Sunday, October 12, 2008

A Weight Off My Shoulders (10-12-08)

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I finally applied for graduation and signed up for the two 1-credit Education classes to get my diploma. It's funny, but when I initiall...

Maxine's BD: Maxine gets an award! (ca. 10-08)

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...Where Maxine gets the " Arte y pico " award from Arty Velarde .
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Saturday, October 11, 2008

Maxine's BD: Things As They Are (ca. 04-04)

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...Where P. reflects on the causes of her frustration. (ca. 04-04)
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Thursday, October 9, 2008

Art Spiegelman at the Bagdad Theater (10-09-08)

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Despite a lack of proper lighting in the Bagdad’s auditorium which resulted in only his silhouette showing in the dark space, Art Spiegelm...
Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Maxine'ss BD: Gripes about Sundays (ca. 05-03)

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...Where P. (aka Maxine) is fed up with Sundays. (ca. 05-03)
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Monday, October 6, 2008

From old sketchbooks: Food (ca. 05-03)

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I tend to remember food I ate, even from years ago... and sometimes, a meal is memorable enough to record! About the first page, note tha...
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A Day at the Beach (ca. 07-01)

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A page from my sketchbook, a reminder of an unusually sunny day at the beach in Waldport, Oregon. The weather was invariably overcast every...
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Saturday, October 4, 2008

The Horrible Massage (ca. 02-04)

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A few years ago, I decided to treat myself to a massage on my birthday. Anticipating that I may be going through one of those depressive moo...
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Thursday, October 2, 2008

My New Year's resolution...a few months late (10-02-08)

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I decided to get serious about my writing, but there is a major obstacle in my way. I want to finish my Master's degree. The last year w...
Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Maxine's BD: P.'s Life (ca. 02-03)

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...Where it looks like P. (aka Maxine) is ready to lose her mind. (ca. 02-03)
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Party in the Street at People's Food Coop (ca. 09-08)

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A few weeks ago, I was walking home from downtown and, walking down 21st, I happened upon a large street party at People's Food Coop . T...
Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Maxine's BD: P.'s Misery (ca. 09-02)

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...Where P. (aka Maxine) mulls over her looks. (ca. 09-02)
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About the comics... (09-30-08)

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[. . .] As for the comics, since they tend to be the way I tell personal issues, I realize that I am taking the risk that people will think,...
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No Objectivity Necessary or Required (09-30-08)

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I was going through some of my old sketchbooks, and revisited some old situations and feelings, as I had interpreted them at the time. My sk...
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Saturday, September 27, 2008

Maxine's BD: Shopping for clothes (ca. 09-08?)

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...Where Maxine faces an existential crisis.
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A sketch of Paris (ca. 07-08)

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Here is one of my favorite recent sketches: in July, I was lucky enough to draw one of the rooftops of the Paris Courthouse.
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Thursday, September 25, 2008

Why I draw (09-25-08)

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My sketchbooks are a source of comfort and pleasure. Whenever I feel bored or unsure about a situation, or when I plain don't feel like ...
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Monday, September 22, 2008

Maxine's BD: Willamette Writers Conference (ca. 08-08)

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...Where Maxine explores her altruistic side as a conference volunteer...
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Tree cutters at work (09-16-08)

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G. and I went for a walk tonight and, on our way, we walked down two blocks over eastward and were stupefied to see that the very tall and b...
Monday, September 15, 2008

Maxine's BD: Paris, Part 4 (ca. 07-08)

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...Where Maxine gets frustrated...
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Maxine's BD: Paris, Part 5 (ca. 07-08)

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...Where Maxine reflects on sight-seeing and on her trip...
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Maxine's BD: Paris, Part 3 (ca. 07-08)

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...Where Maxine eats on the cheap and goes on the Champs-Élysées...
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Maxine's BD: Paris, Part 2 (ca. 07-08)

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...Where Maxine stays in a luxury hotel and has no money to spend...
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Sunday, September 14, 2008

Maxine's BDs: Paris, Part 1 (ca. 07-08)

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...Where Maxine arrives in Paris on Bastille Day...
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Monday, September 8, 2008

Photos of Kitchen (ca. 09-08)

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Photos of my kitchen, designed by Yours Truly. Since the house is for sale, I figured I might as well post a couple of photos of my favo...
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Sunday, September 7, 2008

Today's Sketch: The Lady with the Camelias (09-07-08)

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With a nod to Alexandre Dumas, here is "La Dame aux Camélias." It is rather unusual for me to draw from imagination, but the op...
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Thursday, September 4, 2008

A sketch I did last Thursday (09-04-08)

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Drawing from imagination is very different from when I look at something. Lines are generally more defined, features are a bit out of propo...

My Recipe for Coffee-free Frappuccino (09-04-08)

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And here it is, dear audience, my super-extra-addictive-no-coffee-much-chocolate recipe for Frappuccino. No need to rely run to your local (...
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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Sad day: the Rosa Mulliganii came down (08-30-08)

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This is totally hearsay, but this is as I understand it: the people who seemed (semi-)interested in the house apparently came to see it with...
Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Procrastinating...again (08-27-08)

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Well, today, we had another one of those speed-clean-the-house moments, because the house had to be shown. It's pretty difficult to keep...
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Friday, August 15, 2008

Phil Spector: An Interesting Face and Name (ca. 08-08)

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This is an old drawing I did in 2007 from a newspaper photo of 60s record producer Phil Spector during his first trial for murder. I'm ...
Sunday, August 10, 2008

Coming soon... (08-10-08)

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...to this blog: Maxine's posts in comics format. Yessiree, it'll be FUN, it'll be THOUGHT-PROVOKING, it'll be AMAZING!!! ...

Family Tensions (08-10-08)

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Gotta post this, it's too funny... I just love these quick comic sketches I drew thinking of Gary when he got upset one day, as an i...
Saturday, August 9, 2008

First impressions (08-09-08)

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All right. It's time to get this stuff posted and stop berating myself for not doing anything creative. In fact, I got more creativity t...
Thursday, May 29, 2008

Maxine's BD: The Gums-Gone-Bad, Part 2 (05-29-08)

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Where teeth-related problems continue...
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Friday, May 23, 2008

Maxine's BD: The Tell-Tale Teeth, Part 1 (05-23-08)

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...Where P. shares her dental woes.
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Friday, November 23, 2007

Performance Art in Brussels (11-23-07)

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On my last evening in Brussels, I witnessed one of the most chilling art performances ever: women of all ages wearing wedding dresses, danci...
Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Older Post: Trip to Europe (09-18-07)

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Our trip to Europe in a nutshell: it was super-expensive (but fun). We were limited by time and very strapped for money; it was ...
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Saturday, January 15, 2005

Older Posts: I love shoes (ca. 2005. 2004, 2003)

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ca. 01-05 These sketches came from different sketchbooks. I have a shoe obsession; there is something about the shape and th...
Sunday, July 11, 2004

Fremont Bridge (07-04)

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Here is a view of the Fremont Bridge from the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, while I was waiting for news about Christopher's possibl...
Sunday, June 27, 2004

Older Post: Hawthorne Bridge (2004)

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I did this drawing of the Hawthorne and Marquam bridges from inside an office building in downtown Portland . This sketch was over my ...
Sunday, January 11, 2004

The Akwarius (ca. 01-04)

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This is some of my older work, originally done in my 2004 sketchbook. I decided to post it here because I like it and I still find it pert...
Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Gaping Into the Abyss (09-11-01)

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Words cannot describe the horror.