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Art House Co-Op’s “The Sketchbook Project” Moleskine sketches, pages 10-11

October 19, 2009 by Douglas Bonneville

For pages 10-11 of my Art House Co-Op “Sketchbook Project” Moleskine, I created a character who snubs his high-class nose at anything green. This bourgeois tea-totaller cannot be bothered with solar-techies, tree-huggers, or GM “Volt” supporters on any level. I also have a fascination with hand-drawn 3d lettering which finds its way into many a freelance graphic designer‘s doodle time, not just my own. I started this one, stopped it, started it, stopped it, and finally finished it so I can stop starting to finish it. It shows :(. NOTE: Click for enlargements

Moleskine sketchbook pages 10-11

Art House Co-Op Sketchbook Project - Moleskine Sketchbook pages 10-11

Art House Co-Op Sketchbook Project - Moleskine Sketchbook pages 10-11

Detail of "No Green"

Detail of "No Green"

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