Accidental art therapy
(not tiny monster penises)
Hello, friend!
This week I revisited the Lynda Barry Making Comics book because I was on book tour and a tiny sketch book was easy to bring along on plane rides. The exercises were out of my comfort zone but sometimes I think that can be a good thing. This exercise was called “Close your eyes and draw a mermaid.”
Another was to choose a character and sketch their entire life cycle. I chose Beyoncé the Giant Metal Chicken, obviously:
I did a self-portrait…sort of:
And drew with both hands at the same time, which is much harder than it sounds: (snip-MORE; go see!)
Scottie's Playtime 
I hereby nominate Jenny Lawson for Sainthood. She is way more amazing than she realizes. “Drawing a Life” literally had me in tears…
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I second your nomination! And, yes, that’s a great one. Each of them has its merits, though; the final one is also touching, in regard to the loss of her kitty, Hunter S. Thomcat. }sniffle{
I always cry when someone loses their pet!
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