Rhapsodies

Happy Santa Lucia Day everybody (Albeit a day late) that’s St’ Lucy to all you english speakers.

I was making a point to bring up Santa Lucia Day this year and finish this picture for it. Only to realize on the day I’d forgotten it yet again. Ah well better late than never.

I have fond memories of Santa Lucia Day from my year in Uppsala Sweden and wished I’d have the opportunity to use it in the strip as it serves as an amusing bit of childhood embarrassment for Kate. Regrettably the annual Christmas story gets in the way and it doesn’t make sense to bring it up out of season.

I was also sing it as an opportunity to start teaching myself to paint with Photoshop. The learning curve is coming along nicely but I still have a way to go.

Anyway here’s a picture of Kate at age eight in full Lucia regalia. (Regrettably for her, her parents have many similar pictures)