Doodle of the Day: Comfort Drawing

I have a whole list of comfort foods that I could easily consume on a daily basis if my arteries allowed. I also have what I call "comfort drawing" which refers to drawing something that's easy and "comfortable" for me. It's for times when I want to create something but don't really want to think... so I default to drawing mindlessly. In this case, it's random signature laura-flowers (with a couple of silly-lookin' birds thrown in).

Usually I make my lines thicker and go over each line a couple of times with my pen, but today I just drew everything with quick strokes and a more "clean-line" style without thinking too much about what I was actually drawing.

I could comfort-draw like this forever. =)

Doodle of the Day: Mehndi Inspirations

My inspiration of the day comes from Mehndi.

No, not Daler Mehndi...

(even though he does inspire me with his impeccable dance moves seen here).

I mean bridal mehndi, also known as Henna.

via google images

So today in class while my friends were looking at Indian bridal ads for their weddings, I decided to practice drawing a few henna-inspired designs of my own. During my 3-hour class, I created this massive doodle (while still listening to the lecture of course)...

This is what happens when you give me a blank piece of paper and a pen.