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Amy Cowen's avatar

Beautifully rendered. I love the view of the umbrella at the end.

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Grant Snider's avatar

Thank you, Amy!

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Minaz Ansari's avatar

Love it! So playful yet so deep!

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Grant Snider's avatar

Thank you, Minaz!

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sophie g's avatar

this is wonderful. makes me want to play with watercolors more 😙

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Kathryn's avatar

Thank you.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

I love umbrella as boat/surfboard.

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Alexander Semenyuk's avatar

So lovely!

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Sian Clifford's avatar

Wow, just beautiful Grant. SO happy to have discovered you! ☔️😊☔️

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Jolene Handy's avatar

This is so hopeful and lovely! ☔️ 🐱

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Grant Snider's avatar

Thanks Jolene!

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Anugrah's avatar

I definitely want to try the poetry comic.

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Grant Snider's avatar

Hope you enjoy the making!

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Berkana's avatar

Tao delicado🥹

Cute

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Grant Snider's avatar

Thank you!

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Berkana's avatar

Eu fico tão confusa

Isto é genial

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Jen Robinson's avatar

The looseness & play & varied shapes/intensity of the blue squigglines, both within each panel and as you progress through them, is so so great.

is poetry comics month a thing? or your thing? (I call what I do poetry comics, but it's not at all like this.)

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Grant Snider's avatar

Thank you, Jen! I was inspired by this book of wave designs (though I made up some of my own): https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/hamonshu-a-japanese-book-of-wave-and-ripple-designs-1903/

I started Poetry Comics Month in 2022 as a way to motivate myself to make and post new work. But I hope others are inspired to participate, and I'd love to see it be a bigger movement and spark the ideas of a bunch of new poet/cartoonists!

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Jen Robinson's avatar

wow, that is so cool, thank you for sharing! And, I will use the hashtag this month :-)

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Jason McBride's avatar

I love this metaphor of changing with the weather and finding new uses for our red umbrellas!

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Grant Snider's avatar

Thanks Jason!

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Deb Nance's avatar

It's true. The storm is upon us. But the sun is always there waiting for our return.

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Grant Snider's avatar

Well said!

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Gattonissimo's avatar

Grant, you are not only a marvellous illustrator, you are also a poet, an incredible poet !

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Grant Snider's avatar

Thank you, Giogatto! I appreciate it.

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Cookie's avatar

This is so good, woa thanks for the inspiration I will surely give a poetry comic a go

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Grant Snider's avatar

Great!

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