Michael Nobbs

Tag: Star Trek

  • 6.20 pm

    A photograph of an open laptop resting on a red, grey and cream checked duvet, with an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation playing on its screen. Patrick Stewart, as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, is sitting in his captain's chair wearing a red and black Starfleet uniform. On the laptop's keyboard rests a small, homemade sketchbook containing a black ink portrait of Picard, with black and red colouring on his uniform. Handwritten notes alongside the portrait reflect on having missed a day of drawing and on Patrick Stewart's mortality. A black pen and an orange drawing implement lie beside the sketchbook. To the right of the laptop sits an orange Stanley mug containing a drink.
    A close-up photograph of an open, homemade pocket sketchbook resting on the illuminated keyboard of a laptop. Across the two pages is a simple portrait of Captain Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation, drawn in black ink, with black and red colouring added to his Starfleet uniform. Handwritten text on the left reads: “I don't think I drew yesterday, so I'm pleased to have made some marks today.” On the right: “I thought that Patrick Stewart might go on forever, but nobody seems to!” The drawing is dated 30-10-26 and timed at 6:20 pm.

    I don’t think I drew yesterday, so I’m pleased to have made some marks today.

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  • Retreating into old comforts

    An early-morning drawing and television-watching setup on a colourful crocheted blanket. On the left, a tablet screen shows a dark-haired, pointed-eared Vulcan character from Star Trek wearing a blue uniform. In front of the screen lies an open homemade pocket sketchbook containing a colourful ink drawing of the same character, with a pale green background and an orange speech bubble reading “fascinating”. On the right, a tea tray holds an orange Stanley mug, a green teapot and several drawing materials. The sketchbook and tea tray sit close together on the blanket, showing the cosy arrangement for watching television and drawing in bed.

    I’ve been feeling very weary and find myself retreating into old comforts (with a new twist).

    I’ve been watching Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, enjoying the colours of the 1960s original series and the return of some familiar characters. I’m enjoying both the watching and the drawing.

    There’s comfort in the nostalgia and the mark making, but tiredness seems to highlight the pain of times passed and lost.

    An open homemade pocket sketchbook resting on a colourful crocheted blanket. Across both pages is a bold black ink drawing of a dark-haired man in a mustard-yellow Star Trek uniform, looking straight ahead with a serious expression. The background is filled with roughly applied dark grey marker. Handwritten text reads “Watching Star Trek: SNW” and “Can I watch ten episodes in a week?” The drawing is dated 8-10-26, with the time 4:30 am written in the bottom left corner.
    An open homemade pocket sketchbook containing two ink and colour portraits of Star Trek characters in uniform. On the left, a grey-haired man wears a mustard-yellow uniform; on the right, a dark-haired woman wears a deep red uniform. Both have Starfleet insignia on their chests. The background is divided into pale grey above and bright turquoise-blue below, with visible marker strokes. Large handwritten lettering across the top reads “The Colours of the 60s”. The date 8-10-26 appears on the right-hand page.
    An open homemade pocket sketchbook resting on a multicoloured crocheted blanket. A large black ink portrait of a dark-haired Vulcan with pointed ears, raised eyebrows and a quizzical expression fills most of the right-hand page. He wears a blue top against a textured pale green background. An orange speech bubble stretches across the left-hand page, containing the word “fascinating”. Above it, handwritten text reads “New but still nostalgic. Nostalgia is comforting and painful”. The drawing is dated 8-10-26, with 5:30 am written beside the portrait.

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