Michael Nobbs

Resting, drawing and waiting to feel better

An early morning drawing setup on a bed, illuminated by the warm yellow glow of a small reading light. An open pocket sketchbook rests on a colourful crocheted blanket, displaying a black ink drawing of an orange Stanley mug and a packet of sugar-free chocolate chip cookies, surrounded by hens from the blue patterned cloth on the tea tray. Behind the sketchbook, the real mug and packet of biscuits sit on the tray alongside two pens and the reading light. The drawing echoes the objects arranged behind it, creating a playful connection between the sketchbook and the scene being drawn.
An open pocket sketchbook resting on a colourful crocheted blanket, showing a black ink drawing spread across two pages. The drawing depicts an orange Stanley mug and a large packet of sugar-free Zero chocolate chip cookies, surrounded by loosely drawn hens copied from the patterned cloth on the tea tray. The bold, slightly wobbly lines overlap in places, with the mug and biscuit packet dominating the composition. The date, 10-10-26, is written in the top right corner. Above the sketchbook, the real biscuit packet, two pens and part of the blue hen-patterned tray cloth are visible.

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