100 - 100!

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Well, I did it!  Day 100!  Woo hoo! I'm so damn proud of myself!  Kind of sad that it's over though.  I put $$$'s all over it because I'm calling money to me!  Money, come to me! :)

This has been a lot of fun.  Hopefully next year I'll be able to participate in the discussion part a bit more.  I'll miss you all!  Take care. :)

099 - O Irene!

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I spent most of the day preparing for Hurrican Disappointment, I mean Irene.  She stood me up like it was prom night!  All that work getting ready and then she breezed by to the west as a tropical storm.

Regardless, I was up until 3 am racing the power outage that never came doing my guest strip for Commissioned Comic.  By the time I did this doodle, my head was filled with images of Obsidian's artwork, hence O taking up so much of this page.  I realized in my tiredness that he and Shrek have many similar features. :)

098 - Feng Shui

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My Mom and I went to Four Seasons looking for Feng Shui crystals.  They are spherical tear drop shaped balls that you hang to help balance the chi in a room.  They also look really pretty when the sun shines through them. :)  I also got Bagua mirror which you hang outside your door to protect you from negative energy.

Another great Feng Shui decoration that I would love to have is a pair of stone Foo Dogs outside my door!  In talking to the owner of Four Seasons, I learned that Foo Dogs are created in pairs, a male and female.  The male rests his paw on an egg that represents the world, and the female rests hers on a cup or a pup, representing family.  

Later that evening I was looking at Foo Dog statues on Ebay and was struck by how many were being sold individually.  It was sad to think of these guardian couples being split up by ignorant sellers, or perhaps by dealers before.   The lyrics from Three Dog Night's One kept running through my head as I did this doodle.

097 - Trust In Yourself

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I was doing some Feng Shui and Chinese Zodiac research.  When it comes to Feng Shui, for each zodiac animal, there are two allies and a secret friend.  I am a snake, my allies are the Rooster and the Ox, and my secret friend is the Monkey.  Unfortunately, I thought the Pig was my ally when I drew this.  It's actually the sign against me! I suppose it's appropriate then that he's part of the question mark.

096 - Cintiq Sketch #2

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Hmm.  I accidentally saved over the high res version of this sketch, so what you see is all that exists.  I don't like that.  I think I may go back to paper to avoid accidents like that in the future.   So sad.  Oh well, as it says in the image, I overworked it anyway.  That is one of the dangers or working digitally.  Lyrics from Sweet Child of Mine, but sung by Sheryl Crow, no Axel Rose.

095 - Cintiq Sketch

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Since I filled up the book I originally bought for this project, I've been doing my doodles in whatever other sketchbook is handy.  I got the idea the other night that I should just do my doodle on the Cintiq I paid so much money for!  I couldn't afford the big one like we have at school, so I need to get myself used to working on the smaller one anyway.  So, here's Cintiq doodle #1, complete with lyrics from Sunshine Superman by Donovan.  I used Photoshop CS2 and the Airbrush Pen Opacity Flow.  I had the page fit to screen, which meant I was working on about 5x7 inches.

094 - Don't Ask

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I was too lazy to go downstairs and grab a big sketchbook, so tonight's doodle was in my 5x7" book.  I have no clue where any of this comes from, I was super over tired when I drew it.

093 - Burning Wheat

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092 - Dalia's Turn

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091 - Piece of My Heart

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Lyrics are from Keri Noble's song, Piece of My Heart.   Had dinner with an old friend tonight and made me think of this song.

090 - Integrity

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I love the band Rush.  Their lyrics are very philosophical and speak to me as an artist.  These lyrics are from The Spirit of Radio.   I think about integrity a lot in regards to my art.   I want the prizes, so, does that mean my integrity is an illusion?  Can I be true to myself and still achieve greatness?  I think compromising you integrity for the prize is what shatters the illusion.  But does that imply that integrity is just an illusion all the time, even when you don't compromise?  Hmm.

089 - Head Static

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Sometimes my head is so full of its own thoughts that it's nothing but static in there!

088 - Inner Child

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It's me and Morgan, my inner child!  She showed up in a dream the night before.  I had given birth to her, then given her away.  Later, her mother didn't want her anymore, so I took her back!  I loved that little girl in that dream!  Dunno what the rest of the image means.

087 - Planking

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Another one inspired by the Monday night art jams at Free Lunch Comics.  Planking was the subject of the evening.

086 - Late Nights

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This summer has been a real struggle with deadlines and working late and doing things I don't want to do because I have to do them.  Sometimes I wonder what it's all for, but I just keep chugging. 

The lyrics in this one are from Inside Out by Eve 6.

085 - Keep Drawing

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There are times where I am so unhappy with what's coming out on the page that I just want to flip to a new one.  I'm not letting myself though.  Just keep drawing.

084 - New Pen!

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Nine Inch Nails Only lyrics make up the text of this image.  The older and wiser I get, the more I understand Trent Reznor.

083 - Looming Darkness

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082 - Mr. Perfect

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081 - Fear

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Pixel and Zuko, staring each other down in fear at the open door to the apartment.  Notably missing are either of the humans that live/have lived there.

080 - Sandman

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Beware laughing seagulls and Sandman grit in your eyes!

079 - Ninja Turtle Pizza Pie!

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My Little Ponie's like Ninja Turtle Pizza?  I think my Mom has a right to be worried. :)

078 - Nemo?

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I drew this one during one of the Free Lunch Comics art jams.  They always inspire interesting imagery. 

077 - Peanut Butter Jelly Time

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This one is me thinking about the next year of my life.  Whitesnake's Here I Go Again lyrics are something I always have running through my head at the end of a relationship, though this time I'm not on my own, I've got my kitties!  I will however be very tight on money, hence the Peanut Butter Jelly Time.

076 - Pixel and the Disc Dog

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075 - Rest in Peace

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This image gives me the creeps because I don't remember what I was thinking when I drew it, and it's got my two cats by a gravestone.  Does that gravestone represent my former relationship, or was it meant to represent me?  I'm usually really tired when I'm doing my doodles lately, so who knows what my brain was thinking!

074 - First Love

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Aside from this image being inspired by the lyric's to Tom Petty's Free Falling, it is also a memory of my first relationship, and how true to the lyrics it was. 

073 - Free Will

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I'm not sure what the cat lady has to do with Rush's Free Will,  but I really love the lyrics to that song.

072 - Bee Kind to Your Elf

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A direct response to the previous entry.  Be kind to yourself.

071 - Fat Day

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I was having a severely down day in regards to my weight.  I've gained quite a bit in the last year.  I tried to make up for the negative imagery by including images of the Venus of Willendorf.  Supposedly my figure was once worshiped enough to create art of it.

The fertility goddess imagery was inspired by the movie The Switch.  Very good movie, I totally recommend it, especially if you are a single woman in your thirties who wants to start a family but just haven't met the right partner to do so.

070 - Cat Tree

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Last night I had dinner with my friend Mike and Allison.  They gave me a gift card to PetSmart and I'm planning on turning it into a cat tree for my kitties.  I have no idea where the volcano came from.

069 - Apple Blossom and Mutzu!

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This is me jumping on the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic bandwagon!  Apple Blossom was a nickname given to me by my friend Dale.  Since I grew up in the Little Apple, Southington, CT, I really liked it.  So, I created a pony name Apple Blossom, and then her boyfriend, Mutzu, just happened to join in.  Mutzu's are my favorite apples and they are often HUGE!  I'm toying with making him a Sumo Wrestler of a pony, but I need to get more fluent in the new pony style before I can modify it correctly.

068 - Visit from the Past

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A person from my past came out of the wood work wanting a place in my life again.  Apparently The Talking Heads had something to say about that.

067 - Namaste

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I'm certain this was inspired by my friend Li.

066 - Crazy Bird

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Another very long day, and the second doodle that day.  I really like this character and want to explore him more.

065 - Oh No!!!

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I have a confession to make.  This was actually done on the morning of day 66!  It's a direct response to realizing I forgot to do my doodle the day before!

064 - Home Again

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Liquid erasable graphite would be great if it actually wrote in one stroke.  Still missing my kitties and reminding myself there's a reason for everything.

063 - Hottest Day Yet

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Day 63 was the hottest day this summer.  It was hotter in Connecticut than it was in Savannah, GA. 

062 - Talking in Circles

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I did my midterm paper on Raina Telgemeier and her book, Smile.  This paper really helped me define what I hope to accomplish with sequential art, but it also uncovered a lot of doubt.  Also, lyrics are from Once in a Lifetime  by The Talking Heads.

061 - Time

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I wish I was posting these as I drew them because I have no idea what inspired this.   Obviously A Hazy Shade of Winter by Simon and Garfunkel...  Oh!  I remember!   I have no time and I've become a crazy, disorganized wreck of a person because of it. :)

060 - Home is Where Ever I Am With You

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I got Home by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros stuck in my head.  I've been a little homesick for my furry little family.  That's Pixel and Zuko hiding in the mobile house there.  It doesn't matter where that house goes, as long as their in it, that's where home is.  Yes, I know, I'm a crazy cat lady.

059 - My Babies

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It took me a few days to recover from the 24 Hour Comic challenge.  All day Monday I was just really missing my kitties.

058 - 24 Hour Comic Hangover

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This doodle was the last thing between me and sleep after being awake for about 36 hours.

057 - The Littlest Gryphon Concept Art

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This one was doing the night of the 24 Hour Comic challenge.  I think it was after I finished the script and layouts and right before I went to the inks.  I needed to flesh out my gryphon characters a little more first.

056 - Sleep When You're Dead

055 - Stop Cheating!

054 - Big Pen

053 - Almost Normal

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I've been wanting to get my webcomic, Almost Normal, up and running again.  I have an image in my head of Despair, drunk, singing Sea Shanties.  Unfortunately, doodling while watching The Queen gave too much dignity to my drawing.  As soon as my characters started speaking though, that all went away.  Oh!  And I got to watch my kitties hunt geckos through the window via Skype!  That's where that last corner came from. And the crazy mask was inspired by a documentary on the first kings of England.

052 - Nature Goddess Meets Pixel and Zuko

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I don't know if I'll ever find a design for Pixel and Zuko that does them justice, but I'm SUPER HAPPY with the design of the Nature Goddess for the comic I'm doing this summer!  I spent all day doing character designs for the book, and when the open studio hours arrived, I found myself doodling kittens and my new character.  I love her!  She's influenced by plants, deer, Disney and Greek art. :)

051 - Missing My Kitties

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I was really missing my kitties, Pixel and Zuko, when I drew this. They're down in Georgia with Martin for the summer while I'm in Connecticut.  The text is influenced by a conversation I had with Rich Stevens of Diesel Sweeties at ConnectiCon.  He's making a living doing what he loves and he was encouraging me to do the same. :)