Spent a dreary, rainy afternoon in a réchargé. I turned to my tablemate and raised my drinking vessel, “cheers.” I had to explain that it was a general expression of good will, uninterrupted uptime, full batteries, and the like. A liberal splash of “water displacer” is just the thing on a day like this. . #robotoftheday #mylifewithrobots #robot #robots #robotart #robotartist #art #illustration #sketch #drawing #sketchbook #copicmarkers #penandink #pdxartist #copicolors #copicwithus #portrait #markerart #markerdrawing #markerartist #drinkanddraw #originalcharacter #cheers #rainyday #pub #recharge https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnd15z6Laag/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I don’t need to know much about the ebb and flow of robot activity. They can certainly make for varied and interesting conversationalists but I hesitate to dig deeper in an attempt to learn more about their inner lives. In a way they are very much like the cats they keep company with: somewhat inscrutable and revealing only what is necessary in the moment. Still waters may run very deep indeed. (Upon my first use of this metaphor in a conversation I had to go to great lengths to explain that puddles may be still indeed but they weren’t always deep. Unless they were!) . #robotoftheday #mylifewithrobots #robot #robots #robotart #robotartist #art #illustration #sketch #drawing #sketchbook #copicmarkers #penandink #pdxartist #copicolors #portrait #markerart #markerdrawing #markerartist #copicwithus #water #stillness #hidden #innerlife #mind #life #mindfulness #inscrutable #cat https://www.instagram.com/p/CcGqBpuvcCI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Hurrying to meet a friend I passed a cat minding its own business on the sidewalk. A moment later a nearby door opened and a robot peered out, seemingly checking on the cat. Time for dinner? Treats? Stopping would have been awkward, and likely to affect the outcome, Shrödinger and all that. . What do you think happened next? Cat went home for dinner? The robot shooed the cat away? (Doubtful, I’ve never seen that kind of behavior.) . #robotoftheday #mylifewithrobots #robot #robots #robotart #robotartist #art #illustration #sketch #drawing #sketchbook #copicmarkers #penandink #pdxartist #copicolors #copicwithus #portrait #markerart #markerdrawing #markerartist #catsofinstagram #cat #felinefriends #streetscene #dinnertime #urban #citylife https://www.instagram.com/p/CUWvvhyrhpD/?utm_medium=tumblr

Again and again I return, observing how the slanting light falls across the walls, the floor. How the colors change with the time of day; customers in different reflected hues. Through it all I keep up an easy banter with the robot behind the counter. I order what is compatible and tip generously. This seems to earned me some latitude in how long I stay. . #robotoftheday #mylifewithrobots #robot #robots #robotart #robotartist #art #illustration #sketch #drawing #copicmarkers #penandink #pdxartist #copicolors #portrait #markerart #markerdrawing #markerartist #workinprogress #wip #cotm #interior #diner #countertop #colorstudies #observation #lifestudy #urbanlife #citydweller https://www.instagram.com/p/CQflqhLs25E/?utm_medium=tumblr

I noticed a strong shaft of sunlight shining through some overhead girders. I paused a moment to watch the robots pass through; a zoetrope. . #robotoftheday #mylifewithrobots #robot #robotart #robotartist #art #illustration #sketch #drawing #sketchbook #copicmarkers #penandink #pdxartist #copicolors #portrait #markerart #markerdrawing #markerartist #highcontrast #light #blackandwhite #lightandshadow https://www.instagram.com/p/CPh31SGM4Iw/?utm_medium=tumblr

I parked myself in a covered entryway shortly before sunset to await the lighting of the street lamps. I began a loose sketch of the environment and within minutes was beset by onlookers asking (ever so politely!) to see what I was working on. After making virtually no progress over half an hour I just closed my sketchbook and settled for watching the passerby. A short while later a robot stepped out of the door behind me and paused at the sidewalk, observing the foot traffic. After a few minutes they turned and gestured at my sketchbook. “You are a practitioner of aesthetic drift? The gallery is closed for the day but please come back tomorrow to visit our display of transcription variances.” A new discovery! There is so much hidden from me because of my ignorance of the robots’ system of glyphs and iconography! . #robotoftheday #mylifewithrobots #robot #robots #robotart #robotartist #art #illustration #sketch #drawing #sketchbook #copicmarkers #penandink #pdxartist #copicolors #portrait #markerart #markerdrawing #markerartist #watercolor #karinbrushmarkerpro #citylife #nightlights #lanterns #sunset #dusk #nightlife #urban #cotm #colorsofthemonth https://www.instagram.com/p/CNQfeeLMdCV/?igshid=1qua4kr6dl2jc

Another late night wandering the city among the robots, another quick portrait sketch. . #robotoftheday #mylifewithrobots #robot #robotart #robotartist #art #illustration #sketch #drawing #sketchbook #copicmarkers #penandink #pdxartist #copicolors #portrait #markerart #markerdrawing #markerartist #cotm #citystreets #nightmarket #pleinairartist #urbansketching #lantern #japaneselantern https://www.instagram.com/p/CLIE9PUsZWb/?igshid=1v30rkbcsn7he

“Due to localized EMR exposure, I was unable to trust input from my sensors. I had to engage in triple redundant checks of my surroundings. I still could not confirm whether or not I was being followed.” . #robotoftheday #robot #robots #robotart #robotartist #mylifewithrobots #art #illustration #sketch #drawing #sketchbook #copicmarkers #penandink #pdxartist #copicolors #explore #exploring #mystery #mysterious #confusion #haunted #hinterland #journey #sensor https://www.instagram.com/p/B1R6gCDAX-F/?igshid=1ttadxcc8hk6o