I was browsing flickr when I saw the thumbnail of fergville's doodle of a crow. I clicked on his photostream and to my disappointment, the above two images were his only doodles. He works for an airline company but I think it's fair to say that he should quit his day job.

If you're learning to draw (whatever that means), Nina Johansson's sketchbooks will either make you squirm with awe or inspire your pants off. For me they did a little bit of both. And she also has a blog.

As frustrating as observational drawing can be to master, it'd be nice to pull my imagination straight onto the page - no compromises (such as hands having to be in pockets or behind backs).

Out of curiousity, who out there keeps a sketchbook? In three words I would describe mine as erratic, unfinished and dirty. How would you describe yours?

Today is the first of July, and as we say goodbye to Josh, we say hello to OPPY. Like me, I think you'll find her to stand for everything that is great about being young, happy and inspired. She likes "to make things that make people feel good" and it's not all talk either. OPPY is the founder of The Scribble Project (from back in February), a playful community of doodlers all attacking the same page.

She's writing for us in July (you can expect her first post later today) while hiding out in Melbourne, Australia and in school for illustration. I love seeing her thoughts drawn out on paper. Here are a handful of my favorites »

We have had good times this lovely month of June, and for that I thank you. But I think we should see other people. It's not you, it's me. I'll call you or you can go to my website. Don't you ever change; I've always loved you. So long.

Note: You can read all of the guest posts by Josh LaFayette for the month of June: here »

Extra, extra, read all about it: Larry Roibal doodles people in the news right over their related newspaper article and does it, incessantly.

"Individually, these doodles are nothing special, but as a group start to become something greater than a sum of their parts, a myopic view of events, doodled over my morning coffee, represented by a face with the underlying text peaking out from my doodles." See some recent headlines »

In the words of speakcryptic: "We are a reflection of each other and that’s how I would summarize what I do. These drawings and these signs and all of the stuff that I put out are a direct reflection of my environment. But ultimately, what you see in the mirror will be up to you and no one can make you see it any different. So really, there’s no point in me telling you what you should see when you are looking at these drawings and images that I am responsible for. But if you feel compelled to react towards it, be it in a positive or negative manner, then that would be ideal."

I love this man's work and his words. Continue reading »

Wendy Marchbanks doodles on fabric and turns it into badass wallpaper and ceramic ware. I gotta get me some of that.

You might have seen his work before - anywhere from magazines to t-shirts and clogs to pillow cushions. Jeffrey Bowman's line-work feels like it belongs there. And that's basically everywhere.

Did you know that we have a new segment planned for you on the show today? It's called Link Friday and asks that you grab some tea and get comfy for a whole slew of delicious drawn goodies from around the web.

It starts now: The always amazing Kate draws internet celebrities for the Webby Awards (they never looked so good). Till Lassmann's Chalkies equals chalk, doodles and our streets. The Whitest Boy Alive has the greatest video alive by Geoff McFetridge. Wow, The Sketchbook Project by none other than Art House Co-op deserves your attention and asks for your participation. Twitter meets sketching at twetches.com. Own the original Small Drawings by Carlos Quitério. And finally, we've launched a member section, you should join.

That does it for now. Thanks for all the love and support for Doodlers Anonymous, the last few weeks have really been tremendous.

Michael Nobbs has been drawing his life for most of his life. Some people have photo albums to record the passing years, he on the other hand, has his drawings. Start to Draw Your Life is an inspirational "how-to" booklet by Michael, with a simple objective to encourage others to pick up a pen and sketchbook and start documenting. You can download and print your own copy of the booklet (for free) or pre-order a limited-edition copy. No excuses now... he's making it easy for us all to start today.