Webcomics Wednesday

Webcomic discussion

Today’s comic is a true Geek playground: https://xkcd.com

It is heavy in math and geekdom. The art Is mostly stick figures…but it is heavy in geek humor and smarts. I am not entirely sure how often it posts (I have never been able to get caught up through the archives on this one.) I think it is about every three days or so?

This one, there are times that it will be over my head…I guess I am just not smart enough for some of the jokes. The ones I do get are hilarious. I feel like it is okay not to get all the jokes on a comic if you enjoy some of them.

Artsy Fartsy Thursday

Artsy Fartsy Let’s Discuss art

Landscapes are fun to do. The trick with landscapes is setting a natural horizon. This is the part where the sky and the land separate. Too many try to make it an even line. Horizons are not straight in nature. There should be a curve. Even slightly

Webcomics Wednesday

Webcomic discussion

Today’s comic is a sweet little Zombie comic..http://deadwinter.cc

It updates from what I can see about every two weeks. The characters are interesting and the art is amazing. It’s mostly black and white with small bits of red occasionally thrown in for emphasis. It has been going since 2007 and seems to still have a decent story worth reading.

It doesn’t get really Gorey so I think even non-zombie readers could enjoy this comic.

Saturday Funday Party

Created by Patricia Harris in Canva

Hello, My Lovelies! This is my first Saturday Tea Party. I am sitting here drinking Mocha coffee and thinking that is a funny thing for a tea party…maybe I will make some green tea next just to feel less strange about it.

I will be getting an interview on Friday with the Library in the Blue Box in April. It will be a video interview.

I will be releasing the Next Pip book (Pip and Friends) in April on the 29th.

Serena’s Poetry volume – Death Becomes Her – will release on June 1st.

My next poetry volume (Gathering Teardrops) is probably going to release in May but until I am certain it will be done I have been reluctant to set the release date.

Fae Corps has been putting the release dates and submission deadlines on google calendar. This is public and allows the readers to know when things are scheduled.

I am working on getting art I have done inked and layout done for a coloring book from my art. It will be titled Color My Art.

This is the upcoming announcements for the next year…subject to updates of course 😉

I am still trying to get back into the habit of updating the blog. I may still miss here and there. I will do my best not to though.

Artsy Fartsy Thursday

Artsy Fartsy Let’s Discuss art

This is the first thing that I ever learned how to draw. It is a pup. My mom showed me how to draw this when I was a little girl. I never believed that I could draw because this was the only thing I knew how to draw, then my daughter was born. She had an interest and a talent for art, so I drew with her. It gave me the confidence to try again.

Confidence is a lot of art. Art without confidence is self-torture. I have found with art that practice helps. I have been improving as I continue to practice. I have very little of what I think of as talent, Instead, I think of my art as a skill. Because without practice I would not have gotten to the point I have reached. What do you create? What is your art? This can be multiple things.

Webcomics Wednesday

Webcomic discussion

Today’s comic is a sweet little furry comic…https://www.sdamned.com

It is updated usually once a week (Everyone has bad weeks…) I am still working on catching up on this one (I sort of got too caught up in life to keep up with my comics so I have to catch up on most of the ones I follow)

This Comic has a rich and well-written history. The art has been improving since it was started, but it has a softer edge to it, making it feel more like the person drawing it is not focusing completely on perfection instead focusing on the story. I like that if I am honest. Thought has obviously gone into the characters.

I think it is a fun comic. there is a lot of archives, but the comic is a fairly easy to read one so getting caught up should not take a huge amount of time.

Artsy Fartsy Thursday

Artsy Fartsy Let’s Discuss art

Okay, I have been sharing my art on Wednesday and making it wordless… But Words are what I do best. It had been bothering me. I do art in so many different mediums. I actually enjoy talking about it. I don’t plan to share art every week. Some weeks I just want to discuss technique and such. Or share links to art that I found online and love. This gives me a platform that I am not wordless. I have lost my voice in the past and with it my power. I hate being powerless. Art is not about being powerless. Art is an expression of self. There is no greater power than being yourself. So, Let’s learn about art and share the journey of the artist together. Join me and share who you are as well.

Webcomics Wednesday

Webcomic discussion

I decided that I needed to change things a little. I am growing complacent on my blog, and that makes it no fun for me. I will start doing Webcomic Wednesday every week and take Thursday to talk about art/Share art (Artsy Fartsy Thursday). I will move my occasional Tea Party posts to Saturday.

Now I have at one point or another had over a hundred webcomics I followed. The update schedule varies between daily to whenever the artist remembers…I still have links to several comics that have ended because I enjoyed them so much. (I.E. https://www.girlswithslingshots.com & http://yume.rosalarian.com/archive/ ) I cried when they ended. And I have fallen behind periodically in my reading of the updates, only to revisit and start the arduous process of getting caught up all over again. I love the idea that the comics are waiting for me when I am able to come back to them.

Today I want to introduce you to one that has evolved quite well into one of my faves. https://www.goblinscomic.com is a really cute comic based on the idea of the monsters in an RPG and their ability to become PCs. The humor is on target, and the art is fun. Rich characters that are fun to read.

Wordless Wednesday

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