Lesley Barnes and uberkraaft always seem to be up to something magical and wonderful, with Colonel Windpipe's Musical Brigade being the latest proof. Similar the Happy Journey Collective, it's an opportunity for illustrators to contribute to a large project, in this case a marching band full of animals and creatures. Above is a bit of a character sketch for the flugelhorn-playing tiger I hope to finished sometime soon (today? tomorrow??). I took a slightly different approach using heavy charcoal lines that I scanned and manipulated. The result seems much bolder than a lot of my usual work, but I like it a lot.

The past weekend didn't involve a lot of drawing because I went home to see family and attend my most loveliest friends' wedding. Below are a few of the photos I snapped during the ceremony held at a wooden playground. Armed with three cameras, I alternated among my Nikon FM (film), Diana+ (film), and my great grandfather's Argoflex which I didn't load with film, but shot digitally. Confused? Google 'through the viewfinder' and you'll discover how to mesh the magic of old film cameras with the convenience of digital.