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| The Whole Population of Carrabin |
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I'm back in the land of internet! Nah, just kidding, I'm still in
Australia (where you can actually buy airspace as well as land), but
managed to get my hands on a little signal, so decided it's time for a
nice big update. Proud to say my sketchbook is nearly full (it's been a
while since I've successfully gotten to the last page before smearing
everything with food and coffee stains) though I've been more focusing
on specific projects, rather than random sketches (so its not so fun to
look through).
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| The Regulars of Westonia |
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| Morning Coffee |
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| Farmer Boys |
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| Truckies |
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| My Mining Boys |
First off, I had the not so brilliant idea of drawing everyone I met in
Australia (since January) who's had some sort of contact with me whether
good or bad. It's turned out to be a rather sour endeavour after the
first few drawings...quite amazing just HOW many people you meet when on
the road! But those involved seem to love looking at themselves and
their friends, and as I promised, I'm posting them now. No, I still have
no scanner, hence the over exposed pap smear quality. I do have plenthy
more where those came from...but I figured one location would suffice.
Only 20 zillion to go!
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| Finally a cover image for my comic, Septembuary! |
Also, I hope those of you following my work have been checking up on my other blog
"Septembuary", as I do regularly post new comic strips there. And here's a bit of news that may come as a surprise, I'm going back to China! I've gotten a pretty good job this time round (helps when you know what you're looking for) with heaps of perks, paid holidays and all that, so I can manage a life between Asia and Europe. : ) Partly I'm going back because the money is much better than back home at the moment, partly because I felt horribly guilty for not devoting time to learn the language, and mostly because I want to continue compiling my comic book, for reasons I will disclose in a future post.
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| Yes, Australian News seem to breeze through any actual IMPORTANT events while spending countless hours on exaggerating useless things, and adding a whole soap opera thing to almost ANY story. No, I have nothing against the little prince. Yes, I have major beef with certain news stations. |
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And now back to Aussie land. Having worked in remote areas for the last few months (as in no tourists) I've been getting a really neat and different feel for the country this time around, and my partner suggested I should write down my ideas or do something with them. I've been wanting to explore different styles and such and this little side venture (cause I definitely don't have enough of those) gives me that chance. Plus, the inknig takes waaaay less time than Septembuary! Here's a little teaser for ya.
A few more weeks left in this beautiful and incomprehensible place and then I'm back to the Northern hemisphere where seasons and temperatures make sense, and the internet is free, plenty and functional. See you then!
