What I Drew Sunday, January 24th - Top 3

 During the inaugural session of “What Shall I Draw Today?” for 2021, I managed to produce eight little pieces of art from the nearly 40 suggestion submitted.

Here are the top 3 liked pieces from Sunday:

#1 - Christopher Robin as Andy, Tigger as Woody, and Pooh as Buzz Lightyear: suggestion by @akoymdf

The amount of “likes” received by this piece may have set a personal best for my Instagram channel.

On paper, it’s a simple Disney mashup: three Winnie the Pooh characters as Toy Story characters. It’s a boy playing with his toys. The boy is Christopher Robin as Andy complete with a red cowboy hat. Instead of a Triple-R Ranch logo tee-shirt, he wears something of a Space Rangers logo, so that he represents his dual interests of westerns and space adventures.

Were I left to make up the mashups, I would have swapped the roles to have Tigger as Buzz because he’s flashier and bouncier. Pooh would be Woody, the trusty and loyal one whose primacy as Andy’s favorite is challenged by the new comer.

With all the “likes,” I guess @akoymdf has better instincts on the casting.

If you’ve been following my IG enough to catch some of my past WSIDT sessions, the IG handle may be familiar.


#2 - Lucy Ricardo and Wanda & Chicken: suggestion by @oliviamn14 with Abigail R.

For future readers, this session happened the Sunday following the Disney Plus airing of the third episode of WandaVision. There were 5 suggestions involving Wanda or both Wanda and Vision. This is the one WandaVision related idea that I chose to draw on Sunday because the first episode draws inspiration from I Love Lucy as well as The Dick Van Dyke Show. It would be best to explore the cross-over idea now while the connection is still fresh. There also was a suggestion featuring a version of the comic book Scarlet Witch.

The chicken is from Abigail’s separate suggestion. The chicken became the trigger for the story.

Why is there a chicken?
Wanda magic-ed it up.
What does Lucy think about that?
Lucy is wondering where that chicken came from.
Why is a chicken surprising to Lucy?
A live chicken isn’t the chicken she was thinking of.
What’s out of place about a live chicken?
Lucy has a cook book, suggesting that she had a recipe requiring a store-bought chicken.

I could have rendered the piece as true-to-inspiration black & white, but people always respond to color more. Additionally, Lucy’s bright red hair and Wanda’s auburn hair make more comparisons between the two more obvious which was, in fact, an added point made in the full suggestion.

Both of their dresses are more neutral and cool in tone for added contrast to make their hair color stand out more.

The choice to depict them in a cartoony caricature, was initiated to allude to the animated opening titles of Bewitched. The style also made it easier and quicker to draw, which is important to me as I try to complete as many drawings in eight hours as I possibly can.


#3 - Redd the pirate and Captain Jack Sparrow: suggestion by @nikkistar5394

Redd, here, is the pirate in the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. She has a different costume than Captain Redd who you once could meet at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom. I trust that you know of Captain Jack Sparrow.

The suggestion included the team-up back-to-back composition. Were this not the final drawing of the day, I might have drawn it on a larger card, and a large card might have allowed for a better caricature of Captain Jack.

The expressions and exchanges of gazes, I hope, suggests that they may be teaming up now, but either one could make a self-serving turn as any moment.

Pirates. Am I Right?


Here are the rest of the 8 drawn on Sunday:

Kamala Harris (Flora), Michelle Obama (Fauna), and Dr. Jill Biden (Merryweather)
suggestion by @motheroffreels

A bi-pedal Pumbaa in tux and tails
suggestion by @pumbaaguy

Pocahontas as a hula dancer
suggestion by @elijones94

Rey and Leia bonding over an afternoon tea
suggestion by @jesstothesmith

Wonder Woman (DC Future State) — Yara Flor
suggestion by @sdogg52

I am still saving all of my drawing for future sales at convention shows. Frustratingly, I can’t say when that will be.

The next WSIDT session is happening in February 21.

Thank you to everyone who pitched their fun drawing suggestions. Thank you for following my blog and/or Instagram (@Monstergram7) and/or Monster Enterprises Facebook page. Thank you for liking. 

All: Black ink and color pencil on Bristol Board.

“Pooh Story” and “Lucy and Wanda”: 17.78 cm  x 12.70 cm (7.00 in. x 5.00 in)
“Redd and Jack” 8.89 cm x 6.35 cm  (3.50 in. x 2.50 in.)

“Kamala, Michelle and Jill” on watercolor paper.

What Shall I Draw July 28th?

Starting now and through Sunday, July 28th, I’m accepting suggestions for things to draw in a dedicated 8-hour session that I call What Shall I Draw Today? a.k.a. WSIDT.

What Shall I Draw Today?

Sunday, July 28th, 2019

Eastern Daylight Time:  12pm noon - 8pm

Pacific Daylight Time:  9am - 5pm

The hopper of past suggestions will be emptied, so that new ones will be exclusively viable for the Sunday session. However, if you’ve pitched an idea before, you can simply do so again. Post your suggestions at any of the following social media spots where you find the above prompting image.

 Blog:  monotonae.blogspot.com (here in the comments)

Instagram:  @monstergram7

Facebook:  /Monster Enterprises

Click the above WSIDT tab for FAQ’s.

Wheezy (Toy Story 2)
Black ink and color pencil on Bristol Board.
8.89 cm x 6.35 cm (3.50 in. x 2.50 in.).

The session will be followed up as late as Tuesday here with the top 3 liked drawn pieces with some Behind-the-Sketch tales.

What I Drew Sunday, March 24th - Top 3

Here’s what ranked in this pre-WonderCon WSIDT:

#1 - Buzz Lightyear / RoboCop mashup: suggestion by @realmarkd

The respective designs for Buzz Lightyear (Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story franchise) and the eponymous RoboCop share so much in common that, for sure, this mashup must be everywhere on the internet. A quick Google image search reveals the answer of, “nope.” Look at them: 1) hard exo-suits; 2) black accordion abs; and 3) accessories that pop out with push-button ease.

For the Toy Story 2 licensing style guide, I did a bunch of Buzz Lightyear drawings. I actually composed a series of how-to-draw model sheets for Buzz and Woody. Maybe someone at Disney still has copies. So, I’m saying that I can draw a reasonable Buzz on the fly. As for the other, this is the first RoboCop, whole or in part, that I’ve drawn.

I had considered replicating the original 1987 RoboCop movie poster, but he’s stepping out of a patrol car and very profile. To turn the camera to reveal the chest plate just seemed to make it more Back to the Future than RoboCop. Besides, I didn’t want to draw the car anyways.

#2 - Elphaba and Glinda as Hogwarts students: suggestion by @akoymdf

Witches are the same as wizards in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter world/universe, right? Judging by the comments I get regarding how I assign/sort characters to one of the four houses of Hogwarts, I don’t know my HP stuff as well I could.

Elphaba and Glinda from the Wicked, Broadway musical (and the book that inspired it) are witches in training, and probably would have fared better in Hogwartz than they did in Oz.

I put Glinda in Ravenclaw only because it was Gilderoy Lockhart’s (Kenneth Branagh) house. I put Elphaba in Hufflepuff because Slitherin didn’t sound right, and Hufflepuff is a more fun word than Gryffindor, even if the mascot is a badger.

#3 - Lin meets Megara: suggestion by @oliviamn14

Lin (Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away) and Megara (Disney’s Hercules) were both voiced (in English) by the talented Susan Egan. You may know Ms. Egan as the first Belle in Disney’s Broadway sensation Beauty and the Beast.

I wonder if I draw a lot of people eating. On Sunday, as it happens, I drew Olivia Moore from iZombie* eating utilizing chopsticks. I wonder secondly, if this meeting passes the Bechdel test? I approach these meetings with the questions “what would they do?” and “what would they think of the other person?” What, I don’t have time for that? I guess they’re eating.

* The suggestion was to draw Olivia Moore from iZombie the TV series that was based on a DC Comic book. What I didn’t think to research was whether the main character for each were the same, they’re not, and I happily based the drawing more on the lead character of the comic. I think the Ariel-esque character design might be interpreted as a caricature of the actress Rose McIver. Not a lot, but maybe a little… if you squint.

and the rest:

Olivia Moore (iZombie)

Captain Marvel vs Maverick

Camila Mendes

Rita Farr (a.k.a. Elasti-Girl) arm wrestling Giganta

All seven of these original pieces of art will be for sale at my WonderCon, Anaheim appearance this weekend.

Please check out my Instagram feed for more drawings @monstergram7

Thank you for playing, liking and following.

All: Black ink and color pencil on Bristol Board.
“Buzz/RoboCop” - 6.35 cm x 8.89 cm (2.50 in. x 3.50 in.).
“Elphaba and Glinda” - 12.70 cm x 17.78 cm (5.00 in. x 7.00 in.).
“Lin and Megara” - 8.89 cm x 6.35 cm (3.50 in. x 2.50 in.).

What I Drew Sunday – April 29th

Here we GO!
Here are the top three liked drawing from last Sunday's Marvel-themed What Shall I Draw Today? session:

#1 – The Toy Story Gang as Marvel’s Avengers: suggestion by @akoymdf

#2 – Spider-Man: suggestion by @whateverrsd

#3 – Agent Peggy Carter: suggestion by @ashleyin1drland

UPDATE (May 1st, 2018, 3:00 pm EDT)
Toy Story/ Avengers mashup: I began, as I do, with two columns each listing the essential characters for each team/gang. I capped the lists to 7 each, witch conveniently included Hawkeye and Spider-Man of the Avengers and Bo Peep and Jessie on the Toy Story side.

The two Toy Story leads were easy to match, with Buzz being particularly fitting for Iron Man. Jessie is a better Black Widow than Bo Peep. Mr. Potato with angry eyes is a Hulk natural stand-in. Rex as Thor created the pun opportunity of Tyrano-THOR-us Rex. The others were just cast as best I could.

Then, of course, I riffed off of one of the posters for the first Avengers movie for the composition. The greatest benefit was that it didn’t require much background detail.


Spider-Man: I was inspired by the John Romita, Sr. stuff that I grew up with. From there, it was modernized with a slimmer build for him and more exaggerated and contorted posing.


Agent Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell): This was meant to be more of little portrait than a caricature. As one of the early postings, I do concede that it may not have been the right choice with which to warm up, while at the same time drastically changing the lighting from the reference image I had found.

UPDATE (May 1st, 11:55 pm EDT)
All together I pulled out 13 quick inked and colored sketches going a bit past the 8-hour mark.

Peek at my Instagram to view all 13 drawings - @monstergram7

All of these will be trundled with a lot more original pieces of art to be sold at my next comic convention show, which should be Heroes Convention in June in Charlotte, NC. Please understand how sales of the ready-made art along with sales of at-the-con commissions currently helps to offset the costs of doing the con if not also the costs incurred for travel. I apologize that I don’t currently have an online store set up or make sales DM. I’m working on that. Then I hope that all together, online sales and convention sales together will begin to make this art business profitable.

Any not-yet-drawn suggestion from this session may yet be drawn at anytime before the next. Those sketches too will be trundled to the next con. All time permitting, of course.


Thank you to everyone who pitch drawing suggestions.

Thank you for liking and following.

yadda yadda yadda. The next WSIDT is scheduled for May 27. Be there!


All drawings black ink and color pencil on Bristol Board,
“Toy Avengers” 12.70 cm x 17.78 cm (5.00 in. x 7.00 in.)
“Spider-Man” and “Agent Carter” 6.35 cm x 8.89 cm (2.50 in. x 3.50 in.)