After the Fire Chapter 8

19 March 2024 ~ Not Alison ~ Leave a comment

After the Fire 27

After the Fire 28

After the Fire 29

After the Fire 30

After the Fire 31

After the Fire 32

After the Fire 33

After the Fire 34

After the Fire 35

After the Fire 36

Teaser Fragments 6

3 January 20233 January 2023 ~ Not Alison ~ Leave a comment

Another batch of cropped but uncorrected images from my work in progress.

pencil drawing of a chair in front of a couch facing a TV; a keyboard and cables are on the floor

pencil drawing of someone sitting on the floor, seen from one side and behind, leaning forward to work on a broad upright piece of wood attached at the bottom to a longer piece of wood flat on the floor; a lamp is near her, its arm extended towards her; a desk is in the corner of the room beyond her; an instruction manual is open behind her between other broad pieces of wood and some vague small packages and a hammer

pencil drawing of a woman with head tilted slightly to look up; she wears a mask over nose and mouth; beyond her are wide vertical blinds turned to block the view

pencil drawing of part of a room showing two desks along the left wall; a window with horizontal blinds is on the back wall; a makeshift curtain covers the top part of the window; in the floor is a mattress (no bed frame) mostly covered by a sheet, along with a lamp; to the right is an empty rolling office chair (no arms), rough sketches of someone sitting, and a more finished drawing of someone sitting in a chair

pencil drawing of a woman seen from behind about rib level and higher, using one finger to pull down the horizontal blinds enough to look out; her hair is in a high ponytail — This is bad for your blinds and you shouldn’t do it.

pencil drawing of someone seen from behind looking at a wide computer monitor; she has one hand on a keyboard on a shelf sticking out from under the desk; she is sitting low with her neck in a position that might be uncomfortable

Teaser Fragments 5

28 September 202228 September 2022 ~ Not Alison ~ Leave a comment

More pieces of my work in progress, uncleaned and uncorrected.

pencil drawing of a woman sitting on the floor looking up at a less distinct, more dimly drawn bookcase

pencil drawing of two stacks of books of varying dimensions, including The Chicago Manual of Style (14th edition), Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary (10th edition), Gardner’s Art Through the Ages vols. 1-2 (8th edition), Kiki Strike, Dress Codes for Small Towns, The House of Mirth, and The Golden Notebook, as well as a flower identification book by itself

pencil drawing of two adjacent scenes of a woman sitting on a couch cushion set on the floor in front of a couch; in the first she is leaning back with her shoulders against the couch, with wireless computer keyboard and mouse on a board in her lap; in the second she is stretching her back and looking up, while the board with the keyboard and mouse is beside her; there’s also a table lamp on the floor

pencil drawing of a masked woman squatting near a large, open box while a girl (whose torso will have to be digitally shortened) stands on tiptoes in front of her raising both hands dramatically and puffing out her cheeks

pencil drawing of a wide room showing curtains, pictures on the walls, and a distant couch on the left; a mid-ground chest of drawers in the middle; and a table with chairs in the foreground on the right

pencil drawing of a woman seen from behind standing and puncturing something (air packets used in packaging) with a screwdriver; to her right, on top of a large upright box with indistinguishable markings on the front, a book rests in an opened cardboard shipping wrapper next to a DVD box; beside the large box on the floor is a smaller, more cube-like opened box

Teaser Fragments 2

1 February 20226 February 2022 ~ Not Alison ~ Leave a comment

More little bits from my work in progress, context-free.

These drawings were all done by hand, pencil on paper, and are finished except for digital editing . . . and cropping . . . and composition on pages with other panels . . . maybe a spot or two of color . . . and the addition of captions and dialogue.

a woman sits on the edge of a bed facing right with a phone in her left hand; a chair is beside her

a woman in sweatpants and long-sleeved shirt lies curled on her side in bed, gripping the side of the mattress; she is on top of messy covers

an empty, unmade bed with skewed pillow; a chair is beside the bed

a woman in an old-fashioned dark dress looks aghast, staring wide-eyed at a bearded, balding gentleman with one arm casually raised

a woman, masked, stands in a store aisle holding up a bottle to read the label; the shelves in front of her are packed with various bottles

lower-floor interior of a house with stairs in the background and a recliner and couch in the foreground

two ponytailed women, standing, seen from behind

one woman, masked, faces right; another woman, facing forward but with her head turned to the right, holds up her phone parallel to the ground; a third woman, masked, faces left with one hand on her hip

Teaser Fragments

20 September 20216 February 2022 ~ Not Alison ~ Leave a comment

I’m working on something that will be posted here eventually.

Here are some fragments from the drawing stage.

pencil drawings of a person gettign up from a sitting position; a backless chair; a cooking pot on a board

pencil drawings of someone putting on a mask facing a door, then reaching for the door knob to go out; also some badly sketched hands

pencil drawing of someone standng between two trees in a breeze while talking on the phone

pencil drawing of the corner of a room with dresser, bookcase, and a view into a closet

pencil drawing of metal shelving, a dilapidated cardboard box, a rake, and a recycling bin beside an outside wall

pencil drawing of the inside of a room with a bed, a curtained window, an empty desk, and one chair

pencil drawing of the den in someone's house, with shelving, books, knickknacks, large wicker baskets, a couch, and a TV

pencil drawing of a pair of ratty tennis shoes

Sorry, no context yet.