Michael Nobbs

Up and down

Yesterday, I surprised myself by making a video for Patreon.

Today, drawing myself from the video feels like enough.

An open homemade pocket sketchbook rests on the keyboard of a laptop, on a bed covered with a red and cream checked duvet. The sketchbook contains a black ink self-portrait of Michael wearing round glasses and a striped hat, surrounded by handwritten reflections about unexpectedly having enough energy to film a video the previous day. On the laptop screen, Michael appears in a paused Patreon vlog titled “Vlog: Checking in and a tiny unboxing”, wearing the same hat and glasses, with drawings covering the wall behind him. A black pen lies beside the sketchbook on the laptop. The scene is warmly lit in the early morning.
A black ink drawing across two pages of a homemade pocket sketchbook, resting on the illuminated keyboard of a laptop. The drawing is a loose self-portrait of Michael wearing round glasses and a striped hat, with sleepy, half-closed eyes and a beard. Handwritten notes surround the portrait, including “5:50am”, “Watching the video that I surprised myself by making yesterday” and, in a speech bubble, “I wasn't expecting to be awake or up to filming.” The date, 20-10-26, is written in the bottom left corner. The sketchbook's central fold runs through the middle of the face.

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