I guess I do miss Conky! He got me through some tough times!

Dearest Readers,

I'm changing it up this week! I wanted to work on some other art projects this week, it is Labor Day, and it has been too long since I got medieval, so I decided to do some drawing and sketching.

So, what medieval was I to draw? I kept thinking about what my dad said about Conky (see the bottom of last week's post.)

Conky is my logo, but he gets no play! 













See his first appearance in my comic here where he looked like this:














His second time, he looked like this:

He cleaned up a bit for our date in his last character driven appearance: 

The real medieval art that inspired him is the tympanum at Conques. 

Today I drew him in pencil, 

in brush pen,

and digitally.

Then, I thought, hey, if he becomes a recurring character, he may need some clothes, and then I thought, maybe his clothes could promote something really cool happening in Baltimore! Check out the Thunder Grunt Podcast Network! And while you're at it, like the network on the Facebooks. 

I also decided to draw a bit from this lovely piece: a 13th century tempera on wood painting: Scenes from the Life of Christ: Arrest of Christ, Christ in Limbo; Descent from the Cross, Preparation of Christ’s Body for His Entombment at the MET. The title is off, but if you want this as a poster, it can be yours!

I figured this guy could be a buddy (or pet?) of Conky's, so I drew him in pencil,

in marker, 

and digitally. 

When I went to draw him digitally, I decided to keep the columns from the original image as with the pencil drawing and couldn't help but think the drawing would make a good insanely strange medieval ad. Now, I just hope the Thunder Grunter's don't mind! 

See you next week, and Happy Labor Day,
LJE

Having some fun!

A little fun to start the new year and to reacquaint myself with my tablet. This image is based on a photo taken of a friend and her sister in Halloween costumes. Hoping to get a bunch of writing done in the coming weeks, but enjoy some solid color for now!

--LJE

Cheating under the Circumstances...

Note: Just a quick FYI, next week's comic will be posted on Monday instead of Sunday! 

Earlier this week I made the executive decision that given the recent family emergency I need a break. So, today I present you with some sketches from the past week (Yes, low quality, I may rescan properly later). The more finished ones many of you may have already seen on Facebook, but I wanted to post them here, too. Several people told me I should draw more animals or have a comic with animals. Let me know what you think! At the bottom, I include two sketches which seem to be from late 2010...the last time I'd used this particular sketch book!

Thanks for your understanding,
Lael

I interrupt my regularly scheduled post...

I can't begin to thank everyone for all of their wonderful help and support this week.  I can't believe how generous everyone has been: http://www.gofundme.com/3xnfyw.

I bagged my regular comic for the week, and drew how I've come to see my cousin Zeb this week. Guess it's no surprise to anyone that I went medieval! Zeb, YOU ARE CRAZY AMAZING!

Love,
Lael

For those of you non-foodies, “pâté” just means “will harden faster.” OR My grandma did more cocktail making than cooking. The trick is to pour the alcohol until it COVERS the ice.

I joined Twitter (@lael_j)! See below for the sketches I posted this past week on Twitter. Posted here at The Book of Lael, too, by "popular" demand!

Don't forget to check out my etsy store! 

Nifty Romanesque column figure goes modern Baltimore hipster...

If you havent seen the original article, you totally should... (Another spiffy guest comic by Dr. Acula!)

If you're confused, check out the article that brought a thousand laughs and art historians' cries of horror. And scroll down to see Dr. A's other version! A lovely piece in its own right! 

PS. You can now choose comics by theme! Check it out to the left! 

Happy Easter! (Here's some St. Luke for ya!)

A Modern "Carpet Page" and Some Drawings from Manuscripts! (And, yes, I am using the term "carpet page." My apologies.)

The first sketch is what my week was like last week, but I'm excited about the second one. Most elaborate drawing I've ever done with just the tablet. Once I overcame some tech problems, I had a lot of fun drawing the "carpet page" and the "beast" with the tablet!

Note: The comic not loading properly? Try Firefox! Also, you may have to click on the image, then right click to select "view image." Then, click again to get the larger image!

Lazy Labor Day Post (Gotta celebrate somehow!) Check out some old sketches!

Yes, I did figure out the actual number of calories and the actual distances between points. And, no, I apparently do not have better things to do...

Bonus! Scroll down for some sketches VERY loosely after Giulio Campagnola and a tuckered out turtle (either that or the poor little guy has some sort of debilitating condition)!

But, did the manger have wifi?

Quick comic this week…so much to do for Christmas! If all goes as planned, there will be 2 comics posted next week!

Well, it’s both a “studio” and a “studio,” get it? Get it? Badaboom shhhh (Quick Thanksgiving Weekend Comic! And a special inside joke bonus below!)

Sketchity Sketch Sketch

No new comic today; I blame my birthday! But, for your amusement, check out some sketches I’ve done at bars and museums over the last few months. The ones from May and June are from memory of slides I saw at work.