I recently found myself sitting for hours at the Highwire Coffee Shop, in Oakland, impressed by the variety of signs and lifestyles that converged into my field of view. People, not so dissimilar from the animals I have been drawing.

One Eye

I have been talking quite a lot recently with the artist and educator, Nancy Yaki. Our conversations have been all over and ‘line quality’ has been covered, a topic relevant to both of us. Here are several drawings, economical and energetic, attempts at briskly marking movement and salient qualities of each individual.

The Dunn School has a tradition called Handshake Day in which all of the students and teachers gather to meet one another and, well, shake hands. Above, each class separated to form the words of Dunn, resulting in this semi-intelligible word.

Chase, two days before heading off to harvest in France, at his families tasting room in Los Olivos, CA. Their wine is called Carhartt. Look for it. I know I like what they produce.