Day 70: A quiet night with Fitzgerald

Another fun suggestion from a writer on BooksGetDrawn! It's like taking commissions but instead of getting paid, I can do whatever I want, when I want and they can't request changes. Good trade off! Fun practice. I should get back to kokeshi dolls.

Day 69: Nightblood

Lately I've been enjoying a forum on reddit called "Books Get Drawn"...someone posts a scene from a book they enjoy and volunteers can draw it. It's a great place for inspiration, both drawing and what-to-read next sorts of inspiration.

This scene comes from Brandon Sanderson's novel "Warbreaker." The requester's original post is here. Now I've got to read the actual book!

Day 68: Jonas

I remember exactly where I was 15 years ago when I read this part in "The Giver": walking home from class back to my dorm at BYU. I remember stopping dead in my tracks, flipping the pages back and forth and slow-burn realizing the implications of Jonas' sudden perception of the apple. I think I stood still under the trees for another 15 minutes, reading through the next few chapters. I didn't want to go home yet, I didn't want to talk to anyone that didn't just have the same heart-gasping experience that I did, afraid that it would sully the moment in some weird way. Ever have that? Where you love something SO much you don't want to talk about it at all; you just keep it for yourself?

Anyways. Jonas from "The Giver" by Lois Lowry. Apples are delicious.