Why, hello there, you delicious dah’lings! Finally, finally— I've got my New Year's Card squonched down to a proper sized JPEG file and ready to share.
Pf 2024
I drew the picture and inked it the old-fashioned way, with a pencil, a dip pen and a brush. Then I took a picture of it with my little digital camera, transferred the pic to my computer, retouched the occasional ink blot and added the color in several layers.
So, how is it going? How has 2024 been treating you?
I guess I've very little to complain about. I’ve been enjoying getting back to my English tutoring. I dusted off my moldy drawing skills for a bit to get the Pour Féliciter card done and I’ve started a new digital painting. Earlier today I got a call from my brewery client, so I'll be getting a start on a new label illustration this weekend.
And we got a bit of snow on the ground.
If I’m going to complain about anything, it's that I was going to go to a concert, but that fell through. Well, here's a video of another concert by the same artist, so you'll know if I have anything to mope about.
It's my own fault. I thought the concert had been postponed after the venue was damaged by water, but she was playing two dates and only one of the two dates had been postponed. The concert went on without me. The concert that got postponed is happening tonight. And, sigh, Mrs the Werelynx and the other two lovely ladies I was going to be going out with managed to snag three last minute tickets for themselves. I've seen this artist before, so it's not a huge hardship and I wished them well as Mrs the Werelynx headed out an hour ago (as of this writing).
Hmm, I suppose I've got a few more photos around that I can share.
Thanks for stopping by.
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