Meet #maudecharron. She’s a pretty cool powerlifter. After watching her at an international meet, I felt the urge to draw her. Her expression tells a story.
She was about to go for her second clean and jerk and while chalking up she shot the weights a defiant look.
Now you have to understand; up until this point she had been a ray of sunshine. She almost danced with glee on the platform for her first lift. She was so energetic and upbeat that I was happy for her.
But her demeanor changed here. You could tell that she felt that this would be a challenge, but her confidence in herself was unwavering. I love that about athletes. It’s a confidence borne of achievement. “I can because I have”.
Of course she made the lift. And her playful excitement returned, but I CV had seen the steel and conviction behind her grace. So I drew her. Right at that moment when she decided that she would succeed, no matter what. Look at that expression.
You almost feel sorry for those weights.
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Beginner’s Luck
I missed Otakon.
More specifically, I worked through the anime convention this weekend and couldn’t attend.
So the anguish in this picture is very heartfelt.
Could I have made it Sunday? Sure, if you don’t mind getting a lesser version of the event. But that’s not my style. Real life and bad scheduling on my part ruined a great weekend.
So I took the time to work on my comic book style. I picked it up during #inktober a few years back, but haven’t really worked on it much recently.
My dream to do a comic is long dead; I want to make a self contained story because those are what I enjoy the most. Episodic works can be wonderful, if you have the time and interest.
But I am not sure that I can maintain interest in any story that long, honestly. I think I have a few big graphic novels in me and they could MAYBE break up well….
But I doubt it.
I know that it sounds as though I’m being negative; still, six great stories or a bunch of mediocre crap? That’s no contest.
I’ll take the Icarus option.