melissabethrose

Last one. For now. #hourlycomics #hourlycomicday #ididntquitedohourly #puns #edible #time #clocks #fancyhats #comicsofinstagram #puncomics #terriblepuns

More!!! #hourlycomics #hourlycomicday #puns #foodcoloring #comicsofinstagram #youreok

More puns! No, I will not stop. #hourlycomics #hourlycomicday #puns #pun #comicsofinstagram #baseball #thenithitme

More terrible puns. I'm sorry, not sorry. #hourlycomics #hourlycomicday #pun #eggcellent

Do illustrated puns count as comics? For my fellow Oregonians and pun lovers. #hourlycomics #hourlycomicday #oregon #oregonami #pun #terriblepuns #whynot

Apparently today is hourly comic day. I did not realize this, as I am quite behind, and will likely not be able to do every hour, but, have a comic about pregnancy and belly buttons! #hourlycomicday #hourlycomics #bellybutton #comicsofinstagram #pregnancy #pregnantartists #copicmarkers

In case you've been wondering, or in case you've not been wondering. I have managed to do a little sketching since having a baby.

Tracing paper is so helpful, especially when attempting difficult angles. Work in progress. #wip #workinprogress #tracingpaper #sketchesoninstagram #process #perspective

A poor video of me attempting to fix the hand for the 40 millionth time. #art #wip #workinprogress #sketchesoninstagram #grafite #hand #handsarehardtodraw #still #ivebeendoingthisforawhile

Having some fun with markers on toned paper! #copicmarkers #tonedpaper #whitegelpen #girlwithshorthair #shessosad #multiplelightsources

#drawingtime #sketchesoninstagram #girl #pencilsketch

Drawing for fun! For absolutely no reason, other than to draw. #wip #workinprogress #sketchesoninstagram #girl #pencilsketch

So I didn't tell very many people this, but this November I decided to do NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) where you attempt to write 50,000 words in a month. And I say attempt because I didn't even come close. I got to 20,550, which isn't even halfway. But you know what? I still feel pretty dang good about it. I have a full-time job, am an artist, and am expecting a baby in 2 1/2 weeks. I wrote a lot more than I normally would, and I wrote a little bit almost every day, and that, I think, is the real key. I tend to not own the part of me that loves to write and tell stories in the same way that I own being an artist, but it is still an important part of me, and I want to hone that. This, I think, was a good step in that direction. So cheers to NaNoWriMo and the stories to come! #nanowrimo #letswritethis #writer #artist #prego

Drawing. #sketchesoninstagram #girlwithshorthair #happysad

Drawing!!!!! Drawing. Drawing. It's fun. #drawingtime #sketchesoninstagram #girlwithshorthair #wip #workinprogress

#characterdesign #inkdrawing #sketchesoninstagram #micronpens

I woke up this morning with a specific desire to draw a raven. I think I needed some drawing time. #inkdrawing #raven #micronpens #sketchesoninstagram