Sorry not to be around during holidays – i wuz sick....i post a journal about that soon...

A bit of progress on this pic...It's a WIP, so i'll move it to scaps shortly...

Text from the earlier version (Dec 2011) :

Work In Progress - working on a dozen pics at once right now, as usual....

Going back the "Great Depression" again...somewhat inspired by the occupy movement...i didn't want to romanticize homelessness, although Patches seems content with a can of beans, a scraps fire, her dog, a cigar and and a bottle of moonshine - ...but i think she would rather have a warm bed, a way to earn a living, friends, healthy food, etc etc etc...She's young, strong, adventurous and thinks she'll find her chance and make good. And because she lives in my little story world, she will find a happy ending.

Real world version is a nightmare not an adventure. Sorry had to say that. This is a fun fantasy, suggests adventure story - just didn't want to imply i was going "Oh those happy carefree hobos!!!"...

First new pic in the series...don't know if there will be more...

anyhoo:

pencil approx 8 1/2 x 11 inches
a couple hard light layers in PainterX

new work done in PaintshopPro 7
and Gimp 2.8

Close-up detail:
http://www.furaffinity.net/full/12468451/

Earlier version:
http://www.furaffinity.net/full/6960123/