New Post #23: "False Alarms"

I've finally figured out a time for working on this graphic novel. I have about 45 minutes every morning, seven days a week, between the time the dogs need to be fed at sunup and the alpacas and barn kittens need to be fed and released from the barn. This is the only way I've been able to get to the next chapter!

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New Post #22: "Rollercoaster"

Besides the fact that there have been new developments in our lives over the past several months, one of the factors that made it so difficult for me to finish this post is that a hospital color scheme is so unpleasant and uninspiring. It's bad enough that I don't enjoy drawing hospital junk. It's no wonder that many patients become more sick while in hospital.

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New Post #21: "Sinking In"

Dang, it's been a long time since I'd posted! I've been very busy with other projects, and then the barn flooded. But I'm back on now, devoting time daily to the book. 

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I'm very excited about working on these hospital pages because the story starts to really pick up; however, I must admit I'm not crazy about drawing hospital beds and paraphernalia. While coloring the  hospital rooms Susan was in, I'm struck with how absolutely bland the color scheme is!

I'm also working on being true to my dark brown skin AND making visible my facial features. Not easy. Nature is amazing!

New Post #20: "The Diagnosis"

I'd forgotten to mention that I'm writing/drawing this book based solely on my own memory, which was altered during highly stressful situations.

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New Post #19: "Virtue of Listening"

Susan and began to learn a lot about doctors and nurses--

like that there are certain virtues specific to those in the medical profession. 

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Either I have really bad allergies or a cold. Whatever it is, it's made me stop working on digging post holes and instead given me time to work on this graphic novel. What I discovered is a more efficient way of coloring the pages. First, I decide on the colors and trace the outlines of spaces in those colors. Then, the following day, I color the entire page. Day three, I add shadows and highlights, and am done!

New Post #18: "Emergency"

Dang! It's been quite a while since I'd posted! Been working hard on outfitting the barn, learning how to dig post holes, and planting this year's gardens. Anyway, the next page is here!

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New Post #17: "Attention"

Working on this graphic novel is painstaking in that each page takes me so long to complete. In the actual journey of Susan's cancer, each step toward the MRI took forever. After the MRI, events really began to speed up, and I'm hoping the process of coloring these pages also begins to speed up! 

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