Thursday 1 October 2009

Have You Found Your Inner Smile?


From my sketchbooks, here's a drawing of my good friend Julian seeking a sense of metaphysical contentment. Or something. I doubt he'll find it in that glass though.

Julian -- screenwiter, artist and the founder of Moosetours® (sunny holidays for the discerning sketchbook keeper) -- has recently had some bookish frustration. Julian, if you're reading this, here's a virtual boost on the back from someone who knows all too well what that's like. Keep looking – it's in there somewhere.

And now I should get back to looking for mine (I think I left it pressed between the pages of an old book).

Have you found yours?

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13 comments:

  1. Kate1 October 2009 at 11:29

    I found mine. Weirdly it actually was in that glass...

    Kate xxx

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  2. Gina1 October 2009 at 14:04

    Still looking for mine! Love that contemplative drawing.

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  3. Anita Saxena1 October 2009 at 17:38

    Thought provoking sketch. I need to go look for mine. Ta ta

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  4. Thomas Taylor1 October 2009 at 19:17

    Thanks Kate (I've topped the glass up for you), Gina and Anita. Still looking for mine too. I was as happy as Larry until I realised it was only my Inner Simile, ho ho ho

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  5. Rachel Fenton1 October 2009 at 21:10

    Tell Julian his glass is half full (not half empty) and that might perk him up! Sometimes brains need a little time for the grey cells to reconvene - it isn't "block", it's formulation time...you see, it's all about the way you tell it! :)

    I found what I was looking for in an old book - so thanks for the last post!

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  6. Thomas Taylor2 October 2009 at 13:35

    Thanks, Rachel. Julian's a glass-half-full person already, but we all have our rejection letter moments. And sometimes it just the wrong glass altogether.

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  7. Rachel Fenton3 October 2009 at 20:50

    I have a story called "good looking glass"...rejection isn't kind but it is sometimes the best choice you never made yourself. And the good thing about glasses is, there are heaps and heaps of different ones to choose from...just bought myself a whole new set of little tumblers...they're called "old fashioned style"!...the sest bit is, I wasn't even looking for them ;)Best of happiness to Julian - wherever it finds him :)

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  8. Rachel Fenton3 October 2009 at 20:51

    "sest" should read "best bit" !

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  9. Terry Stonecrop3 October 2009 at 23:00

    I found mine in my limoncello;)

    Love the pensive mood of this drawing, too. But also, your jaunty Devil and those dwarfed purple wings. Gotta love him!

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  10. Thomas Taylor4 October 2009 at 08:27

    Thanks, Rachel -- I'll pass on your writerly best wishes to Julian. He sent me a message the other day saying that, due to a quirk in his e-mail account, he received the exact same rejection letter all over again this week. Nice!

    Terry, thanks! You know, Limoncello might just be the drink of choice when searching the bottom of a glass for one's Inner Smile.

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  11. JULIAN SEDGWICK5 October 2009 at 16:16

    Hello Thomas.
    Inner smile re-found. Partly thanks to that Sprick drawing - just been going through a pile of Naudy sketchbooks myself... I can never manage your pithy captions though...

    Just put a small online gallery at www.juliansedgwick.co.uk

    Moose

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  12. Thomas Taylor5 October 2009 at 22:46

    Moose! It's good to hear from you. I look forward to seeing some Naudy sketches on your blob.

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  13. Thomas Taylor5 October 2009 at 22:48

    ...er

    That should have been 'blog' obviously.

    Your blob you can keep for yourself:)

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