24hr comics and still drawing

augh I think I'm getting sick. No i am sick but have yet to succumb to the beastly army attacking my body. FIGHT! I cant afford to be sick! Not with deadlines coming up and a 16hr shift tomorrow...... but enough of that.



Last weekend was 24hour comic book weekend. For those of you who don't know it's a challenge to create a 24 page comic book in 24 hours. Myself and a few other Brattleboro artist went to Montpelier . The folks at the Kellogg-Hubbard library  hosted the event(and Trees and Hills). This was my first 24hr comic and not my last. I'm even thinking of doing a 12hr one on  my own as soon as I can carve out the time. I manage to finish mine in 18hrs. Next time I'm going to take a nap and dinner brake. Things got a little silly towards the end. I dozed off a bit with pen in hand somewhere around hr16 too. It was great to be around all those other artist seeing what they were drawing, commiserating over drawing 2 left hands , taking too long on a panel or suddenly not being able to think of what happens next. What fun! I tell ya what drawing for 18 hr straight did nothing to quell my desire to draw, Sunday evening I did a mini painting.

 This panel was drawn some where around hour 16.

I think i can blame my current poor heath to beiing awake for over 24hours. It was worth it 'cause I did it!

raining cats and dogs

Well back in Vermont after a long over due but way too short visit to Boston. I miss the days when I could walk down the street to spend time with my best friend. Now its a 2 hour drive. But it was worth it, recharged my batteries and got my ego boosted a little. Which was nice considering my current frame of mind.... AnyhOo... We talked had fancy cupcakes at CherryBomb (no I did not have the bacon ones,but I will next time), lunched and went to Mt Auburn cemetery. Which was beautiful. We saw black squirrel there and a creepy dog under glass! I'm already planning my next little escape as I stand here at the counter of the coffee shop on the first half of my 16 hour work day. Slinging coffee in the AM and pasta in the PM. Making more screens tomorrow ordering tees and doing a few more test runs on my newest design. And a 24 hour comicbook challenge this weekend. Ahh so much to do! But its the only way to get things done.

The rain is coming down in sheets which make bussness slow. I don't mind if it stays like this I maybe able to go home and take a nap before doing my time at the restaurant. Tomorrow mayhap I'll post some pictures of what I've been working on.

happy equanox

Ahh I hope this works. I'm setting it up so I can blog from my phone. Today's the first day of fall. I'm not sure I'm ready for Fall just yet. Ah well you can stop to passage of time now can you.
So tomorrow I'll be back working at the coffee shop a day or two a week. My screen printing endeavour is eating up all my moneys so back to the coffee shop to earn some cash for my bussness which will some day better pay ME!
So on that note I have messenger bags printed and soon to be for sale on etsy, as well as another print. Well I have much to do before I head off to the restaurant at 1. Cheers!

still alive

I was in a rut of sorts for a while. So I took a blog brake. I didn't want this blog to turn in to how crappy and frustrated I feel about my life blablabla... but I'm pulling my self out of it and producing more art then ever. I finished two acrylics already this month and I'm working on a 3rd right now( I'm blogging between layers, I hope to finish today). Monday I'm ordering more screen printing supplies and raw shirts, hoodies and bags. So ready or not here I go!

ahh Back to Work

So today begins my "work" week... My goals this week are to get this printing operation up and running. I still have a few minor set backs to overcome such as not having proper drainage in the utility sink and a computer i want to hit every time I use it. I'm still slowing working on my business plan. I hate writing it, but I need more money and in order to get a business loan I need a business plan. Mayhap I'll find a way around it mayhap not. I just need to stay focused.

Now since today is Wednesday, I'm off to paint a watercolour. A few weeks ago I gave myself a challenge to paint 25 watercolours in 25 weeks. I started April 18th and will "end" the week of October 3rd. I'm going to wait until Oct. before i post any of it on Etsy. I think I'll do some sort of 7 month Series special or something. Bundle all the prints from the Series with a tee-shirt of one of the top 3 paintings or something like that. We'll see. Well i gots to go if I'm going to finish a watercolour before i go to the restaurant this afternoon.



oh yeah! I now have Prints available!!! check out my Esty!

hikes and greetting cards

I don't like how fast the weeks have been going by, not one bit. Jeremy had his birthday and loved his presents i got him and am making for him. The giant kitty painting still has many hours of work left to it. He loves it and that's all that matters. IN the way of other news I had a meeting the a woman who's is staring a gay and Trans-gender greeting card company. That went very well shes going to give me some ideas to draw on sunday and we'll finalize our "contract".

Had a very nice day off with the hubby yesterday. went for a hike and had a bbq.



My brother purposed to his girlfriend friday she said YES! I will have a sister- law! I'm happy my brother found some one whos love him for who he is.

ZOOOM! week at warp speed

This week has flown by. It really feels like it was just Sunday yesterday and here it is Sunday today. I'm waiting to the impending thunderstorm to brake. I love New England weather. Last week I had to paint with my fingerless gloves on due to the cold and today I think I'm wearing less then a pound of clothing and still sweating my ass off.

It FEELS like i spent all my time at the restaurant this week.... work sleep work sleep work sleep... i have got some other things done this week. I'm still working a way on the huge kitty painting. I also finished a new watercolour this week, which will go up for sale on my Etsy later this week. Also I found a good print shop so there will be prints of my watercolours for sale this week. It was so nice to find a shop locally that is used to dealing with artist and is will to work with you to get a product you'll be will to sell. Love It! ohh looks like tat storm might be crashing soon. gonna turn the computer off...