Drew this on our bathroom wall for our wreath-making party this past weekend. The Mrs. and I have always loved the freedom that chalkboard paint offers. When I was taking years (no exaggeration) to remodel our bathroom in our old house that was old i used to draw on the plaster walls just to keep it entertaining and interesting, knowing one day that we’d paint or paper over them.  Of course, if I had spent the time drawing on remodeling, the bathroom might have gotten done a wee bit faster.

My friend Rich used to live in a house in W. Conshohocken with a bunch of dudes. Each time they had a party they let everyone draw on their walls with markers and crayons. They’d paint over it before the next party. That house was eventually torn down.

When we moved to this house we knew we wanted everyone to draw on our walls. So the Mrs., a master blackboard paint applier, did up our powder room for guests and family alike to scrawl graffiti, draw pictures, and leave messages.

Over the summer I received a few emails from Tanya C, a 13 year old, who said she enjoyed my drawings. She said she had even done a ‘mcglinch-inspired’ drawing of her own:

The theme is “Tried to open the pickle jar”
And the guy’s all bruised up and pickles on the floor!
You’ve given me so much insperation.
So i’m letting you know that.Because for sure,people might say my pictures are different but they’re good.

She took a photo of her drawing with her mom’s cell phone and eventually got her mother’s permission for me to post it here.

So, thanks, Tanya for the kind words and most of all, the great work! Thanks for sharing and enjoy your Thanksgiving wherever you are!

Anonymous said…Please draw two pictures of the Moat Monster, who lived in the creek that flowed through our neighborhood. One picture should be a professional portrait/head shot, the other full body.

Anyway, all the kids were afraid of him. Of course, all the older kids had “seen him” and tried to scare us with stories. Anyway, my brother and I for some reason imagined him looking kind of like a fat creature from the black lagoon with big fish lips, but wearing a yellow t-shirt that said “Moat Monster.”