[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-anna-akhmatova":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"I didn't do a morning sketch today and I could really tell. So here's a late one, I feel better for having done it. \u003Ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Akhmatova\">Anna Akhmatova\u003C/a> is one of Russia's greatest poets, and a famous beauty in her day; \u003Ca href=\"http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l27/jabberworks/akhmatova_photo.jpg\">photographed\u003C/a>, drawn and painted by several of the great masters. I loved her work when I was doing my Russian lit degree and I keep meaning to go back and have another read. [Note to self.]\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/akhmatova-a9c11e6b81.gif\">\\r\n\\r\nI originally thought I was going to draw Anna Chancellor, since I mentioned her in the last post, but I did a quick web search and notice the web mysteriously bereft of any profile shots of her. That made me wonder if her publicists prefer straight-on pictures because she does have rather a large nose, in a cool way. And it made me think of Akhmatova, who got to revel in her striking appearance, so I decided to draw her instead.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Events update!\u003C/b> \\r\nSadly, I'm not going to get to speak on the DFC panel at the Edinburgh Literary Festival in August, boo. \\r\n\u003Cb>BUT! The good thing about this being cancelled is that I can go to Oxford's \u003Ca href=\"http://caption.org/2/\">Caption\u003C/a> festival on 15 & 16 August\u003C/b>. Hooray! I had such a brilliant time there last year; you can see \u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.livejournal.com/118755.html\">pics and a comic I drew about it. \u003C/a> One of the coordinators, \u003Cb>Selina Lock\u003C/b> (\u003Ca href=\"http://girlycomic.livejournal.com/\" class=\"lj-user\">girlycomic\u003C/a>) has asked me to give a talk, so I'll let you know when I get the details. \u003Cb>Garen Ewing\u003C/b> is also going to give a talk on the Sunday about his amazing book coming out about then, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.garenewing.co.uk/rainboworchid/\">\u003Ci>The Rainbow Orchid\u003C/i>\u003C/a>. So put those dates in your diary!\\r\n\\r\nI'll be doing some drawing at \u003Ca href=\"http://www.garynorthfield.co.uk\">Gary Northfield\u003C/a>'s table this Saturday at \u003Ca href=\"http://www.londonexpo.com/show_features/comic_village__expo.html\">London's MCM Expo\u003C/a>. I'll aim to be there from 2pm for an hour or so, do stop by if you want a doodle and to say hi.\\r\n\\r\nCool link: \u003Ca href=\"http://boygirlparty.livejournal.com/\" class=\"lj-user\">boygirlparty\u003C/a> has just posted a great step-by-step tutorial about how to make a \u003Ca href=\"http://boygirlparty.livejournal.com/217584.html\">quick and easy sketchbook\u003C/a>. Have a look!","2009-05-18T15:52:00.000Z","anna-akhmatova",[],"anna akhmatova",1776628732354]