I know I haven’t blogged in a while and I apologize for that. I’ve been busy streaming my commissions live and “working for the man” as one of my coworkers likes to put it. Things have been both dull and crazy around here - the juxtaposition that makes you want to crash into bed when you come home.

I’m going to blog and post artwork through this post. I know it’s a mess; just try to stay with me.

Here are some commissions I streamed live. Others I’m still waiting on payment for, so I’ll post those as soon as I can. I’m hoping to rid myself of all commissions by Thursday, but I feel like I said that last week and the week before. Granted, I ended up with a few more commissions on me this week and it’s not like I would want the commission stream to end. I just know that there are some commissioners that have been waiting weeks (or months, in the case of one oil painting) for their work. I’m trying so hard to drudge through though.

And I have learned that landscapes just aren’t my forte. I’m okay at them - I just don’t like them. That’s okay! That’s part of the learning process.

For six years, I’ve wanted to draw a hulk - just to color someone’s face something other than peach or brown. And, as fate would have it, Saturday I got my wish! Thank goodness too, because Saturday sucked.

I drew this out of a magazine that one of my coworkers had. It only had Daniel Radcliff’s picture in it, but I elaborated on the bodies. This sold today, so I was rather proud. I’ll have to do another one to replace it.

Unfortunately, it’s been terribly, terribly slow during the week, and even on some of the weekends. I try hard to keep myself out front and hustling, but on the ridiculously slow days, I will admit to doodling on a half piece of paper. I’ve been waiting to collect enough of these to post. These are some I’ve done over the past month.

Here’s a really cruddy sketch of Oriella. Not sure why I’m sharing this.

Here’s one of Oriella and Asher. I don’t draw a lot of happy pictures of them - mostly because these two are the most unhappily love struck of the story. Sad ending to them too, but I won’t spoil it.

One really hot day, I was dabbling around at the caricature stand trying to keep myself cool when a body artist pointed out this woman to me. “She looks like a frog!” I’m pretty sure that when she burps or hiccups, she looks like the left.

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Left to right: Myself, my husband, our friend and possible roommate, my dog, Kim, Nate and Ryan (coworkers), and Mike (my boss).

I’ve been wanting to start a comic of my coworkers and I and the crazy stuff we face - from melting in the midway to creeping out three year olds to dying at the stand waiting for a drawing. I’d also like to do a bit of home life, like my husband’s zombie car and George, the carpenter bee door guard. I just haven’t gotten around to that yet.

Well I think that’s all for me. Enjoy the drawings!