VINEYWORLD!

I’ve never put up a work in progress before, but hey, why not?  Here’s a thing I’m doing for channel 13’s nature comics. It’s about how frogs are threatened with extinction because of all of these man made problems, and mysterious diseases that plague their habitats and infect their permeable skins.  It’s a downer, for sure.  Unlike most comics that always try to put a silver lining on environmental issues, there just isn’t one here, which makes for a doozy of a story.

I just finished the inks. They are still a little rough, but I’ll show the colored end results on Wednesday, which is D-Day for this piece…

Also included in this gallery are the original pencils. I tried to really spot blacks here.  I’m trying to get better at that.

This is the first time that Tim, my husband and ace comics critic and I have worked on a comic together.  It taught me that I am a selfish screwball who is horrible at working with my husband.  Ya gotta love him.

I worked until around 11 pm on Friday at the Tribeca Y to mostly finish the mural…

Here’s some blurry pictures.

I love the process of making wall paintings.  It’s so visceral, reminds me on when I was in art school, except this time I have a clearer idea of what I’m doing.

I’m going back to do final touch ups this week.

I just took by wall painting pic into photoshop to spot blacks, it’s a pretty neat method, hope it works in the space… the top photo is after, the bottom is before.

Hi everyone,

For the last couple days I’ve been installing this show at the Y Tribeca, and for some reason I decided to make a wall painting–india ink directly on the wall.  Yesterday I was in there penciling for hours, but I also started inking, here’s what it looks like so far…. better pictures will be up tomorrow…

the opening is next Saturday!

Also there was a sale at Pearl-buy one get one free of the really awesome Windsor Newton Series 7 brushes.  I got a #4 an #3 for $40!!!!!  Here’s a drawing fiddling around with the #4 while watching Obama wipe up the floor with McCain.

Hi, I’m still sorting through the gigantic pile of mini-comics I received from all of the great people I met at SPX.  I want to hype this show that the brand new Y Tribeca is having on October 25th.  It’s going to be amazing.  I was installing it yesterday and there are fantastic wall paintings and originals by Tom, Matthew and me.  On Saturday I’m going to do my wall painting in the gallery that faces into the street.

I am fascinated by what they are trying to do at the new Y.  They hired this dude to try to get the 20 somethings in the NY area to come to the ultra modern newly renovated space, and his response is to make it into something like the Knitting Factory (which I think is moving to Williamsburg), art gallery and community center combined.  I REALLY LIKE THIS GUY and I hope this place takes off.  In the past the Y for singles has always seemed a little like  Jewish day camp, this seems way more fun.

Also, I’ve joined my community garden and become obsessed with redoing the mural that looks out on the street–although I love the mural.  I’m obsessed with the history of my street too… more on that later.