Sketch Sunday // Mama’s Boy

Saw this tall, well-built kid on the train with really soft eyes, timidly sitting next to a stern middle-aged woman (I assume she’s his mother); she kept talking tough as he sat almost motionless with his eyes lowered. The dynamic between them caused me to make the instant judgment that became the title of this post.

While sketching people, we often have to make instant judgments, just to give a stronger point of view to the sketch. We may even build up a back story about them in our head. Of course, we may be completely wrong, but it’s a fun creative exercise, and definitely helps the drawing.

I’m not 100% proud of this sketch, but the situation behind it was so interesting I felt like sharing it here.