In honor of Valentine’s Day, I have compiled all of the drawings of Jordin and me from my drawings365 blog. A lot of people have told me that their favorite part of my drawing blog is/are the pictures of Jordin and me together, and even though the archive of ALL the drawings is neat, there are a lot of pictures to sort through for those who just want to see the ones of us. Even though I also have a special fondness for every one of the other characters on my blog, I too love looking through the ones of the two of us. There are a lot of memories in them. Last night, Jordin and I sat in bed, scrolling through this post, smiling and remembering all of the sub-texts, the highs and lows that have shaped and strengthened our marriage over the last year. I still haven’t decided whether to continue the daily drawing blog after March 3rd, when my 365 days are completed, but I have really loved making and sharing these personal little memories, and I know there will be many moments I am bummed that it’s over. On the other hand, I am really looking forward to going to sleep with my wife. As a procrastinator at heart, the last year has been for me a matter of getting in bed with Jordin, snuggling, beginning to drift off, then getting back up with my sketchbook and camera phone to begin drawing. I’m looking forward to the first night in 365 days I get in bed… and go to sleep.
Enough rambling… here is a year’s glance at all of the drawings of me and Jordin. (You can click on the pictures, sometimes multiple times, to make them bigger or zoom in)
Jordie, I love you with everything in me. Happy Valentine’s Day.
The Drawings of Curtis and Jordin
EDIT: I will continue to update this post with the most recent drawings of the two of us. Soon to be… the three of us :)
Jan 2nd, 2014 – Born to swim.
Jan 1st, 2014 – Happy New Year!
What should I draw?
Us.
August 26th, 2012 – We’re pregnant. :) I have a feeling more drawings will be coming.
July 9th, 2012 – Tonight, my wife and I had a long list of things to get done. Instead, we sat on the couch, she read to me, I played guitar for a while, and then I drew a picture… in fact the first drawing on here since finishing the 365 project! In my opinion, these were all better alternatives than “the list”. And I like to let my feet float up in the air while lying on the couch. Don’t know why. Sometimes I do it with my hands too.
February 13th, 2012 – My Valentine.
January 24th, 2012 – The way home, staying awake.
January 30th, 2012 – Some place I’d like to be.
January 20th, 2012 – Sleepover with my best friend.
January 18th, 2012 – Evening in Venice, someday.
January 15th, 2012 – New reading light works well as an interrogation light.
January 5th, 2012 – nighttime routine.
December 31st, 2011 – Happy New Year from those who know how to party to the countdown in an empty theater!
December 25th, 2011 – Merry Christmas!
December 22nd, 2011 – Christmas service premier was tonight, wife and I performed as Eminem and Katy Perry. We go to a fun church. kensingtonchristmas.com
December 19th, 2011 – I love her so much!
December 13th, 2011 – Our Christmas tree.
December 8th, 2011 – There’s a light at the end of the tunnel! (Ours is Dec. 25th)
December 4th, 2011 – Home is safe.
November 23rd, 2011 – Leaving for Florida! (Drawn on my iPad)
November 18th, 2011 – Lil’ sis is home!
November 17th, 2011 – For some reason, my wife and I don’t get to play music much together. I’m hoping maybe for the Thanksgiving eve service? She’s asleep, otherwise I’d just ask her. :)
November 7th, 2011 – Budgeting.
October 28th, 2011 – Driving to Cedar Point with a bus full of highschoolers. We should’ve gotten more sleep last night. (Drew this on my phone with a nifty little free app, Sketchbook Express)
October 17th, 2011 – Cider Mill.
October 16th, 2011 – Getting messy with charcoal. Did a lot of laughing today.
September 28th, 2011 – Cold season.
September 16th, 2011 – Mmmm, wearing layers.
September 10th, 2011 – My wife asks me this every once in a while. I like thinking about it. What would your 6-yr-old self say if he could see you today?
September 6th, 2011 – It’s a very busy time of year for us. (Painted on my iPad)
September 3rd, 2011 – Out cold.
August 31st, 2011 – I wonder what my younger self would have thought if someone told me the girl on my tee-ball team would be my wife.
August 30th, 2011 – Sometimes I don’t feel like drawing at all.
August 28th, 2011 – We watched “Mao’s Last Dancer” tonight. Feeling inspired, I’m pretty sure this is what we looked like before bed.
August 27th, 2011 – Tag in the park.
August 23rd, 2011 – I don’t want summer to end.
August 19th, 2011 – Kissing on the beach.
August 16th, 2011 – In the last 48 hrs of our vacation, my wife read over 900 pages of her new favorite series. I pretend to read too, but every few sentences seems to spark a new idea and I begin thinking or daydreaming, and 48 hrs later, I’ve read a total of 12 pages from my 120 pg book.
August 11th, 2011 – I am a night owl. My wife is not. I’ve been trying to change, but then I started this drawing blog.
August 8th 2011 – Our first kiss.
August 2nd, 2011 – Budgeting.
July 24th, 2011 – Sister-in-law trying to explain the ending of Harry Potter 7 pt 2. (Drawn on my iPad)
July 20th, 2011 – I still learn something new about my wife every day. She is a professional painter.
July 17th, 2011 – Post-shower, pre-hairspray.
July 4th, 2011 – Hard night.
June 30th, 2011 – Memorizing Psalm 91.
June 25th, 2011 – New phones… with data! We are amazed. In fact this very post was done in bed from my phone. Did my drawing, took a picture with the awesome built in camera, and sent it to the blog! Woohoo
June 20th, 2011 – Back-scratching as a sedative.
June 18th, 2011 – Drawing in bed.
June 15th, 2011 – Snowboard goggles and onions.
June 12th, 2011 – Sometimes I think my wife thinks I look like Mr. Darcy.
June 10th, 2011 – The Proposal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUmzrZ4w4f4
June 9th, 2011 – Sometimes one phone call can totally change your plans! (The University of Michigan called me today to offer a full ride and a paid staff position to get my masters. I am shocked and ecstatic. I love school and I love learning. I am going back to school!)
June 6th, 2011 – My wife keeps me company when I need to pull a late nighter. (Drawn on my iPad)
June 3rd, 2011 – There is one mosquito in the house. Even though I don’t know where he is, he knows exactly where I am.
May 19th, 2011 – Sisters.
May 17th, 2011 – My wife watched the season finale of Castle today. Those who watch it understand.
May 15th, 2011 – Happy Anniversary love of my life!
May 14th, 2011 – Will you still love me when I look like this?
May 12th, 2011 – my sleepy girl.
May 8th, 2011 – To the greatest mom ever!
May 1st, 2011 – Taking care of Kobi. (Painted on my iPad)
April 24th, 2011 – dumb fight.
April 19th, 2011 – our trip home from IKEA.
April 14th, 2011 – mmm, my perfect birthday.
April 13th, 2011 – a perfect birthday. I think I’ll finish and paint this one tomorrow.
April 12th, 2011 – almost my birthday!
March 26th, 2011 – daydreaming on the roof.
March 22nd, 2011 – a sad lunch.
March 14th, 2011 – my new favorite hobby of my wife’s.
Thank you for sharing in these little memories of ours. I can’t wait to print these and all the other drawings into a coffee-table book. Many have asked for a copy, so I will try to figure out how to make it available on Amazon. I don’t know anything about publishing, but I think that would be so cool if people could have these drawings in a book! Anyone with publishing expertise? Feel free to contact me. You can find me on facebook. Facebook is also where I will post information about the book, so “Like” the page to stay up to date! Couple more weeks of drawing!
www.Drawings365.com
The previous post was a lie. I actually painted this after 26 days of no food or water, wandering through the Arabian Desert in search of the base station of the malevolent guerilla warriors who put me there. I found them and convinced them they needed me alive, but was given water only after I completed a self portrait using their dried up oil paints.
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