Anne of Green Gables

This new book cover for an independently published version of an Anne of Green Gables collection has been making the internet rounds. As someone who was a skinny, freckled, reddish-haired, book loving kid, Anne was one of my heroes. My friend Cynthea is a fellow Anne aficionado and because we've both been talking about doing Anne art for a while, this terrible cover photo was the last straw. So here is my version of Anne as I remember her from the beloved first book of the series and equally beloved 1985 television mini series. Maybe it's not an image overhaul, but at least it follows her description in the actual book.

Another interesting tidbit I uncovered is that author L.M. Montgomery had used a magazine clipping of a young chorus girl and model Evelyn Nesbit as the visual inspiration for Anne. Nesbit posed for several artists including Charles Dana Gibson, famous for his "Gibson Girl" drawings. Having recently read the graphic novel Kiki de Montparnasse about the muse of Man Ray and many other European artists, it's still very interesting to me how many artists can find a muse in a single person.

Vegan Cornmeal Muffins

New recipe time at Cooking Up Comics! This week it's Vegan Cornmeal Muffins!

Hourly Comic Day 2013

Yesterday was Hourly Comic Day! Here are my final pages. This was a fun exercise to remind me to draw on paper once in a while. I think the last time I drew in my "comic sketchbook" was last year's Hourly Comic Day. I've done lots of hourly comics in the past, some of them are on my site.

*I never did get that phone call and they didn't respond to my email either. Bummer.

EDIT: Here are a handful of my other favorite hourlies so far:
Brittney Sabo
Tara Abbamondi
Alison Wilgus
Dan Berry
Raina Telgemeier
Dave Roman
Boumeries
Adriana Blake
Sarah Becan
Carey Pietsch
Faith Erin Hicks
There are tons more posted on The Hourly Comic Forum and under the Twitter hastag #hourlycomicday

Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookie time at Cooking Up Comics !