Hell Smells Like Hot Almond Milk

This is another good example of my process when I am low on time and ideas.  I drew myself wearing goggles.  Then I added the mask, and asked myself, "why?"  Why would I wear protective gear?  Maybe I am holding something dangerous?  I am well known for disliking everything.  What distaste of mine can justify goggles and a dust mask?  I went with almond milk, which I really discovered smells terrible steamed, and is generally detested by my team.  A few of us like it cold, but we can not support it as a latte.  I drew each panel once, because of poor time budgeting.  There you go.  If you write or draw or paint... however you create, do more than nothing.  It is harder to shape nothing than something.  Get something in front of you, and get to work.

The Creative Process

I have been all over the place at work.  It is good for me, but it means I have not had constant exposure to any of my coworkers, my main inspiration.  So I literally just started drawing.  My actual first three panels were these:

As you can see, I had no direction.  So I drew Ben, thinking maybe I would do some sort of coffee tasting sequel, or even a series.  My first rendering was not a success, but I went ahead and added speech.  My drawings often berate me for my inability to draw.  Then I tried again, somehow less successfully.  By my third drawing of Ben, I did not even really have a plan anymore.  Behold the might of my creative process!

Coffee Fhtagn

The Long One

There you go!  Another artistic decision explained.  I am a very slow artist, and not very technical.  I have never since college put the time into my draftsmanship that I should.  I am most practiced at drawing stick figures, because that is where I received the most encouragement, outside of photography, and because it has been the easiest art to fit into my schedule.

Self Reflection

I just started drawing.  That's it.  I just drew me, and hoped something would happen.

My Luscious Mane

I have no idea when I wrote this.  I found these panels on a shelf next to one of the registers.

I Work With What I've Got

We're back!  For at least a little bit.  AT&T finally restored our internet.  What were they handing over to the government that whole time I wasn't using the interwebs?