ILLUSTRATIONS FOR UNWRITTEN ESSAYS — JONATHAN TWINGLEY

A friend of mine works at a furniture showroom in the City. Besides the furniture, the place is littered with the kinds of things that might help a piece of furniture look more inviting to a potential owner, like throw pillows or faux fur blankets t

A friend of mine works at a furniture showroom in the City. Besides the furniture, the place is littered with the kinds of things that might help a piece of furniture look more inviting to a potential owner, like throw pillows or faux fur blankets thrown over the backs of expensive sofas. They also have things like orange, clothbound blank books for arranging on end tables next to the furniture, as though the showroom is a Real Place with Real Domestic Items left about.

My friend who works at the furniture showroom in the City gave me one of these cheap, orange, clothbound book props. The paper inside the book is terrible. I decided to fill it with quick drawings that began as clueless doodles but ended up as ILLUSTRATIONS FOR UNWRITTEN ESSAYS.

(Jt, Jersey City, February 6th 2019)

ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL

ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL

Ink and pastel in sketchbook, 9 x 11 3/4in

THE PERSISTENCE OF DINER COFFEE

THE PERSISTENCE OF DINER COFFEE

Ink in sketchbook, 9 x 11 3/4in

HEAD IN THE CLOUDS

HEAD IN THE CLOUDS

Ink colored pencil in sketchbook, 9 x 11 3/4in

MONDAY MORNING'S VALLEY OF THE SHADOW

MONDAY MORNING'S VALLEY OF THE SHADOW

Ink and colored pencil in sketchbook, 9 x 11 3/4in

SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE THIS

SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE THIS

Ink in sketchbook, 9 x 11 3/4in

LATCHKEY KIDS STILL RIDE SKATEBOARDS

LATCHKEY KIDS STILL RIDE SKATEBOARDS

Ink and pastel in sketchbook, 9 x 11 3/4in

LEASH, DOG, MAN

LEASH, DOG, MAN

Ink, colored pencil and pastel in sketchbook, 9 x 11 3/4in

THE CITY & THE COUNTRY or SELF-PROMOTION IN-BETWEEN SEASONS

THE CITY & THE COUNTRY or SELF-PROMOTION IN-BETWEEN SEASONS

Ink in sketchbook, 9 x 11 3/4in

WHEN YOU WORK ALONE (OBJECTIVITY CAN BE ELUSIVE...)

WHEN YOU WORK ALONE (OBJECTIVITY CAN BE ELUSIVE...)

Ink in sketchbook, 9 x 11 3/4in

SHE SAID SHE SAID

SHE SAID SHE SAID

Ink and pastel in sketchbook, 9 x 11 3/4in

THE WINTER OLYMPICS

THE WINTER OLYMPICS

Ink in sketchbook, 9 x 11 3/4in

INSECURITIES

Ink and colored pencil in sketchbook, 9 x 11 3/4in

HOUSE HUNTER

Ink and colored pencil in sketchbook, 9 x 11 3/4in

THE END OF SUMMER

THE END OF SUMMER

Ink and pastel in sketchbook, 9 x 11 3/4in

HIS MOMMA TOLD HIM NOT TO STARE AT THE SUN

HIS MOMMA TOLD HIM NOT TO STARE AT THE SUN

Ink and pastel in sketchbook, 9 x 11 3/4in

BEACH COMBERS

Ink and colored pencil in sketchbook, 9 x 11 3/4in

FISHING FOR A RETIREMENT

FISHING FOR A RETIREMENT

Ink and pastel in sketchbook, 9 x 11 3/4in

11 JUST WANTED TO PLAY LIKE THE OTHER KIDS

11 JUST WANTED TO PLAY LIKE THE OTHER KIDS

Ink and colored pencil in sketchbook, 9 x 11 3/4in

THE YOUNG MAN'S GAME

THE YOUNG MAN'S GAME

Ink and pastel in sketchbook, 9 x 11 3/4in

A GROCERY STORE IN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS

A GROCERY STORE IN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS

Ink and colored pencil in sketchbook, 9 x 11 3/4in

POWER LUNCH IN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS

POWER LUNCH IN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS

Ink, colored pencil and pastel in sketchbook, 9 x 11 3/4in

COLD SNAP

Ink, colored pencil and pastel in sketchbook, 9 x 11 3/4in

INDECISION IN THE AGE OF INFINITE POSSIBILITIES

INDECISION IN THE AGE OF INFINITE POSSIBILITIES

Ink in sketchbook, 9 x 11 3/4in

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