#100: Pages 1-5 of the hand-drawn version. After much effort, I...

#100: Pages 1-5 of the hand-drawn version. After much effort, I had managed to draw a single view of Frankie’s face, a single view of Nancy’s face, and two of Conrad’s face that I thought were tolerable. (Alison advised us against trying anything with more than three characters, so Kiwi had to go for now.)

Using tracing paper, I replicated the faces again and again, and tried to vary the expressions. Go to a mirror or take a selfie of yourself scowling, or afraid, or interested — watch the positions of your brows and mouth. Look at what your irises are doing.

My husband Jim commented to me, while I worked, that I quickly took to calling the Nancy character “Nancy.” I never said, “me.” What does this mean? Your guess is as good as mine. My guess is that it helps me keep some necessary distance. 

(P.S. Apologies for bad photos. This is just to give you an idea.)