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Orpheus goes to the underworld. #greekmyths #kidsgraphicnovels #childrensgraphicnovels #penandink #comics #brushandink #graphicnovel https://www.instagram.com/p/CCWb67thBTn/?igshid=467t1qqiwmjk

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Orpheus. #greekmythology #graphicnovel #comics #bristolboard #penandink #brushandink https://www.instagram.com/p/CCTdI7-BGa2/?igshid=1hhqvmkj36181

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King Midas hugs his daughter with dire consequences. From an upcoming kids graphic novel of Greek myths. Colored by @mrneno21. #graphicnovel #kidsgraphicnovels #greekmyths #photoshop #comics https://www.instagram.com/p/CCTVRLfhK6E/?igshid=1ojnic02i4k5y

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The myth of Persephone- black and white version. Hoping to get this and a bunch of other myths published sometime! #kidsgraphicnovels #graphicnovelsforkids #greekmyths #comics #penandink https://www.instagram.com/p/CBWLb3JBmq4/?igshid=1racsvgg7i832

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Persephone being taken down to the underworld by Hades. Really happy with how this turned out. Might get rid of the cloven hooves on the horses because ... well, horses don’t have them. #greekmythology #graphicnovels #comics #yagraphicnovels #graphix https://www.instagram.com/p/CBRbsFwhBFL/?igshid=1b8lb3lzxoper

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Page one expertly colored by @mrneno21. #greekmythology #comics #graphicnovel #childrensbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CAaK-Kgn5ZF/?igshid=ydtkl1aqacu2

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Giving a shout out to @mrneno21 who is doing a terrific job coloring my work for publication. It’s always fun to see what someone else will do with your work. #greekmythology #comics #comicbooks #graphicnovels https://www.instagram.com/p/CAQIUDPgVCu/?igshid=1wgswo0gn60ct

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Arachne ready for the brush and pen. #arachne #greekmythology #pencilsketch #atthedrawingboard #childrensgraphicnovels #graphicnovel https://www.instagram.com/p/CAI269-BWBs/?igshid=1dmpra3825p69

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Athena. Not happy, because Arachne has made her made with her bragging. #greekmythology #athena #pencilsketch #atthedrawingboard #mythsforkids https://www.instagram.com/p/CAA-y5Rnvod/?igshid=8jzpmpauvbso

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Arachne sketches. #arachne #greekmythology #greekmyths #sketching #pencilsketch #characterdesign https://www.instagram.com/p/B_23HOhhY08/?igshid=y0awwxri4t21

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Pandora’s box inked. #pandorasbox #greekmyths #greekmythology #penandink #bristolboard #comics #drawingcomics https://www.instagram.com/p/B_vxiKTBXCC/?igshid=1e87lyqbgeqft

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Pandora opens her box. #greekmythology #pencilsketches #comics #onegoal #atthedrawingtable https://www.instagram.com/p/B_qWM8OhYfV/?igshid=19j90nvxtq3y1

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Almost there. #atthedrawingtable #penandink #greekmyths #comics #cartoons https://www.instagram.com/p/B_LJs2QBEXq/?igshid=1nwgjldiozi7t

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So I discovered something really cool with the Echo and Narcissus myth. I’m trying to make these “wordless” comics, and so I’m using Greek words. The actual text is the English word “here” but the word “here” in Greek is the same as the word “echo.” Or at least that’s what Google translate says. #greekmythology #sketches #penandink #atthedrawingtable #cartoons #comics https://www.instagram.com/p/B_GHlj8BuWw/?igshid=7g7co0x93538

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Here’s a drawing I couldn’t figure out yesterday. I can e back to it today after a break and had to lay out the perspective first. You’ll see the plane I drew and then the box for the actual panel size. Sometimes you have to go back to fundamentals to solve problems - they always work! (Plus my son had to get involved to get the pose right.) #narcissus #greekmythology #pencilsketch #comics https://www.instagram.com/p/B--B6EIBGQo/?igshid=1ul687er6y27x

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Echo and Narcissus character study. Not sure if they’ll stay this way. A couple days to go before I start working on the comic. #greekmythology #characterdesigns #penandink #penandinkdrawing #comics #illustration https://www.instagram.com/p/B-2IVdhhEcd/?igshid=rjnqno5uefye

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It’s been a productive time for me now that I’ve been at home a lot more. ✏️Making a lot of progress on Myths for Kids (the working title until I come up with something better.) Anyone know what this myth is before I color it? (This is always a good test of whether I’m on the right track.)😊 #mythology #penandink #bristolboard #comics #drawing https://www.instagram.com/p/B-mY34_B_ep/?igshid=1uq01xnq6q3x7