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Hannah Dunscombe is a painter, portrait artist, and aspiring graphic novelist based in Mansfield, MA.
Chapter 4, page 14
It’s taken me a little while to get back in the swing of things with the comic following all the hubbub around final school projects, graduation, summer festivities, and launching my job search. But I finally got back to work on a page I had partially colored back in April (!) and that sat abandoned until June.
Chapter 3 (and part of 4) are posted
I spent some time this week at the Ames Free Library in Easton scanning in the most recent 20 pages or so.
Starting a (literal) new chapter
I started working on a new chapter recently, and should have scans to share of chapter 3 fairly soon!
In memory of Mary
Mary commissioned five paintings over the course of ten years, on top of purchasing one of my favorite oil paintings.
Portrait for our wedding
This is the result of a marathon painting session, Saturday to Sunday!
Scans of Chapters one and two
I’m really excited to finally have found a local scanner that I can use for the comics pages! Chapters 1 and 2 are complete, take a look!
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This portrait was a good challenge for me, since tabby fur can be so complex. It’s very tempting to get out an eye-lash thin brush and articulate every fleck of white or black to add texture, but it can end up looking hyperrealistic and leave an awkward digital graphics vibe. Instead, I went heavy on the colored pencil, which naturally creates a texture with the grain of the paper, especially when combined with layers of different tones.
Monty & Toby
This is a recent commission that involved pulling two doggos from different photographs and placing them into one portrait.
Tina & Tristan
This is my cousin Tina and her husband Tristan. The two had a private ceremony in Washington, DC last year and celebrated with family in Maitland, FL this past weekend.
Remembering Ivy
Whenever Ivy heard a noise that might be related to food, she perked up.
It could be the fridge door opening, or the crinkle of packaging, or even the sound of tablets rattling in a vitamin bottle.
She would pop out of her enclosure, ears alert, nose pointed upward to detect the scent of appetizing food, eyes eager for some confirmation of her suspicion, teeth chattering excitedly.
These would also be accompanied by the classic guinea pig sounds of anticipation: a hopeful "brweep! brweep! beweep!" and the metallic drumming sound of teeth gnawing on the bars of her enclosure.
Comics, de quervain’s, and guinea pigs
I ended up cranking out quite a few drawings in January despite getting covid, and that has continued for part of February. I’m really excited to have incorporated yet another color into the book’s palette: beryl green…
Dot portrait
This adorable pup is Dot! This commission came in through way of Ripley’s extended family…
Ripley portrait
This was a commission for some friends over the holidays. Isn’t he the sweetest??
Holiday card 2021
This year’s holiday card is a little moody, which felt about right given how it’s been another rough one with the pandemic and a lot of transitions. Chris helped me pick it out from the photos I took on a walk with him a couple weeks ago.
Emily & Derek portrait
This portrait is based on Emily and Derek’s engagement photos and was a gift for their wedding. I really loved working on all of the beads and the embroidery on Emily’s vyshyvanka. Plus, it’s always so nice to painting people you know…
Katie and Greg get married! (again!)
This past weekend we attended a wedding in Montague, MA, which we visited back in 2018 to check out The Montague Bookmill. Katie and Greg eloped during September 2020 on their originally scheduled wedding date, and postponed their family & friends wedding until things got a little safer with covid…
Multipurpose desk
School started just about a month ago and has definitely been keeping me busy! I restructured my schedule a little bit so that I get some exercise and work on the comic first thing in the morning, and then work on school in the afternoon and try to break by the evening…
Transition
My last day of work was on the 16th, and I just had my first week completely left to my own devices! I'm trying to get a lot of the important stuff out of the way first…
Spring 2021
As far as art-related content goes, I haven't been able to work on the comic in the last month, but this is where I paused last. Things are still extremely busy with my job and the mornings, evenings, and weekends have become precious time to be away from a desk and keep myself centered, which means less energy for drawing…