I guess this really doesn’t have much to do with breakfast itself, but the first thing that came to mind was the early morning.  I decided to illustrate a tired rooster with an energy drink in his hand since that has been a breakfast for me quite a bit in the past.  Forget coffee…give me cancer in a can.

A few months ago I bought a notebook and decided to start keeping a personal journal to gather all my thoughts and ideas, but I soon found it to be a difficult task.  In my day-to-day life, as I’m sure it is with most of us, I hardly ever pick up a writing utensil.  Mostly all the writing I do is on a computer. If I do pick up a pen it’s usually just to sign my name on some document I probably didn’t even take the time to read.

Over the years I’ve notice my handwriting to be decreasing in quality.  My hand cramps up nearly every time it comes in contact with a pen or pencil.  And good luck trying to read it unless you specialize in decryption or hieroglyphics.

With the way technology is advancing, I wonder if the pen and paper era is quickly coming to a close, and what the world is going to look like when this age-old art-form is laid to rest.

When the topic “Giant” was chosen for this weeks illustration challenge the first thing that popped in my mind was the San Francisco Giants since I’ve been watching a lot of baseball lately.  So I decided to go with a baseball theme, but instead of it being the SF Giants playing, this time it would be actual giants.

Today I came across this site called Illustration Friday which has weekly illustration challenges based off of a keyword.  This is my first entry to the site.  I’m glad I found this site because I think it will be a great way to get me illustrating again.  I’m looking forward to the keyword next week.