Easel Ain't Easy

Mooditude.

Breena — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:55:37 +0000

Hottest club in town.

Breena — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:31:13 +0000

Well, we love good hot dogs. So there!

Spotlight on…

Breena — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:40:14 +0000

She’s awesome sauce, and I’m so blessed to live in her house! It’s been a year and a couple days now, and I have enjoyed the entire time (and apparently still haven’t learned how to draw her dog… maybe that’s why Conscience Cat is on edge.)

Thanks for letting me live in your house Jen, and thanks for being my friend!

Africa Print Exchange

Breena — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:26:02 +0000

My friend Nate Grubbs is going to Africa to take photos for Lahash International, a wonderful grassroots agency in Portland that partners with African communities to bring care and support to those facing AIDS, poverty, disease, and war.

You can help Nate fund his trip by ordering one of his gorgeous prints of Africa (or any print of your choosing). He is calling it the Africa Print Exchange, and you can check it out here. It’s a great way to support an artist and an agency who are doing a lot of good for our African friends who are in need.

You can also check out Lahash International here. (I had the opportunity to do an illustration for them earlier this summer which I’ll post here soon.)

Thanks!

Card confusion.

Breena — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:23:50 +0000

Zines and comics.

Breena — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:35:18 +0000

My Every Single Thought was the funniest comic I’ve read in a long time. Anyone who has ever been single, at any age, would appreciate it. Check out the creator, Corinne Mucha here. Check out Clutch and other cartoonists on Tugboat Press. And if you missed the Portland Zine Symposium, check it out next year! I plan to have a table if I’m still around these parts. As for the R Crumb Genesis show, it’s still at the Portland Art Museum through September 19.

Queasy ain’t easy.

Breena — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:34:38 +0000

Well anyway, thank God she is okay! No broken bones, no brain damage, big miracles. Feel better real soon Abbi!

Reunion.

Breena — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:56:55 +0000

Sample from Chapters 3 and 4.

Breena — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:29:03 +0000

As I’m approaching page 200 in my graphic novel, I realized I haven’t posted any previews here in quite some time. So, that’s what you get today! Now a disclaimer, I tried to pick pages that were fairly neutral to the story and yet sampled the overall tone and style, but anytime you preview something you risk getting a glimpse into the story before you’ve actually got the full story. That said, read at your own risk. If you don’t want to read it until it’s finished I will not be offended at all! Or you can just look at the pictures without reading the words. Your call. (Note, these pages are pulled from different places in the story – there is no continuity here from page to page, in case you’re wondering why nothing makes sense.)

Sketchy business.

Breena — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:02:36 +0000

This is a great idea, though, and by next time I will have actual sketches!