Did you know March 7 was National Doodle Day in England? May 8 was National Doodle Day in the U.S. Why the different dates? Anyway, 1980 Olympic champion Robin Cousins donated his doodle (see right) to raise money for two charities: The Neurofibromatosis Association and the British Epilepsy Association.
I wonder what it is about skaters that draws them to art. Canadian great Toller Cranston has been a professional artist for decades now. He currently lives in Mexico and recently entered into an agreement with Artevo to distribute his paintings and prints worldwide. Maybe skaters at the elite level always need to express themselves creatively as much as possible, and when the body doesn't quite follow as in the past, they put pen or brush to palette? I'm probably overthinking this -- people just like to doodle!
That doodle is seriously good. Robin Cousins. Who knew?
Posted by: Ice Mom | July 17, 2008 at 09:33 AM
Wow- I like to doodle also, but mine aren't that good! What a talented guy!
Posted by: LP skater | July 18, 2008 at 02:42 PM
I trained in Lake Placid in the summer of 78.I have never seen a skater before or after,the caliber of Robin Cousins.I've never seen any skater who tied the art of dance to the sport like Robin did.He also had the athletisicm of the jumps.I used to love watching him jump,slow and open on the first half rotation of the jump,right to the apex of the jump and the rest of the rotation all the way down.He could hang like Michael Jordan!I wish I could get a copy of all his performances.He is without a doubt the epitome of what skating should be!
Posted by: Jerry Motter | September 07, 2009 at 01:14 PM