ONE FALSE MOVE AND YOU WILL HAVE MORE AIRHOLES THAN A PANCAKE

"There is a fire, they put a pan on it, and then the dough is poured on it.  Finally, the pancake comes into being and is removed.  When the next one is put into the pan, when it is formed, it will generally appear like the previous one, but the number of dents and holes in the two will not be exactly the same.  You may have dozens of these pancakes, but each one is bound to be different.  That is the nature of creation itself, to have variety." 

- NISARGADATTA MAHARAJ, "The Experience of Nothingness" (Ed. Robert Powell), pg.6


From THE CLIFF: Book 4, "Heart of Brightness," pages 52 and 53...

 

Pgs. 52&53 with inked outlines only.

 

Pgs. 52&53 fully inked.

 

 



HAPPY CHANNUKAH and MERRY CHRISTMAS from POOPSIE THE PENGUIN!

 

HAPPY CHANNUKAH and MERRY CHRISTMAS from POOPSIE THE PENGUIN!  And everybody at Ambient Zero Publishing.  This image will also be in the Editions TRIP Calendar for 2014! 
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A VISIT TO THE FAN BELT MANSION

On the trail of Carlos Brown's killer in Varanasi, Honky the Pig drives Mutt Blue and Poopsie the Penguin to the mansion of Linux Fan Belt, Brown's former business partner and co-founder of the Wishy Washy Detergent empire.

 

 

THE CLIFF, Book 4 - "Heart of Brightness" - pages 48&49, inked outlines only.

 

 

 

THE CLIFF, Book 4 - "Heart of Brightness" - pages 48&49, fully inked.

 

 

Finally... almost halfway done Book 4!  And the pace is picking up as sinister elements swirl around the innocent (or merely naive) Mutt Blue.  Page layouts are also getting a bit more experimental, as I was reading a lot of Will Eisner while I was doing the roughs for this chapter, and trying to emulate some of the master's "break out of the panel border" tricks!

 

 



 



Up on the Roof in Varanasi

From THE CLIFF, Book 4 - "Heart of Brightness"... overwhelmed by a crime scene investigation, Mutt Blue seeks fresh air on the roof of the Babu Guest House--with unexpected discoveries.

 

(Pgs.40-41 - inked outlines only)

 



 

 

(Pgs.40-41 - fully inked)

 

 

 

THE PENGUIN DETECTS

In THE CLIFF, Book 4 - "Heart of Brightness", Poopsie the Penguin finally demonstrates some of his investigative prowess...

 

Fresh off the drawing table - pgs. 38-39

(inked outlines only)

 

 



A DIP IN THE HOLY RIVER - THE CLIFF BK4 - Pages 32-35

Fresh off the art table!  THE CLIFF, Book 4 - "Heart of Brightness" continues...

 

Mutt Blue and Poopsie the Penguin experience some of the many charms of Maa Ganga (the River Ganges,) while Honky the Pig prefers to stay on the shore.

 

 

Down by the River - THE CLIFF BK 4 continues!

Finally, Mutt Blue has followed Poopsie the Penguin and Honky the Pig down to their old stomping grounds... The River Ganga in Varanasi, India.



The Cliff, Book 4--"Heart of Brightness" pgs. 30-31
(pencils only)



 



 

The Cliff, Book 4--"Heart of Brightness" pgs. 30-31
(inked outlines)



 



 

 

The Cliff, Book 4--"Heart of Brightness" pgs. 30-31
(fully inked)