Featured Daily Sketch: Jelly Bean Breakfast, 2012
There’s just something I love about the way Bean eats. The way he holds his ears, the straight tail that’s just a little bent on the end, just the shape of him is so endearing. He’s the one who claims he’s going to die if he doesn’t eat right now, especially at breakfast, and he purrs loudly into his bowl all the while.
I sketched this first thing, before I even had my coffee and my hands were warmed up, but my eyes were fresh enough that I didn’t have to wear glasses just yet. I don’t keep drawing materials in the kitchen right now because it’s just too chancy with food and art supplies. I’ve been looking at him in the morning and thinking that by the time I ran to get a sketchpad and something to draw with he’d be done, or nearly done. Today I didn’t debate, just ran to get the stuff. He takes his time about eating!
Sometimes it’s a simple one, like this, that I like best.
In 2026: I’d give anything to reach down and pet that little Bean and hear him purring into his bowl. I’m so grateful I took the time to sketch him and captured this memory in a way I can still experience, looking at the sketch.
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He looks utterly content.
That’s exactly what I was trying to capture, he’s really happy just to be having breakfast.