Frog Fingers

Frog Fingers
From the Lost Drawings Series by Peter Bogdanov
Pencil and ink on smooth Bristol board (2012)
Leap first, ask questions later.
“Frog Fingers” is Peter Bogdanov at his playful best—an unexpected character sketch born from pure imagination, idle joy, and maybe a touch of mischief. Drawn in 2012, the piece features a delightfully odd little creature whose anatomy seems borrowed equally from frogs, humans, and something pulled from a particularly entertaining dream.
The elongated digits—splayed and expressive—are the stars of the show, reaching outward like they’re ready to wave, snatch a fly, or deliver a spontaneous jazz solo. There’s energy in those fingers. Personality. Maybe even ambition. The rest of the figure, drawn in light pencil and tightened with ink, is as charming as it is strange—wide-eyed, bendy, and unmistakably alive.
Although it was created years after Bogdanov’s traditional art school training, “Frog Fingers” found its place in the Lost Drawings Series after the devastating 2024 hurricanes that destroyed the artist’s Florida home and studio. The original was lost to the storm, but a high-quality scan remained—a perfect snapshot of whimsy preserved against the odds.
Unlike many of the more introspective or symbolic pieces in the series, this one grins. It reminds us that great art doesn’t always come from torment—it can spring from a laugh, a scribble, or a sunny afternoon when your imagination gets the best of you.
To collect “Frog Fingers” is to say yes to the weird, the playful, and the delightfully unexplainable. It’s a little leap of joy in a frame.