A quick and dirty penciled daily doodle…. Pretty awful, actually.

It’s inspired by a snowy drive to work at a vast amount of MARIO playing with my son Ayden. Loops strikes..

My Daily Doodle for February 20, 2014.. Tara, otherwise known as Mommy formerly known as Tara, is getting a homemade birthday card with Mario on it.. Ayden asked for it. 

I made Mario look more like a crooked-faced Jay Leno than the plumbing superhero.. And that little blue star.. It was a botched yellow one.

One reason I dedicated 2014 to be the year of the daily doodle—the year I begin drawing again—was because of how long since I drew anything.

From daily drawings to … zippo.

I knew I needed practice after not drawing in 10 years. I didn’t realize how bad I got until I saw my star.. Oh that’s a horrible star.

But Tara, it’s from the heart.