Day 105

HOLA!

It’s been a long break due to multiple commitments, but I’m finally back with more bugs!

In my free time, I sometimes stumble upon wonderful places that fill my eyes with inspiration for my work; sometimes I also come across books of a certain kind that can have that effect. That was precisely the case this week.

Just take a look at this book from the collection of the Smithsonian Libraries from 1992. The page below shows a diagram of a Jurassic era beetle fossil.

Isn’t that amazing? A creature from +100 million years ago. Simply wow! My friend, if you can’t find inspiration with that, then nothing will work!

The moment I saw that drawing, a medieval doctor’s mask immediately popped into my head—that classic image we’ve all seen at some point in pop culture references… I know there’s more behind the iconic image. But I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. Anyway, that was the very first image that sprang to my imagination and here’s how it looked in my head:

So, without further ado, welcome to the third cycle of my Sunday Sketchbook, bugs are back!

Thanks for coming back to my site after so long, see you next week with another creature of mysterious origin.