sour grapes
an illustration for illustration friday. the word this week was "sour"
11 July 2008
10 July 2008
The Boy's Girl
Page one of a two page comic. This is one of the comics that will be going into "Funny, That", a new mini comic I hope to have done by October. I'm halfway through it now!
"Funny, That" will be a collection of comics about this clown family. They're all somewhat melancholy. More of the comic can be seen in the "Funny, That" flickr set if you're interested.
"Funny, That" will be a collection of comics about this clown family. They're all somewhat melancholy. More of the comic can be seen in the "Funny, That" flickr set if you're interested.
09 July 2008
flatbush (pages 1 & 2)
the first 2 pages of a 5 page comic that will be included in the newest installment of jumbly junkery (my mini comic). jumbly junkery 5 should be done by mid august, so keep your eyes peeled! i know you're all waiting with baited breath. (ha)
ink and watercolor wash in my moleskine.
ink and watercolor wash in my moleskine.
08 July 2008
01 July 2008
Scars (Pages 1)
A new stream of consciousness comic. 3 pages total. In my moleskine. If you look at the bottom panel on the first page, you can see water damage from my sketchbook soaking up rain from this past saturday when I marched in the dyke march from 42nd st to 14th st. At 14th st, it finally stopped raining enough that I could check my sketchbook in my backpack and see how it was. I was horrified and miserable and nearly went into a total panic. Luckily I think i've salvaged it all pretty well.
26 June 2008
23 June 2008
20 June 2008
small lives (page 1)
Page one of a 5 or 6 page comic I'm working on. Probably to appear in my next mini comic in September.
Ink and ink wash on bristol board.
Ink and ink wash on bristol board.
14 June 2008
Jumbly Junkery 4 up for sale on Etsy
For anyone who's interested in getting one of my mini comics, Jumbly Junkery 4 is now up for sale on my etsy store. Covers are printed on a gocco press (thanks to mommabird!!!!!!!!!! who has my eternal gratitude). First edition, numbered prints. Only 250 printed.
Help me pay my bills/pay for the next issue.
(those are my two cats, by the way)
Help me pay my bills/pay for the next issue.
(those are my two cats, by the way)
13 June 2008
Red Eye (pages 12 & 13)
a new comic exploring both coloring techniques as well as non-standard storytelling. 13 pages drawn in 6 days. whew!
Red Eye (pages 4 & 5)
a new comic exploring both coloring techniques as well as non-standard storytelling. 13 pages drawn in 6 days. whew!
Red Eye (pages 2 & 3)
a new comic exploring both coloring techniques as well as non-standard storytelling. 13 pages drawn in 6 days. whew!
Red Eye (page 1)
a new comic exploring both coloring techniques as well as non-standard storytelling. 13 pages drawn in 6 days. whew!
01 May 2008
civil war 365
another illustration for 365observations.com
for an explanation: obama is winning the south and hillary is winning the north as far as which states they've won. i'm not really sure what dylan plans on writing about on 365observations, but this is what he asked for -- obama and clinton in a standoff with rifles. obama in a confederate uniform and clinton in a union one.
i'm really happy with how the image itself came out, regardless of what it's supposed to be about. I used one of those pigma graphic 1mm pens to draw it instead of my usual brush/ink or rapidographs. I like the chunkiness of the lines and the washed out colors i used. i think i might try some future illustrations with this same method in the future. especially since i can carry this pen with me easier than i can brush/ink.
for an explanation: obama is winning the south and hillary is winning the north as far as which states they've won. i'm not really sure what dylan plans on writing about on 365observations, but this is what he asked for -- obama and clinton in a standoff with rifles. obama in a confederate uniform and clinton in a union one.
i'm really happy with how the image itself came out, regardless of what it's supposed to be about. I used one of those pigma graphic 1mm pens to draw it instead of my usual brush/ink or rapidographs. I like the chunkiness of the lines and the washed out colors i used. i think i might try some future illustrations with this same method in the future. especially since i can carry this pen with me easier than i can brush/ink.
30 April 2008
confessions - helicopters
confessions of a more paranoid sort. i particularly like how the third panel came out.
22 April 2008
dandy lions
oh, those bad puns that just pop into your head while you're walking along.
i penciled this while, no joke, standing in a crowded subway car to and from work today. inked it when i got home.
i penciled this while, no joke, standing in a crowded subway car to and from work today. inked it when i got home.
19 April 2008
15 April 2008
subway confessions
i'm not really malicious... i just have a bad imagination; i'm often imagining horrible things happening.
ink and watercolor wash in my moleskine sketchbook.
ink and watercolor wash in my moleskine sketchbook.
13 April 2008
06 April 2008
02 April 2008
dreams of flying & falling (page 1)
i started comic artist rehab. this is the first page of it. more to come soon.
11 March 2008
10 March 2008
discover!
look around you. there are many things to see!
i used to LOVE david the gnome as a kid. it was truly a toss-up between it and inspector gadget as to which was my favorite. the other night, i realized... the internet is an amazing place... CERTAINLY david the gnome can be found on it somewhere. sure enough!!
i used to LOVE david the gnome as a kid. it was truly a toss-up between it and inspector gadget as to which was my favorite. the other night, i realized... the internet is an amazing place... CERTAINLY david the gnome can be found on it somewhere. sure enough!!
Adventures!!
a silly comic. my wife uses the phrase "willy nilly" a lot, and... well... i guess you can see what i think of when she says that.
06 March 2008
confessions
in my defense, i had no real clue who she was at the time, and I was in the middle of dealing with my parents' divorce, so I was particularly self-centered and shallow minded.
sisyphus at work
ink and watercolor wash in moleskine
new discovery: payne's grey + cadmium orange=same color as ink wash!! AND it doesn't bleed through the page. yay. thanks navan.ghee for the reminder that ink is a solution and water color is more of a suspension. it does indeed work.
this is what i imagine my wife's work to be like. she does imports cost sheet management stuff for Steve&Barry's. A cog in the machine.
new discovery: payne's grey + cadmium orange=same color as ink wash!! AND it doesn't bleed through the page. yay. thanks navan.ghee for the reminder that ink is a solution and water color is more of a suspension. it does indeed work.
this is what i imagine my wife's work to be like. she does imports cost sheet management stuff for Steve&Barry's. A cog in the machine.
27 February 2008
26 February 2008
15 February 2008
More Sad Truth (p. 1 of 2)
A comic I drew in my moleskine. A depiction of a real occurrence. Yet another reason I hate being female-bodied in a technical field. Yet another reason to keep fighting.
More Sad Truth (p. 2 of 2)
A comic I drew in my moleskine. A depiction of a real occurrence. Yet another reason I hate being female-bodied in a technical field. Yet another reason to keep fighting.
12 February 2008
carrie okie band poster
The carrie okie band has a new show coming up! Everyone should go see it if they get the chance (in Boston)
This poster is based on the idea of "candy carcasses" (the name of one of their songs). It's supposed to be like a crime scene.
This poster is based on the idea of "candy carcasses" (the name of one of their songs). It's supposed to be like a crime scene.
06 February 2008
03 February 2008
the sad truth (p. 1 of 2)
Based on an incident last Thursday. True for more people than just myself. Seriously, though, I hate it when stuff like this happens. I'll give the guy the benefit of the doubt and say that he wasn't saying it in the "oh, you poor girl" sort of way but more the "it's good to see a girl doing this" but still with a tinge of "what a rare amusement!" It came off rather patronizing. Sigh. I hate feeling like I need to justify doing manual labor or having the ability to actually build things simply because of what's between my legs.
15 January 2008
09 January 2008
08 January 2008
Comic Collaboration Thing (p.7)
The next installment of the collaboration.
I better get my act in gear for p. 8!
I better get my act in gear for p. 8!
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