Doodle Day 7.30.10

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After looking back at this I sort of feel like I need to find that article that said that Angels will become the new Vampires, and ask the writer for next week's lotto numbers. Seriously.

Today's DD is a compilation of some of the best books I've read this summer (and one that's in the mail). Actually...half of the doodles are of books that aren't even out yet...oops. At least they don't contain any spoilers that would get me in trouble. I hope.

So, starting from Top Left we have:

- A scene from Robin McKinley's Sunshine, recently reprinted with a new cover that I despise but, you haven't read great vampire fiction till you've read Sunshine.
- To it's right is an illustration of a quote featured on Fallen Archangel from Becca Fitzpatrick's Crescendo.
- Back to the left again, sketches of Graves & Dru from Lili St.Crow's Strange Angels.
- Next to them is Aaron in all his angelic greatness from Thomas E Sniegoski's The Fallen.
- Bellow him is a drawing of Bethany and Xavier from Alexandra Adornetto's USA debut, Halo. I'll be reviewing that shortly.
- And lastly we have Wesley and Bianca from Kody Keplinger's The DUFF: (Designated Ugly Fat Friend). This book made me so ridiculously happy, I couldn't stop smiling as I read it.

I know drawings wont get across the same effect that a well written review will, but I hope they still nudge you in the direction of good reading!

Lorena

Doodle Days 6.10.10

When was the last time one of these happened?

Way too long ago. I actually have this one sketchbook filled with random book sketches, but I haven't gotten around to scanning any of them recently. I did however scan this one, and actually colored it! So it's not really a doodle anymore... Oh well, let's just go along with it.

Another doodle day featuring Patch & Nora from Becca Fitzpatrick's Hush, Hush. Now that I think about it, that one sketchbook has a lot of drawings of these two... I think it has to do with the anticipation of Crescendo...yeah, that's probably it. You can check out the Prologue and First Chapter here by the way.

I'll be sure to scan another book next time :) we do need change every now and then.

-Lorena

Doodle Days 1.28.10

What day is it today? End of January? This can really only mean one thing. My senioritis levels are at an all time high at the moment.

I always carry a sketchbook around with me in case inspiration hits, but for the last couple of weeks the pages have been slowly filling up with notes about Gregorian chants and monophonic musical textures. But I found myself doodling scenes from Bree Despain's The Dark Divine a few days ago, which led to this slew of sketches based on novels I had recently read.

I always like seeing fanart of books I read, making my own never feels right, but as I sat and sketched these...well it made me happy to create a physical being for the images in my mind. It's one thing to draw something everyone can recognize such as an anime character or a movie star. But drawing from text without illustrations is just so much better, nobody can criticize you because "it doesn't look like them!" You really have to love the creative license.

Anyway, today what I'm showing you guys are the images that come to mind when I read certain books. And it's actually things that I can't put into the words of a simple book review. These are drawings inspired by The Dark Divine, Shiver, Sea Change, and Eyes Like Stars. You can click on the image to see it in better detail, but I ask you to please be cool about it. Don't steal.

Along with this however I leave my piece to say goodnight to one of the greatest minds in literature, J.D. Salinger, who passed away yesterday January 27th. This is a four page comic based on a scene from his masterpiece The Catcher in the Rye which I dedicate to his memory and his legacy.

"That's all I'd do all day. I'd just be the Catcher in the Rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be. I know it's crazy."

Lorena