Page 56 Redone and My Lens Arrived from Ukraine

children's picture book, Clip Studio Paint EX

That’s supposed to be a wet kitten.

I bought a lens for my Leica on EBay. The seller is in Ukraine. I’m amazed that the lens could be delivered even though Ukraine is being horrifically attacked.


Redrawing Page 31

I’ve been distracted lately. When that happens, the best I can do is to go through the book and start repairing pictures that need work. When I review the pages, I see that they look unfinished, as if I was in a hurry — or lazy — when I decided that the page was good enough.

Page 31 needs re-inking and coloring — a complete makeover.

Getting back to the business at hand

Now that my part-time job is in the can, I’m working on waking up the right side of my brain. Doing technical work 24-7 suppresses my creative impulse. Today it felt good to wake up from four months of slumber caused by writing technical documents under the pressure of meeting impossible deadlines. That kind of stress is not relieved by anything but sleep, and even then it frequently filters into my dreams.

In this picture — one of the final pages that wrap up the plot — Jimmy and Betty are best friends saying farewell, not knowing if they’ll ever see each other again.

Page 65 -- Going to a Party in Acapulco!

cute animals, burro, jay bird, dolphin,Clip Studio Paint EX, Children's Picture Book

Moving on to page 65. The kids are getting back on track — now they’re heading back to their original destination, Acapulco, where they had planned to go to a birthday party.