Rose-Colored Glasses

The name of the game this week has been experimentation, playing with long-forgotten pencils and a tube of Carmine Red. It's an inexact alchemy, but a darn good time nonetheless.

Wind Down

 

And then the day ended with this.

How were your Saturdays and Sundays? Me, I washed walls and finished reading Wise Blood, so I'm inclined to deem the weekend a rousing success.

Professor Childermass

 

Once again, I'm doing that dangerous thing where you reread your childhood favorites to see if they hold up to the test of time (previously, here). And because I vaguely remember loving John Bellairs's Johnny Dixon mysteries, I decided to give The Revenge of the Wizard's Ghost another go. The verdict? John Bellairs is as capable of scaring the stuffing out of me in 2013 as he was in 1992.

And my mental image of Roderick Random Childermass has changed little since my tween years. So here you go, a sketch of the incomparable professor himself.

The Current Situation

 

 

This week, more or less. Everything green is exploding. Stitches are being made. And I keep forgetting to gush profusely about Portsmouth Book and Bar.

Lunch

It's grey and raining buckets, so I did the sensible thing and walked over to the cafe for lunch. It's amazing the restorative powers of vegetable bisque, cinnamon toast and a roaring hot cup of coffee on a blasé day.

Also, I'm on the hunt for something new to read. Any book recommendations?

Win Some, Lose Some

  

I went to figure drawing on Sunday. I never really found my groove, but I'm happy with these two sketches. So here's to muddling through and tiny victories.

High Hopes

Threaded

 

June -- you're here at last.

I'm quickly running out of postcards, but while they last, I'm stitching away. And in the background, I'm thumbnailing and sketching, story-making (a change of pace for me). I'm filling up my days with, "what if," "but why" and "and where is the twist?"

And I had a great time visiting Water Street Books this past Saturday. If you're local, I signed copies of Bella's Rules and you can find them in their children's section. Speaking of their children's section, it's amaaaaazing, so get a move on over there.

The Pebbleport Mystery

 

 

Warm the Chill

Life at this moment. In further detail:

1. Things are starting to sprout. I started cherry tomatoes, chamomile and Icelandic poppies indoors, using this tutorial to make the newspaper starter pots. Fingers crossed, they're looking pretty decent.

2. A trip to Portland for the Maine Comics Arts Festival is a reminder I should head north more often. Crema Coffee Co., I like you.

3. Not pictured: cold-brewed ice tea, Foyle's War and a bicycle that's ready to hit the road.