June 2022 Planetary Alignment

 

Over the course of the entire month, it was either too cloudy, rainy, or hazy to see the stars. Today, I finally got to see the grand planetary alignment. It was early in this morning about 4:30, and I do not have a camera sensitive enough to see it, but here is a screenshot from the software called Sky Safari 6 Pro. 

The visible naked-eye planets were Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The planets that require a telescope were Mercury, and Uranus. Pluto as a planet is a touchy subject for many, and even in this software I had to look it up to show it on screen, but regardless, you'll need the most powerful telescope to see it. 

Since it was near morning, the planets were shining, but not as impressive as it would be at night. But it was still really fun to shake things up, and see something that will not be seen again until 2040.

Snootle In The Scream

 

Snootle in The Scream, watercolor by Tia Petty

Snootle in "The Scream". Funny, this watercolor was actually one of the most difficult pictures to paint. I have much more respect for Edvard Munch... and watercolor artists.

Little Dragon

 

It has been a few many years since I've picked up a good old fashion Wacom tablet pen for completing a digital painting. It took about two hours to get back into the groove after many exercises and remembering how things worked. 

I had stopped drawing on a computer, tablet and otherwise after completing the Snootle books. The main book took an entire year with little breaks to complete. Both books were completed on the iPad Pro first generation. You can find them on Amazon at this link Snootle. Writing those books took a toll on me, but it was worth the effort.

This digital drawing is called Little Dragon, it is a still life created on Clip Studio Pro on a Mac. Why and I doing this and not oil painting today? After two full years of not painting in oils, I found that I had lost all of my skill set, my body did not remember how to even smear the paint! So, in order to keep the skill going, practice, practice, practice. 

The Editors Comic Book

 

The Editors, Chapter One: Can't Burn It Down. This is a comic book written by Miles Curtiss at Dreaming Ansible, dreamingansible.com. He hired a team of artists to realize this comic. I was honored with being hired to do the colors!

The coloring is different from most comic book colorists, as my background in the art world is traditional oil painting and comic strip art, as seen in my Snootle comic strip and cartoons. I really wanted to mix the two styles and bring full dynamic colors to the comic book world. 

The poster was a surprise, as I thought it was going to be a back page. But seeing this artwork in full size is a treat. Different from my usual color work, I was looking to give a bit of a nod to the older generations of comics, with flatter colors.

The story in The Editors is unique and profound. Here is a teaser: Best friends Brad Lee and Gabe Quesada go on a bloody road trip through time! 

If you are interested in this comic book, please visit: 

https://www.dreamingansible.com/shop/p/theeditorschapterone

Snootle

 

Snootle™ was created by Tia Petty, and debuted in 2004 via Snootle.com Snootle is about a melodramatic puppy who teams up with an over-opinioned garden snake in order to keep their human out of trouble. The book is jam packed with colorful comics and nearly 100 pages long! It is available on Amazon: Snootle by Tia Petty.

Welcome

 

Welcome to my website! For those of you who are used to my artwork under Anawanitia, I am in the middle of a re-branding effort. Tia is much easier to say and spell, and I've been using that name for my cartoons for decades. Anawanitia.com will remain up for my older paintings. More fun art to come!