Two more new peices.

by Karen H. Brown on Sunday, October 17, 2010

Two more pieces that I had done for the Speakeasy show. Easily my favorites:


Speakeasy Gallery, New Work!

by Karen H. Brown on Thursday, October 7, 2010

Just a reminder!
Tonight I'll be showing some new work at
SpeakEasy's 15th Annual Illustration Show!

Come check me out, have a drink, say hello, and take a look at a huge range of awesome art!

On Facebook: 

Take a peek inside the collective imaginations of 40+ talented illustrators whose work features original styles, techniques and media. SpeakEasy has a reputation for showcasing the talent of Toronto's best illustrators. This colourful event is sure to be a myriad of fun in typical SpeakEasy Fashion.

Participating Artists:
Anne Smyth, Carolyn Endacott, Cassie Zhen, Daria I. Smirnova, Dave Murray, Ariel Amiri, Freyda Goodman, Gavin McCarthy, Gibson Quarter, Gillian Blekkenhorst, Three in a Box, Hyein Lee, James White, Jessica Fortner, Joeng-kwon Gye, Karen Hannah Brown, Kelly Kirkham, Ken Turner, Lamin Martin, Leo Lingas, Lida Lajevardi, Liu Liu, Lindsey Shields, Susan Adsett

Time & Space:
Thursday October 7th, 7pm-11pm
The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen West
Second Floor Lobby + Studio Rooms

Here's a look at one of the new pieces:

Happy 24 Hour Comic Day!

by Karen H. Brown on Saturday, October 2, 2010

I'm going to take a stab at live blogging/tweeting this years 24 Hour Comic day. Hooray? Hooray! I'll start working on this scary project in about a half an hour, soooo... 7:00am EST.

Check back to this entry periodically for pictures, scans, and progress! I'll just be updating this entry, so click refresh every once and awhile to see how I'm going.

I'll also be on twitter, at http://twitter.com/karenhbrown . I'll be updating my thoughts and drooling ravings under the #24HCD hashtag. There are a number of 24 Hour Comic Day hashtags on twitter at the moment, not sure which one will be more popular... I chose this one 'cause it's the shortest.

Aaaaaaaaaaand..... GO!

Pre-Comic-Warmup

6:35am - I can't sleep anymore, so I'm up with a cup of coffee and a cheese sammich, checking my e-mail, reading news, etc. Gonna officially begin in about a half an hour when I wake up. Oomph, it's so dark outside.

6:50am -  Thoughts on the news:

After his interesting comments yesterday, CNN gave Rick Sanchez the axe, eh? I wasn't exactly expecting that, but I can't say I'm crying about it. I wonder if I'll get my invitation to the Jewish Media Conspiracy Purim Gala next year... they always seem to pass me by. :(

It always surprises me how people forget that human breasts are biologically intended to feed live young.
Facebook takes down breast feeding pics.

Vogue MagazineMasquerade Ball:  Ohmygosh, this is gorgeous. Now this is how you rock a party mask.

 


The Main Event!

7:00am - Holy cheese, time to start! 

7:10am - Oh my god I have no ideas. This is going to require more coffee. Lots more. 

8:35am - Ookay, so that first hour wasn't the most productive. I started drawing a few panels, hated it, tossed it, and then made some more coffee. Lacking any kind of inspiration whatsoever - panic! - I went outside to listen to some birds and trees and take in the sunrise and, well.... all I got out of that one was cold toesies.  SOOooo I've been watching Project Runway and doodling character designs. Now I kind of feel like I know where I'm going to start this from, but... yikes! First hour and a half and no pages, ohnoes.

Inspire me! Inspire me godammit!

10:03am - Thank goodness for Rolaids, protecting me from my own unruly stomach acids. Alas, now my circadian rythem hates me - I'm super sleepy for some reason. Not enough sleep? So why did my body wake me up at 6:00 going, "Rise and Shine Sucker!"

At least I got the first page penciled and a vague idea for a plot. Now we're getting somewhere...?

Been drawing in bed, by the way. Haven't done that in a loooong time. Also, am contemplating hour-long catnap. Good idea... or disastrous idea? Tune in later to find out!

T-21:53 -- 1 pg penciled. It's going to be a looong day.

1:22pm - I set my alarm wrong. Oy veeeyyyy. There goes three hours. 

 Dramatic re-enactment of the Naptastrophe

T - 18:38!

3:14pm - 16:45 hours/minutes left, and I've only got 2.5 pages done. Let's face it, I'm in the shizz! Watching Rifftrax while drawing helps, but oh man oh man, I'm starting to worry. This year may be like last year, in that I only get pencils done. I hope not, but, well, I might have to take what victory I can get. 

I've switched to earl grey tea rather than coffee, because coffee was doing some unpleasant things to my poor tummy. It doesn't give me the same pep, but it is a bit more comforting. 

I've been gripping the pencil too tight, and now my hand is cramped. Later, I will have to go out for lil' brother's birthday dinner.


I'm kind of hoping a pig crashes through my window and gives me divine permission to start again. 

4:23pm - 1.5 pages done in the past hour. Good, but still not fast enough. Am scared, but trying to keep spirits up. Grapes made me feel better, so maybe I will cram more fruit into my gob, see if that helps. 

5:11pm - Another page down! Horray for info dumps and big blocks of text! 5/24 pencil pages... 10 hours in. I can do it? I can do it! I.... I don't know if I can do it!

5:20pm - Awww, forget it. 

After careful thought.... there ain't no way I can get this done on time! Plus it's my bro's B-Day, plus, I have a lot of work left to do for the show coming up this Thursday at the Gladstone.

However, I'm really digging the way the comic is going, so it'll probably be done by Canzine this year. 

Thanks for checking out my crazy, tho! Next year... I'll be better prepared.

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by Karen H. Brown

So I'm gonna be showing some new work at
SpeakEasy's 15th Annual Illustration Show!

Come check me out, have a drink, say hello, and take a look at a huge range of awesome art!

On Facebook: 

Take a peek inside the collective imaginations of 40+ talented illustrators whose work features original styles, techniques and media. SpeakEasy has a reputation for showcasing the talent of Toronto's best illustrators. This colourful event is sure to be a myriad of fun in typical SpeakEasy Fashion.

Participating Artists:
Anne Smyth, Carolyn Endacott, Cassie Zhen, Daria I. Smirnova, Dave Murray, Ariel Amiri, Freyda Goodman, Gavin McCarthy, Gibson Quarter, Gillian Blekkenhorst, Three in a Box, Hyein Lee, James White, Jessica Fortner, Joeng-kwon Gye, Karen Hannah Brown, Kelly Kirkham, Ken Turner, Lamin Martin, Leo Lingas, Lida Lajevardi, Liu Liu, Lindsey Shields, Susan Adsett

Time & Space:
Thursday October 7th, 7pm-11pm
The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen West
Second Floor Lobby + Studio Rooms

Cover:
Pay What You Can ($4.00 Donation Suggested)

For more information contact:
David Brown
email: david@blttogo.com