August Already!

Yeah okay, I REALLY need to post more, I know.  But I have things to do, you know?

It turns out I won't be able to enroll at the Maine College of Art this year.  Total letdown.    The reason I can't go is because, despite a HUGE scholarship and tons of grants/loans, I couldn't get a co-signer for a private loan to pay the $4k/year leftover difference.  A measly four or five grand out of 30k a year.  It's very depressing and has really done a number on me emotionally.  My disappointment, along with a few other personal hurdles, has made my summer a bit gloomy.

But!

I still aim to go next year.  It just means I have plenty of time to apply for more scholarship money and perhaps build credit so I don't even need a co-signer!

In the meantime, it's workworkwork for me, with some time for drawing once in a while!

Of course I continue to draw lots of Hellboy...

& Valve's Portal 2 fanart.

One of my favorite NES games is Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers.  It competes with Mega Man 2 for my #1.  I always enjoyed the show, but I'm not sure how much I'd like it now.  With all the recent Netflix re-discoveries of old cartoons, I have only watched a few that I still find amusing.

My roommate Mick likes Zatanna.  Unfortunately, with DC's New 52 next month, she no longer has her own title.  I drew him a picture to comfort him.

Also, I love Catwoman.

Fanart galore!

Signs! with some Old vs. New

Lately I feel like I do more drawing for signs at work than in my free time. This wouldn't at all be a bad thing...if I made a lot more signs! I really have trouble sitting down and getting art done when I work every day. Most of my free time is taken up by my desire to relax. And eat. I eat a lot of food.

Anyway!

Here are some signs I've made lately for the comic store!

Last week I also had a little extra time to replace some of the signs I made over a year ago. It's kind of nice to see I've made improvements, even in such a short time span. It makes me feel good about myself :D

(Both of the pictures are Old sign over New.)

Huzzah!

New, Unread Condition

I made these for work at job #1!

I have much more art to upload but it's tooooo hoooooottt D:

Have I mentioned that I like my new job?

I enjoy both my jobs. I LOVE working at the comic shop, but the new job definitely has its perks, like colouring time:

Fan art up the wazoo!

This weekend was the Maine Comic Arts Festival! I had so much fun and spent sooo much money. But I got to meet and talk to some awesome people, and I was definitely excited to meet Joe Quinones. And buy a t-shirt, a print, and have Adventure Comics #9 signed by him.

Andy Runton was also amazingly friendly and high-spirited. He's great with kids and even by the end of a long day, he was still smiling and eager to please his fans.

It was unfortunate that I didn't have a chance to really chat with more people, but I appreciate the fun I had.

Now I'm feeling crazy-inspired, but since I'm exhausted, I'll just post some stuff I've done over the past month or so until I have energy to draw and post more.

Back in April, there was a mouse at work. It was adorable! but also something to worry about (we don't want it chewing through boxes of comics!). I sacrificed some of my bagel to see if I could bait it out, but no one ever saw it again. Telling the story to Tim, I realized how ridiculous it sounded. I don't understand how I really expected it to work, but I still think it was worth a shot. I hope it made it outside okay; I'm pretty sure it was a baby.

I also draw too much fanart. I lack creativity!

Now I'll be focusing most of my free time on PortConMaine artwork, signs and cosplay coordination!

Springtime is the busiest time. But also the best!

Love for Redheads

Last weekend was Easter weekend!

And here's a doodle of my character from me & my buddies' role-playing game (:

Spring is here!

Yesterday was Earth Day and tomorrow is Easter! Have a great weekend!

Workin' hard for the money

Work-related things!

This or something like it will be appearing in a Portland Phoenix ad for Casablanca Comics! Maybe you'll see something similar on a t-shirt somewhere, someday...

...and this is the sign on our door in Windham (we're closed on Easter).

I'm really quite glad that I took this picture before I colored it because, like usual, my attempt to add color to my lines ruined it.

Stuhweet Fightel

A while back, Amanda Archimer Triple A Anderson and I drew ourselves as Street Fighter characters.

I made a slightly updated version of my original design. (:

Colouring time

There are obvious reasons why I encourage Sally to participate in extra colouring time...