I'm feeling a little under the weather. Luckily Pip is the best hot water bottle.
Elephant Town will update later on Monday, after I let my body sleep off whatever's ailing it. (It's probably just allergies, but I'm not taking any chances!)
2020-10-12 04:51:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Did I say you'd meet Miranda this week? Well, you meet Miranda's hand. ;)
2020-10-05 05:42:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey gang! Miranda's chapter is coming up next, and I decided to give myself an extra week to work on it. So, no update this Monday; we'll start Chapter 4 on October 5th.
Originally I pictured Miranda's chapters being 100% traditional, painted in watercolor and gouache, but I know that a) would take me way too long (fewer pages each week) and b) would feel out of place with the rest of the comic. So I'm playing with other approaches that meet halfway between painting and digitally ...
2020-09-26 19:09:19 +0000 UTC View Post
I just hopped out of my warm bed to re-write the text I sleepily wrote below this update, as it was misleading! All I meant to say was, a week was a long time to drag out this proposal and her response......
2020-09-21 04:28:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Google translate for spoilers/wait a week for no spoilers. ;)
Meighan's favorite word in Spanish is "mantequilla." By which I mean, my favorite word in Spanish is "mantequilla."
(Runner up is "hablabamos...
2020-09-14 03:19:57 +0000 UTC View PostHey pals! Huge thanks to everyone who hopped on the livestream yesterday, and patiently waited for Ol' Technical Difficulties Corsetto over here to get it rolling.
I couldn't figure out how to cast from my phone (anyone who would like to school me, please do), so the hour-plus-long tour was done on my laptop. But, it could've been worse!
If you missed it but wanted to see it later, here's the link! 2020-09-13 23:38:05 +0000 UTC View Post
TL;DR: I'm doing a live virtual studio tour just for patrons this weekend, scroll down and vote on the stuff you want!
Hey gang! If you like watching livestreams, or you like making livestreams, this post is for you! I need your help.
Before lockdown, I was chosen to be included in this year's Over The Mountain Studio Tour. Every November, about a dozen local artists in the eastern...
2020-09-08 20:12:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Meighan's Spanish isssss about as good as mine.
That established, special thanks to patron Kier for helping me fix up the Spanish in this chapter! If you know Spanish, the next update will be a breeze for you....
2020-09-07 04:33:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey gang! I'll be a guest on my pal Jamar's show Pencil to Pencil tonight at 8 pm, and I just found out that it's LIVE and you can ask QUESTIONS!
The show is mostly shop talk (my faaaaaave), so if you have questions about the creative process, what pens I use, my ideal studio temperature, how to get your cat to help your small business, etc., chime in!
This comic is so obvious I almost didn't make it, but it's my reality!
That, and I realized that I never made a post here about losing Ellie last month. If you're someone who doesn't follow me on Twitter or Instagram, maybe you missed that, and I'm sorry to catch you up so late! I feel like my cats partially belong to everyone who reads...
2020-09-01 20:04:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Partially true story, back when some friends worked at a hippie restaurant in my hometown. A patron sent back a bowl of h...
2020-08-31 04:18:31 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the kind of stuff I share with my $5+ patrons, but since I skipped a week of Elephant Town to work on this, thought I'd share it with all of ya. :)
Last week I got busy with some community art stuff, mainly painting a bench. (My town is setting up more outdoor seating to encourage more take-out orders in town.)
I decided to paint a little homage to the well-known tale of some peculiar bones buried beneath 2020-08-25 16:53:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Corks should be outlawed and all wine should be twist-offs.
Also, guys, eat your food it's getting COLD.
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Just realized it might be nice to have links to the previous pages so you can r...
2020-08-24 03:02:34 +0000 UTC View Post
I HATE to rob you guys of an Elephant Town update for any reason, but I currently feel like this molting cicada, and you deserve better than a comic colored by a squishy weird-looking bug with wings that resemble my "clean" laundry pile.
In short, I agreed to too many community projects this month I knew I'd probably have to take a week off from E Town to finish them. On the bright side, all the projects are art related, so I'll be sharing them with you since you have to wait an extra w...
2020-08-17 03:02:18 +0000 UTC View Post
What's better than watching someone paint online over Zoom? Watching someone paint in person, obviously. And you can do it tomorrow if you're willing to visit the eastern panhandle of West Virginia!
Tomorrow (8/15) starting at 9 am*, my friend Emily and I will be painting scenes on two benches that'll be placed somewhere in Shepherdstown afterwards, and you're welcome to come watch us and ask questions if you'd like. We'll be nicely tucked away behind a fence, so you ca...
2020-08-14 22:15:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Berto has dreams. Big, tiny dreams.
Thanks to CompaniaHill for suggesting Chicken Cacciatore, a dish I'd never heard of and was tickled to learn the pronunciation of, way back when I 2020-08-10 04:07:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey friends! Just a heads-up, I'll be drawing potentially horrible things in a Super Art Fight battle tonight online a little after 8 pm, if you wanna come watch! It's just 20-30 minutes, it's free, and if nothing else, it's guaranteed to be entertaining.
Here's the link; it'll be on Twitch!
If you're not familiar with ...
2020-08-08 19:24:38 +0000 UTC View Post
This is Berto. His apartment is real cute and everything he cooks is good.
Well, Paul's had a long day hasn't he.
That wraps up Paul's chapter! Next week's update will probably also be a short one, depending on how much I can get ahead. Either way, you'll get to meet at least one of the two of my favorite characters. I hope ya like 'em. :)
2020-07-27 04:04:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Few domestic pet peeves are worse than an unlined kitchen trash can.
(Those forum replies are mild 2020-07-20 08:03:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Feel free to use the hiss panel as "a mood." (Do we still say "a mood?" Am I old now?)
Special thanks to 2020-07-13 05:43:52 +0000 UTC View Post
I'd ask what kind of person throws out a fortune cookie but it would be rude to shame people who just don't like orange-flavored cookies with potential curses in them.
Thanks to everyone who voted NOODLES, and...
2020-07-06 05:37:48 +0000 UTC View Post
On the bright side: sweet nerd cave.
Here are links to the last few pages, in case you wanna revisit!
Credit to Luke for suggesting, of all things, a Virgin Mary bust to get knocked over into the basket o' bras.
The thrift store that this is based on opened back up last week, and when I dropped in, lo an...
2020-06-22 05:17:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Enter: Paul.
And that angelic girl at the desk. I don't know her name. I wonder if Paul does...
I colored these in Procreate, and after working on them for the whole day I can't tell if the colors ...
2020-06-16 05:25:47 +0000 UTC View Post
It’s actually been a dumb TWO weeks, but hey, I’m out of the sling now!
The broken body* thing set me back a lot, but I would have finished today’s update if BOTH of my computers hadn’t broken today (luckily, only with Photoshop!). On the bright side, I’m learning how to use Procreate to finish these pages! I’ll post them as soon as they’re done.
*oh of course I don’t have a cool story to explain my broken body, because like most people, I’m still stayin...
2020-06-15 04:46:17 +0000 UTC View Post
**UPDATED** I'm adding a selection of the still images below, for those who aren't feeling the GIFs!
2020-06-08 04:00:00 +0000 UTC
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No matter what kind of talented monkey feet you have, the lamp switch will always get the better of you.
If you've ever been really cheap about your blinds you know exactly what kind these are.
I made a little how-to post fo...
2020-05-25 05:28:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Kris is such a troll.
Fun fact, the term "WIFI" was coined as a pun on the term "hi-fi" (high fidelity), but wasn't technically meant to abbreviate "wireless fidelity." So WIFI just kinda means... W...
2020-05-18 04:12:53 +0000 UTC View Post