green, blue

This week's illustration proves my theory that I really have very little do with my better drawings. The ones I like most seem to just happen. I put myself in the right frame of mind, sit down with pen and paper, and an hour or so later I look up and somebody's left a curious new doodle on my pad.
The second half of the process, adding color and deciding the composition, never feels like that, is always laborious. But the original line drawing, when it works, often arrives as an utter surprise.

The Blot: A 29-year-old New York man said he's a member of a band that played one night ...