Bad Drawings Featured in Asheville Made Magazine

From Asheville Made magazine:

By day, Paul Choi works as a freelance graphic designer and art director. But he’s fast becoming a household name in Asheville, thanks to the insightfully hilarious portraits he draws from a sidewalk setup in warmer weather, and in bars during colder months and late at night — not your typical caricatures, but something more intimate and jarringly recognizable. Choi brands the sketches, which he executes in about three minutes flat, “Bad Drawings.”

Your portraits are refreshingly unpretentious. 

Thank you. That’s what I’m going for. I try not to be serious if I don’t have to be. I believe levity is stronger than gravity.

What’s the history of Bad Drawings?

I was living in downtown Asheville, and the weather was gorgeous, so I borrowed a couple of chairs from the bar downstairs. 

That’s such an Asheville way to begin a story.

Then I set up outside with my drawing pad, some Sharpies, and some Mr. Sketch scented markers. They smell great and are part of my childhood. And I made an intentionally crude little sign: “Bad Drawings — Pay What You Wish.” 

How did people react?

When people walk by, I ask, “Would you care for a bad drawing?” The funny thing I’ve noticed — and I’ve been doing this now for four years — is the responses are always one of only about a dozen. I can almost predict what they’ll say.

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