Sorry I’ve been quiet here the last week. I was busy with helping complete the acquisition of a new drawing subject! Within 24 hours of said acquisition, I found a few minutes to do a quick pencil sketch of him (as it turned out) in my notebook, through my profound lack-of-sleep fog. (I did a little bit of extra chiaroscuro finish work on it later on.)
This is a whole new challenge, since: (1) his physical features are of course quite different in proportion to the usual grown-up faces I often draw, (2) when he is actually still enough to draw, I really ought to (2a) be catching up on much-needed sleep, or (2b) have my hands busy with the many maintenance tasks associated with him, and (3) when I am awake he is likely in motion, while I’m groggy from lack of sleep – less than ideal drawing conditions.
I’ve been led to understand that I will encounter several other challenges (not all drawing-related) associated to having this fellow in the house.
Good times.
-cvj
P.S. For those wondering, mother and baby are both fine. Thanks for asking! 😉
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Well a belated congrats to all, and best wishes for full night’s sleep
Aww, congratulations!
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What a lovely child. Congratulations all round. A Noel nativity is always special, regardless of ones religious take one things. So, as they used to say round about when I was born, go out and wet the little fellow’s head.
Beautiful! Congratulations Clifford!!! Blessings
Congratulations Clifford
Wow! Congratulations, and a merry Christmas!
Congratulations Clifford, to your spouse, and new baby.
Clifford.. I have just the perfect guitar to get them started!!
Congratulations!
Dear Clifford, that’s great news! Congratulations from Espe and me.
Congrats to you and your family! What a beautiful baby — and a gorgeous sketch, too!
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Hello Everyone! Thanks so very much for the kind wishes and thoughts! I hope your holiday season is going well, by the way.
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Congratulations to you both. Of course, Nancy and I have heard all about it from Megan who will be visiting you soon. Your drawing is beautiful. I think you’re going to enjoy this new model… in more ways than one!
Barbara
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congratulations and lot of blessings!
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Congratulations!
Congratulations Clifford!
Congratulations Clifford !
Congrats!
Warmest congrats, Clifford! Such a lovely way to begin a new year.
Many, many congratulations!
Beautiful. Congratulations to you both!
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Congratulations Clifford! Wonderful news indeed!
Congratulations!!! Enjoy the precious time.
Congratulations! Best wishes to the whole family 🙂
Someone told me before Son #1 arrived that it was twice as much work and four times as much fun as you are expecting. And that about pinned it, actually. (As it happens, I found video on my hard drive today of Son #1 in his first year or two — but he is now 13, and I should probably ask him before sharing it. But it brought work to a halt.)
Many congrats Clifford!
Congrats!
Congratulations!
Congratulations! Best wishes and much sleep to you! Enjoy!
Congratulations on the new acquisition! Good thing you copyrighted already – I should have done that with mine (although so far they’ve mostly accrued debt!).
Your most beautiful drawing yet. Congrats and love to all.
After having three. Its usually gas?
Congratulations! Now, about that diaper ….
Congratulations Clifford!
Wow, Clifford – he’s amazing, darling – so many congratulations, wonderful news…
Wonderful news (and drawing)! Many congratulations.
Wonderful news.
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May he be healthy and bring you joy. Congratulations and have a special holiday season.
Congrats!!
Congratulations! I’m so happy for you! Such a lovely drawing, too.
Congrats!!
Congratulations, Cliff! You will have a lot of fun with this fella.
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Best wishes!
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Congratulations!!
Many many congratulations Clifford!
“I’ve been led to understand that I will encounter several other challenges (not all drawing-related) associated to having this fellow in the house.”
Totally true and in the short run the sleep deprivation can be pretty all consuming but he’s lovely. I still cannot believe mine are 17 and 21 (as of last week–birthday on Dec 16 for mine). Congrats!
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Congratulations on the new (little) man in the house! Wishing all of you much happiness and fabulous memories.
Congratulations! Draw him while you can, I doubt he’ll pose so nicely for long!! 🙂 xxx
Congrats! The best news ever!
Congratulations!
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one of your VERY SPECIAL drawings! SO THRILLED! he’s beautiful…
Congratulations!
Many congratulations, Clifford! Not sure it gets easier, but surely a lot more fun!
Congrats on the new live model!
Congrats!
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Congratulations! (and learn to love that fog).
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Wonderful news – congratulations Clifford
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Many congratulations; enjoy life as a family of 3!
Hi Herbi, Ilaria, and others wondering about his name… We’ll happily tell you in email, but we prefer (with everyone’s help) to not put his name up on Facebook or other social media, especially when associated with images. Boring and old-fashioned of us, we know, but please allow us our eccentricities! 🙂 We may fail at this, but we want to give it a try…. Thanks for all the good wishes and comments, past and future!
Name?
Yeah!!! Congratulations to all!
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Congratulations! That tops the usual baby photos.
Congratulations!!! Looking forward to the next dwg w engraved name 😉
So beautiful. How special.
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Mazel tov!
Congratulations!!!!!! What a subtle way of announcing such huge news!!!
Congrats Clifford! How very exciting for you two!
Congratulations, wonderful news ????????
It sounds like many congratulations are in order since we last talked. Congrats and enjoy!
Many congrats as well though!
Get used to it. I’d like to say that it gets easier… Ok, I’ll say that it gets easier and let you do the empirical work. 😉
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Adorable! Congratulations!