In my first blog post I said I was going to use the chronology of my graphic novel, Camino Real, as my starting point. Today I’m jumping ahead and here’s why: Camino Real is written as a series of vignettes following my walk. Some of these vignettes go in true order, as I walk from town to … Continue reading Magnum Gold
I did take pictures (or hand my camera to friends) while walking the Camino. Now days everyone has apps to turn their photos into watercolor paintings or pastel postcards. You get some lovely results that way, but the results tend to look generic. So for Camino Real, I decided to “paint” my photographs by hand, … Continue reading Photo References
I mentioned in a prior post that St. James’ body was buried in Compostela, after it miraculously sailed, of its own accord, from Jerusalem. Then it seems people forgot, for a few hundred years, where they buried St. James. Continue reading The Milky Way
I kept a sketchbook while walking the camino. At the time, I wasn’t keeping it with an eye to writing a graphic novel. I was just recording my journey. My rule was that I had to draw something everyday–no matter how tired I was or how uninspired. Most days, that wasn’t a problem: I drew … Continue reading Evolution of a Sketch
The first time I heard of a dead saint, miraculously sailing alone on a ship, I was in Malaysia, listening to stories from a man named after Saint Francis Xavier. FX was a noted missionary in Asia, in the 1500’s, who died on a small Chinese island. I was told his body was put on … Continue reading Copycat Saint
It’s funny how, in talking about starting a journey, I’m unsure where to begin. I’m writing this blog to document the process of creating my graphic novel about walking the Camino de Santiago–an ancient pilgrimage route across northern Spain. The working title of my book is Camino Real. This is one of the many names … Continue reading Starting my Journey.
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