What an imagination. I could see you doing a comic about that magical door. A cartoon version of the lion, the witch and the wardrobe. Dictating excuse, typos!
Your door reminds me of a similar doodle I did. Back in the summer of 1976 I worked as an assistant campground manager at a resort in South Lake Tahoe, CA. I lived in a dorm style room above the gift shop and decorated a panel on my door with a magic marker. I don’t know what they did with that door after my work term ended. In the mid ‘80’s I doodled on a t shirt, front and back, with a laundry proof marker. It became my tattoo shirt.
Thanks so much for sharing this— looks like you’ve got the doodle-bug, too! I didn’t even mention doodling on clothes— wearables is a whole new different level!✍️✌️
You've inspired me. I have 5 circa 1900 panel doors in my garage. It feels so wrong to trash them, but I have no use for them. Especially the one with the glass doorknob. I'm attached to that little piece of vintage hardware. Now I know what they will become: blank canvases for who knows what kind of crazy paintings!
I started out as an old-school sign painter, so I’ll probably freshen up the tool kit, get the rust out of my hands, and have a go at it. By the way, I love your black-and-white creation, but the colorist in me is DYING to attack it like a comic strip!
Wow, that Mental Canvas scene!
Yes! Isn’t Mental Canvas great? Hope to write about it sometime soon. Thank you for your comment!
What an imagination. I could see you doing a comic about that magical door. A cartoon version of the lion, the witch and the wardrobe. Dictating excuse, typos!
Thanks, Alex! “The Lion, The Witch, and the Hot Water Heater” hee hee hee!
If you ever sell your condo, you better charge extra for that door!
It may actually be a deterrent, ha ha!
Your door reminds me of a similar doodle I did. Back in the summer of 1976 I worked as an assistant campground manager at a resort in South Lake Tahoe, CA. I lived in a dorm style room above the gift shop and decorated a panel on my door with a magic marker. I don’t know what they did with that door after my work term ended. In the mid ‘80’s I doodled on a t shirt, front and back, with a laundry proof marker. It became my tattoo shirt.
Thanks so much for sharing this— looks like you’ve got the doodle-bug, too! I didn’t even mention doodling on clothes— wearables is a whole new different level!✍️✌️
Rina - Here's a kid you've gotta love. https://substack.com/@fixingeducation/note/c-75035418?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=22dz3t
Oh wow… I love this story, I love this boy! Wonder how his teachers reacted after his first amazing gig! Thanks for sharing this, Frank!
That mental canvas is so awesome! Would love to see more of those!!
Thanks!! You will😀
You've inspired me. I have 5 circa 1900 panel doors in my garage. It feels so wrong to trash them, but I have no use for them. Especially the one with the glass doorknob. I'm attached to that little piece of vintage hardware. Now I know what they will become: blank canvases for who knows what kind of crazy paintings!
Get yourself a bushel of paint pens and Sharpies!
I started out as an old-school sign painter, so I’ll probably freshen up the tool kit, get the rust out of my hands, and have a go at it. By the way, I love your black-and-white creation, but the colorist in me is DYING to attack it like a comic strip!
Love seeing all this! Also, its $3/month, versus $3 a year. And the door- wow! What was in that wine?
Hilary, oooops! Thanks for alerting me to the error! It is 3 bucks per month! Will edit that on my post. And ha ha, cheap wine can do wonders:)