When I was very young, my mother, sister and I would go to the public library fairly regularly. There were several books that I would compulsively check out every time I could. Usually, books with big pictures (couldn’t read yet) of haunted castles or spooky creatures. One of which I recently came across online, One Monster After Another by Mercer Mayer. This book, along with Brian Froud’s pop-up book Goblins, greatly informed an early fascination with monsters.
The images from Mayer’s book were all vividly familiar, even though I hadn’t seen them for 25 years. I must have spent hours memorizing every detail. It made me sad to realize that I don’t draw anything I would would have liked when I was three. I don’t draw enough monsters.
Here is a monster. It ended up looking similar to my sister’s dog. The drawing also became unintentionally similar in style to a much more talented monster artist, John Kenn.
If you decide to draw something you liked as a child let me know or post a link in the comments.
I liked drawing swords, all sizes and types, my entire notebook in 3rd grade was sworded all up.
Love it P-Tunis,
Binegar
Thank you, buddy. You should find the notebook and scan it in.
You’re correct. It does look like your sister’s dog. But who’s the girl in the low-waist dress? I liked drawing arrows. Yes, that’s right, always looking for direction and which way to go.
SAT
Like pointy arrows? Not bow-and-arrow arrows? Girls with cupcakes love low-waisted dresses and tend to wander in monster filled forests, perfect fit.
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