Update on Work Front

What's cooking on the book table since Zig was done? 

- Lots of time on SUZETTE.  Probably more than I should have. 

- Finally putting SOPHIE to rest.  A proposal I worked on for years.  It starts with an Ogre stealing a baby away and, during this economic time of duress, we can't have anything like that it seems. 

 However fanciful the story and soundly rescued said baby.  Oh well.  Better move on than dwell. 

For fun, here is a page from SOPHIE:

- Slow, slooooooow  progress on another project.  I have a story line.  In spite of the agony over its worth, I finally have a VERY ROUGH dummy.  And a couple of character sketches (top image.) Now I need to tackle that dummy and bring it to a readable state.  

Diverse Children

Reviewed the spot images of school visit page on web site.  Feels good.  (Drawings were from a project that never found a publisher.  As it happens with so many projects.)  Eventually need to replace a couple of images on portfolio but need to create some good horizontal pieces for that.  

Check it out!

Clean Tables

Table 1 and Table 2 ready for the next project!  (On Table 1, I tend to do writing, drawing and watercolors.  On table 2, acrylics and collages.)  

Bichon #2

New version of Bichon is done.  Will review and send Monday to Linda for feedback. 

Bichon needs work

Linda looked BICHON over and it needs work.  I agree.  Will have to juggle that with finishes on ZIG. 

blue, pink and yellow

detail from dummy in the works.

cute but not it

sleeping

acrylic sketch

after 3 double spreads along these lines, decided that it wasn't the way i wanted this idea to evolve. i guess it is good to find out where one doesn't want to go. like eliminating a wrong path in the creative labyrinth. still the sketches helped me discover a possible story line. will that survive? to be followed.

FELIX revisited

a detail from a dummy page.

i have been working on a project i tentatively call FELIX. finished my entirely redone second version. i'm completely absorbed by my new approach to story telling: the strip form. i have been working on it for the last 3 or 4 years. it suits my personal rhythm and pacing. i can concentrate on what is so important to me: emotions. plus i have a great time working that way.

fritz update.

This is another try for possible finishes. Just a try. Fritz is ready to knock on doors.

still on Fritz!!!

FRITZ is still going through changes. Now on the color samples. And I don't think I'm there yet! It is a challenge but I like it. I can only get better. One can bemoan being pushed... or be thankful for it. I bemoan first, then appreciate when I see the results.

Fritz on its way

Onto Felix!!!

Revising

FRITZ needs a better ending. Tough realization. As Pooh would say: "think, think!"

working, working

working relentlessly on the story. Linda is such good input. reviewed dummy sent. so hard to wait during winter break when everything stops. good time to do some painting.

moving right along.

a big thank you to my brother David, whose work inspired me to use the monochromatic effect. i am enjoying myself tremendously!

flying

the sluggishness is gone. i am now working non-stop. i have a dummy ready for copying and am working on 2 finished pieces. let's hope they come out too!