xenophora's photos with the keyword: comics

Her Fluffy Story

31 Oct 2023 8 2 234
I guess this is almost seasonal. The look on Eunice's face when she found out Mama cooked her beloved pet and fed it to the family will haunt me forever. ( The Carol Burnett Show for those of you from the wrong era or country.) Shown smaller than the original completed size of 4946 X 4425 Pixels. See one original source here .

Big Break

13 Nov 2018 6 8 341
I'm afraid the title is sarcastic. I'm still out looking for a job. :/ Shown smaller than the original completed size of 3800 X 2703 pixels. See one original source here .

Royal Garden Blues

03 Oct 2019 8 10 377
Shown smaller than the original completed size of 6300 X 5100 pixels. The beautiful rose garden and little flower drawing are from the defunct local landmark Lambert Gardens. You can see a whole album about it here . The title is from the Jazz standard by Clarence Williams and Spencer Williams (link) .

Birthday Candy 2

19 Jun 2019 4 6 363
I turned 53 this week. No candy or gems, but I did enjoy a fabulous bean burrito and a shot glass'-worth of beer. Shown smaller than the original completed size of 3000 X 4500 pixels. See one original source here .

Buzzard's Bake Shop 8

14 Jun 2019 5 8 346
Shown smaller than the original completed size of 3000 X 1575 pixels. See one original source here .

Lost Love (Baby, Please)

28 Dec 2018 8 11 334
Title origin: "I know my tears are wasted, And I know I cry in vain. I know I've lost my baby, But I love her just the same..." -- Percy Mayfield (1920-1984) Shown smaller than the original completed size of 2500 X 3042 pixels. See one original source here .

Alien Lover

20 Sep 2018 18 8 491
This one is named after a track from Luscious Jackson's charmer Electric Honey. Shown smaller than the original completed size of 2551 X 1417 Pixels. See one original source here .

Rose Room 2

08 Sep 2018 12 8 472
I should've captioned it "Say it with flowers," right? Shown smaller than the original finished size of 1500 X 3618 Pixels.. See one of the original sources here .

Mark In The Dark

12 Jun 2018 4 310
For some reason, this proto-Christian Rock ditty popped into my head the other day. It wouldn't leave me alone until this piece was completed. Shown smaller than original finished size of 2362 X 2480 pixels. See one of several original sources here .

Atom Bloom

26 May 2018 2 270
This one was in limbo for a while. Glad to have finally got it resolved. Shown smaller than original size of 2430 X 1200. See one source here .

Rose Room

11 May 2018 1 374
Era-wise, I'm playing with all the marbles here, from the 1930s to the 1970s. Woo! Original size: 1320 X 1020. See one original source here .

Snakeface

02 May 2018 5 2 360
My nod to an oldie by the Throwing Muses, plus an excuse to play with orange. Original size: 975 X 975 Pixels. One of several original sources is here .

Woman And Bird

27 Apr 2018 1 362
I wouldn't be a good Portlander if I didn't try to paint on a little rust. :D Original Size: 1140 X 1080 Pixels. You can see some of the parts here .

Little Banana 2

25 Apr 2018 3 302
Nice, simple shapes, but the sheer number of tiny pieces on my tiny screen almost broke me. :o (Almost at the point where I can return to working on paper again. [crosses fingers]) Original Size: 960 X 960 Pixels. One source (albeit changed a lot ) is here .

I'm Never Sure

10 Apr 2018 3 4 312
Like every collage maven, I'm fond of Joseph Cornell's work. I've done a whole series of "wood-framed" pieces because of him. But I think this is my first one to exist only on computer. Original size: 2938 x 2946 pixels. One of several sources can be seen here .