Studies for Eunice’s father John (a Puritan preacher).  How to draw this guy remains a question…. I’ll figure it out. 
Sketching the attitude of Eunice, wistfully watches some other children playing.
Study of Eunice playing. Â I like it – it’s silly.
Just a little head I liked.
Studies for a couple of complicated action tableaus – scribbly, but they mean something to me! Â Even THIS means something to me:
More preliminary work for the Eunice Willams story. Â Here are some sketchbook pages of character studies, mostly of Eunice and her father John, then of a Mohawk character who takes care of Eunice after the raid.
It’s actually been quite a long time since I’ve drawn a story, and I’m searching for a new style, or at least for the style I want for this story…
I don’t want to draw this story in as “realistic” a style as the sketch above would indicate though. Â The process of stylization I’m going for can be seen in the difference between this study…
…and the approach to the characters on this page of studies:
For an upcoming anthology on the theme of Colonial New England History (see also http://colonialcomics.tumblr.com/), I’m drawing the story of Eunice Williams & her father John, who were among those kidnapped by French & Native American raiders in Deerfield, Mass, in 1704. Â Here are some preliminary sketches:
More soon!
