500 Toons

Flower Child

2011-11-03T14:01:00.000-07:00

Sitting outside Starbucks in Atwater

Stylish

2011-07-08T22:06:00.000-07:00

-Spotted outside a self storage building

Chatterbox

2011-06-03T13:36:00.000-07:00

I saw her gabbing away with a couple of her friends. The amazing hairdo isn't an exaggeration either. Commuting through Echo Park gives me the benefit of seeing characters like this and the guy in the previous post. Since these are all memory sketches, sitting in the traffic on Glendale Blvd affords me some extra seconds to take in more details in my mental snapshot. -May be the only bright side to sitting in LA traffic.

Red Beard

2011-04-15T13:40:00.000-07:00

I saw this guy waiting at a bus stop while I drove down Glendale Blvd.

Wolfman

2010-10-15T14:28:00.000-07:00

I actually saw this guy lurking along MLK blvd. yesterday a few blocks from the mall. Keep your pets, small children, and teenage daughters in-doors, people!

Mr Awesome

2010-10-05T14:27:00.000-07:00

We saw this guy while doing some lunchtime sketching at the Howard Hughes Center.

Basketballer Guitar Guy

2010-09-29T13:51:00.000-07:00

Spotted in Glendale near the Galleria

Prom Season?

2010-09-23T14:05:00.000-07:00

Spotted in Echo Park

Bagel Shop near Exposition Park

2010-08-12T14:07:00.000-07:00

Rodeo & La Cienega

2010-07-29T13:59:00.000-07:00

Skinny Jeans

2010-07-08T14:12:00.000-07:00

Spotted crossing the street near Jefferson Park. Looked like she got them to fit by squishing everything skyward

Glendale Gas Station

2010-05-04T13:11:00.000-07:00

I noticed two things about this guy besides his pants being so saggy. They were a) he was wearing a belt for some reason, and b) he was driving a $40,000 Cadillac.

Expo & Fig

2010-04-30T13:57:00.001-07:00

La Crescenta bus stop

2010-04-20T14:54:00.000-07:00

Waiting for the ride home after school

stocking up

2010-02-19T13:55:00.000-08:00

...for the day? week? month?
I saw this guy at 9 am walking up Crenshaw

Another from the bus stop in Silver Lake

2010-01-29T13:23:00.000-08:00

Beautiful Echo Park Lake

2009-12-03T14:01:00.000-08:00

...so beautiful, in fact, that this guy decided to have a shave out on the sidewalk on Glendale Blvd. --which unfortunately made it somewhat less beautiful.

Another from a Silver Lake Bus Stop

2009-09-22T14:02:00.000-07:00

Grizzly Man

2009-09-10T13:46:00.000-07:00

Spotted this one outside of the hardware store near my house.

In Silver Lake

2009-05-14T13:51:00.000-07:00

With coffee and a fire hydrant chair

School Kid

2009-02-27T13:53:00.000-08:00

Spotted this kid in Glendale over by the Galleria after taken my son to preschool.

It looked like he was saying "Duuuuuude"

Saggy pants

2008-11-25T14:07:00.000-08:00

I spotted this guy in Leimert Park.

Fight for it!!

2008-11-06T14:12:00.001-08:00

This one's from a wedding I recently went to. When time came to throw the garter, this barefooted girl staggered out on the floor yelling at her date, "You fight for it! Fight for it!!!"

But, despite all her encouragement, he still didn't get it .

Fashion Statements

2008-10-29T13:23:00.000-07:00

I spotted these two near Montrose during a marathon 3 1/2 hour drive to work a couple of weeks ago.

Howdy Coffee

2008-09-19T14:01:00.000-07:00

This guy was at the Howdy Coffee parent's meeting at my son's school.

He may have also made an appearance at the Howdy Coffee meeting in 1977.

Bus stop kid

2008-08-06T13:55:00.000-07:00

-at the corner of Rodeo and La Cienega

Johnny Rockets Guy

2008-07-24T14:00:00.000-07:00

Spotted at the Howard Hughes Center @ Johnny Rockets

The guy in the puffy green wig

2008-07-10T13:52:00.000-07:00

She's talking to the guy in the puffy green wig

2008-06-18T13:28:00.000-07:00

I was going to draw the guy in the puffy green wig...This came out first somehow.

Proper Work Attire

2008-06-12T13:44:00.000-07:00

This lady was part of a community service group out on the freeway the other day. She obviously wanted to dress for success --giant hoop earrings, heals, and all. I liked how she had the tiny hard hat perched atop her head.

Mid-City McDonald's Part 2

2007-10-04T13:19:00.000-07:00

So 10 seconds after the picture in the previous post...this happened. She flew into a crazy rage, shouting all sorts of unwholesome things. Then, just as quickly, it was back to the previous pose again.

Mid-City McDonald's

2007-09-27T13:56:00.000-07:00

This one's a two-parter. My next post will be what happened 10 seconds after I saw this pose, and what makes me wonder what kind of something she was smoking...

Ursula

2007-07-19T13:55:00.001-07:00

Her outfit and size reminded me of the Little Mermaid's villian.

"What I want from you is....your VOICE!"

La Cienega @ Centinela

2007-06-04T14:09:00.000-07:00

?

2007-05-04T13:48:00.000-07:00

I spotted this guy downtown the other day. Not sure what his story is, but by the looks of things it must be a weird one.

Super Sleuth

2007-04-26T13:58:00.000-07:00

Old Man

2007-04-03T09:23:00.000-07:00

The other night I went out to dinner with the fam to the Bob's Big Boy in Glendale. And there he was standing outside he door. He looked like he could have been an old-timey animator from way back. Kind of a cross between an old Bob Clampett and an old Ward Kimball.

La Brea

2007-03-21T13:56:00.000-07:00

Tough Guy

2007-03-13T15:53:00.000-07:00

in San Gabriel

Groovin'

2007-01-12T13:21:00.000-08:00

She was having a good old time waiting for the bus down on Crenshaw

Merry Christmas!

2006-12-22T13:19:00.000-08:00

I saw this little Christmas star at the Galleria the other night.

Tough Guy

2006-12-05T13:37:00.000-08:00

spotted in Echo Park

2006-12-01T13:54:00.000-08:00

Well...

2006-11-21T13:52:00.000-08:00

...the first thing I thought when I saw this guy standing in front of the Liquor Barn was "that pregnant guy shouldn't be drinking or smoking..."

I had been up all night the previous night with my newborn, so I guess I had babies on the brain + lack of sleep delirium.
He still looked pregnant though.

McDonald's- Tujunga

2006-11-19T20:59:00.000-08:00

-on an early morning breakfast run.

FYI:
I also have a drawing posted at www.sketchclub.blogspot.com
Check it out!

More Jaywalking

2006-10-31T13:52:00.000-08:00

Hard to miss with the puffy pink coat

Jaywalking? Yeah, Mon!

2006-10-27T13:18:00.000-07:00

This dude was pushing a cart across the middle of the street I was driving down. I stopped to let him pass so I could get a better look at him. I'll probably do a color version since he had on a bright blue superman t-shirt and all sorts of colorful bands in his hair, but here's this version for now.

Cal-Trans, ZZ-Top style

2006-10-26T13:25:00.000-07:00

-Spotted this guy on the shoulder of the 2 fwy yesterday.
I scribbled this down when I got in yesterday and decided to post him as is. I have a bunch more I trying to finish off. I'll try to get them all done and post them soon.

Pasadena

2006-10-17T14:11:00.000-07:00

I saw this guy in old town over the weekend.

USC Student

2006-10-12T14:27:00.000-07:00

2006-10-05T13:54:00.000-07:00

Spotted in Atwater.

This is from last week. I've been a little slow in my postings lately.

Handyman

2006-09-28T13:48:00.000-07:00

I saw this guy in Glendale this morning trotting across the street. He must have sensed me staring at him since he turned and looked straight at me after he passed. Of course at that point I quickly pretended I was staring at something else.

Ketchup and Mustard

2006-09-20T13:52:00.000-07:00

I spotted these two on Figueroa a few blocks above Exposition last Friday. I'm guessing it had something to do with the SC/Nebraska game last Saturaday, but I'm not sure what.

2006-09-07T14:01:00.000-07:00

at the light on La Cienega

Style

2006-08-31T09:47:00.000-07:00

This guy was hard to resist. And I'm glad I was stuck at the light long enough to get a good picture of him in my head. His hat slightly askew, protruding lower jaw, hilariously small necktie, high water cargo pants...he's definitely got style.

2006-08-29T13:40:00.000-07:00

This guy was trying to talk his way out of a ticket.

2006-08-24T13:35:00.000-07:00

He was waiting for the bus at a stop on Rodeo.
He apparently ate a beach ball for breakfast.

2006-08-23T09:34:00.000-07:00

This guy was standing outside one of the parking lots near the Staples Center. He was massive. And he was wearing some really uncomfortable looking pants.

Urban Cowgirls

2006-08-18T13:52:00.000-07:00

I got stuck in the traffic from the Tim McGraw concert in front of the Staples Center on my way home from work last night. These two were pretty typical of the attendees.

Stick Figure

2006-08-17T13:33:00.000-07:00

I spotted this guy walking in the Ladera Heights area last night.

I see more crazy people

2006-08-15T09:37:00.000-07:00

I saw this guy downtown a couple months ago. For whatever reason he's just getting posted now. He was karate chopping and screaming down Temple street.

I see crazy people

2006-08-11T14:18:00.000-07:00

I actually see very few bona fide crazy people on the streets.
I suppose that's a good thing. Anyway, I saw this guy northwest of downtown Tuesday evening. He was shouting gibberish to people nearby.

Attitude

2006-08-08T14:21:00.000-07:00

A serious pose for seriously waiting to cross the street. She struck a few of these before the light changed.

Cowboy

2006-08-04T18:15:00.000-07:00

2006-08-03T13:09:00.000-07:00

2006-08-01T13:17:00.000-07:00

Sleepless in Seattle...

2006-07-25T13:23:00.000-07:00

...saggy in South Central

Vespa boy

2006-07-24T13:13:00.000-07:00

I saw this guy in my rearview mirror as he rolled up behind my car at a light in La Crescenta.

More swimming lesson sketches

2006-07-20T13:05:00.000-07:00

Sunflowers!

2006-07-18T13:13:00.000-07:00

This guy is usually selling stuff with a couple of other vendors on the corner of La Brea and Stocker. Last Friday it was sunflowers and cherries.

2006-07-14T13:17:00.000-07:00

Another from Echo Park.

2006-07-06T13:20:00.000-07:00

It was a really hot day last Saturday. I saw this guy walking home from a market in Glendale on my way to the mall.

"It's five years later and I still think I'm a Chicken!"

2006-07-05T18:35:00.000-07:00

I saw this guy in Echo Park this morning. He was walking in circles like a chicken.

2006-06-26T14:08:00.000-07:00

Old guy with cane and hat

2006-06-22T18:22:00.000-07:00

Well, since I've never drawn and old guy with a cane and hat...

note: don't look 3 posts down, whatever you do.

Bus stop

2006-06-21T13:11:00.000-07:00

I don't think this guy was too comfortable with me staring at him. He might not have understood that all I wanted to do was to draw a cartoon of him for this blog. Luckly I was in my car and drove away before he came over to pick a fight.

Pay phone

2006-06-20T13:35:00.000-07:00

...counting her change before the call.

101st post

2006-06-13T17:31:00.000-07:00

And to celebrate my 101st post, here's a sketch of the 101 year man I spotted yesterday.

2006-06-06T14:19:00.000-07:00

Jury Duty

2006-06-02T13:27:00.000-07:00

Here's a scene from my exciting day downtown at the courts for jury duty. My group was packed in the elevator going downstairs when
this sheriff, from the land of giants, got on board. I think he realized pretty quick that he probably should have waited for a car with less people.
But he tried to make the best of it...

2006-06-01T14:07:00.000-07:00

I spotted this guy working outside the new Galen Center parking lot at USC.

2006-05-31T13:46:00.000-07:00

She had me at the oompa loompa goggles

Poor little toilet

2006-05-26T14:38:00.000-07:00

...out on the streets and all alone...

2006-05-22T13:36:00.000-07:00

101st Del Taco Division

2006-05-19T13:29:00.000-07:00

Spotted walking back to the MEPS station on Rodeo.

Graduation Day

2006-05-15T14:30:00.000-07:00

This was from last friday. There was a lot of hubbub going on at USC for graduation as I drove by. This girl was one of the flower vendors spreading the cardinal and gold cheer.

It's a-Mario!

2006-05-12T14:24:00.000-07:00

He was at a bus stop in La Crescenta.
His hat and mustache made him look like Super Mario. Maybe he was on his way to E3 to make an appearance...hmmm...I should have gotten his autograph.

little old lady

2006-05-09T13:36:00.000-07:00

I just got a quick glimpse of this one.

Baggy

2006-05-05T18:11:00.000-07:00

With this guy, 'Baggy' is an understatement. I thought he was wearing a giant dress until I got closer.

Commuter

2006-05-03T14:11:00.000-07:00

I saw this driver in my rearview mirror. A typical expression for the LA commuter

Attack of the 50 ft. Business Woman

2006-05-02T14:20:00.000-07:00

I guess she's not really attacking anything. But it sounds better than the "I'm Just Trying To Get To Work 50 ft. Business Woman."

Old Man

2006-04-28T13:33:00.000-07:00

Another old guy shuffling his way through the cross walk

Skater

2006-04-26T14:06:00.000-07:00

Babalu

2006-04-25T17:08:00.000-07:00

This guy was using a newspaper stand as a conga drum and singing. I'd like to think he was singing "Babalu".

2006-04-21T09:45:00.000-07:00

Aaaaahhh....

2006-04-19T14:11:00.000-07:00

2006-04-13T10:31:00.000-07:00

2006-04-11T15:54:00.000-07:00

2006-04-07T14:36:00.000-07:00

Little kid + large soda at 9AM = a day of hyperactive fun.

The Thin Man

2006-04-07T14:34:00.000-07:00