration.

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Missed Connections by Sophie Blackall

Sophie draws her inspiration from Craigslist’s Missed Connections, where strangers try to reach out to other strangers based on a brief encounter. She beautifully illustrates the people’s messages and posts them on her blog, Missed Connections. Below are a few…
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10 Simple Ways to Instantly Boost Your Inspiration

Interesting article @inspiredm.com about “ways to instantly boost your inspiration.” An eleventh way would be doodling/drawing (similar to number 1, “Freewriting”)…starting with a blank sketchbook page, and just start pouring out your ideas. Read the article…
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The Sketchbook Project

Just a few days left to request a sketchbook, the deadline is October 1st. Help them build a collection of sketchbooks by requesting your own, filling it with content, and donating it to a collection that will tour galleries across the country. Read more about this project…

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Jammers

Of all the foonannies in my sketchbooks, at least half of them are playing some sort of instrument. “Jammers” is a collage of these musical foonannies I put together as a band. A band of foonannies…jam on. Visit the fooshop…

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Excellent Pen and Ink Animation by Giles Timms

Giles Timms is a freelance motion graphics artist. Giles is pursuing an MFA at UCLA’s Department of Theater, Film and Television.

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7 Creative Whiteboard Animations

There is something simply mesmerizing about whiteboard animation. I am so impressed with the patience and fore-thought it takes to achieve one of these films. There are several out there, but these are by far the best I have found. If you know of any others, please post them in the comments. Enjoy.

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Cactastic

This doodle is from of a series of roughly 20 unusual cacti I was obsessed with for a brief time. One day I was studying how a vine was growing, into itself and around the wire in a chain-linked fence like it had a mind. I am pretty sure that’s what led me to explore intertwining cacti. Visit the fooshop…

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