the painted man: August 2009

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

The Painted Man in 'Parents' Night Out'

The final will be a bit different. In panel 4 Liza will say, "What are you talking about? My dad's Jewish and my mom's French-Irish." And the cricket might be replaced by a fork falling (not so certain as yet).

Chapter 6 (page 7 & 12 draft)

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Chapter 6 (page 4 darft)

Friday, August 7, 2009

Promotional Comic Strip Sketch #3

I think a fellow parent assumed that since my wife (who is white) married me, then she had to be at least some kind of anomalous, ultra light-skinned African-American. A hilarious moment. The finished version of this strip will be my first submission to Swirl and Intermix.

Chapter 6 (page 25 - 28 sketches) THE LAST

Believe it or not, these are the sketches for the last few pages. HOORAY!

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Chapter 6 (page 6)

About the book

Mixed-race children confront race on a rudimentary level. Where as one half of an interracial couple looks outwardly at their partner, rarely ever getting the chance to make a side-by-side comparison, this is the reality of the child. These kids confront race in their homes at a very early age and it is vital that parents acknowledge, embrace, explain, and encourage an understanding of the differences their children see.

The Painted Man is a collection of coming of race memoirs that finds a dad confronted by racially charged questions posed directly by his young son and the people they come into contact with. Throughout the book father and son attempt to answer these questions organically, through experiences and interactions, or by soliciting the opinions of professionals in the fields of Early Childhood Education and Psychology.