It took some time, but page 25, 26 and 27 of Life in the Catalina Foothills are online. Taking some time to reflect on recent developments I wrote about abortion, taking place in the USA. #Healthcare #prochoice #womensrights

I got a test batch printed and it looks good! Bright Light, Desert City part 2: Hello Tucson, available soon! #zine #comicbook #Arizona #drawing

The conversation about abortion continues on page 23 and 24 of Life in the Catalina Foothills. #abortion #womensrights #prochoice

These drawings take time. I'm building layer upon layer. #NYC #drawing #tombow #wip #christopherstreet #subway

On page 18, 19, 20 and 21 of Life in the Catalina Foothills. Women should always have the choice whether they want to continue a pregnancy, or end a pregnancy. Read the full (and developing) story on www.ytje.org. #prochoice #womensrights #bodilyautonomy #webcomic

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I'm working on some drawings about NYC, spanning 20 years. 2004-2024. Here's Christopher Street Station -work in progress- as it was in in 2005. #drawing #NYC #subway #Christopherstreet

Koop je een tweedehands jasje, krijg je er bonusbrokken bij. Er zaten zeker 10 stuks nog in de jaszak. #hondenbezitter #kringloop #adidas

Ik was in Berlijn en heb mijn sticker geplakt op de Martha Cooper Wall in het Urban Nation Museum, waaraan eenieder stickers mag toevoegen.

Lydia Lunch & Marc Hurtado brachten gisteravond een eerbetoon aan de band Suicide, in het #slachthuishaarlem. Ik moet daar vaker naartoe, fijne plek, topconcert van Lunch!

Circumventing Youtube: Dirty.radio for your Friday afternoon - ready to slip into the weekend. Dance oriented independent internet radio, created by Underworld fans.

On page 17 of Life in the Catalina Foothills, I read about originalists and abrtion in the Arizona Daily Star. This was in 2022, in the following pages I'm working on, I'll write and draw more about the issue. Read the full page on my website.

Last day of the year, I'm pushing out page 16 of "Life in the Catalina Foothills", which is part 3 of "Bright Light, Desert City" 🏜 read the full page & comic on my website ytje.org. #Arizona #paper #arizonadailystar #webcomic #drawing #america

Preview of page 15, I retreat to the back yard to read the paper. You can read the full story I've drawn so far on www.ytje.org.

Het Houtfestival in #haarlem is een toegankelijk, verbindend evenement voor iedereen, jong en oud. Lokaal, met waardevolle samenwerkingen binnen het Haarlemse culturele veld. Zonde als dat na 40 jaar verdwijnt! www.haarlemsdagblad.nl/regio/haarle...

Tucson residents fought back against Amazon’s secretive plans to build a data center in the desert — and won. But now, in a blatant attempt to override the City Council and the will of the people, Amazon and the project’s developer is pushing ahead anyway.

I can't recommend Bandcamp enough! bandcamp.com www.avclub.com/spotify-stan...

Page 14! I'm working dilligently toward more things I encountered in Tucson/ Catalina Foothills. Contractors delivering papers rely on holiday tipping to supplement their wage. Working a job like this to make ends meet is a reality for a lot of Americans. It's not uncommon to work 2 or 3 jobs.

Delivering papers in Tucson includes practically a night shift, seven days a week with almost no time off. You can read the full page on my website, www.ytje.org.

Page 12 of 'Life in the Catalina Foothills' is the start of some insight about what it entails to deliver papers in Tucson, Arizona. Believe you me, it ain't a cakewalk.

Waking up to good news: a new Pynchon book!

Mornin'. New page of Life in the Catalina Foothills is up on my on my website! The mischievous Chihuahua PETAL is caught, thanks to good ol' Luz. Read it on www.ytje.org 🏜

Analogue studio: sketching with pencil, while leafing through books on photography and magazines. Like it's 1995.

I got back from a trip to #Hamburg and now's the time to start seriously working on a series about subways. Strike the iron while it's hot.

Hi I'm Ytje. After a 24 yr career of being a professional illustrator, I'm now focusing on my own art projects exclusively. Currently I'm working on a webcomic called Bright Light, Desert City 🏜, based on a month long stay in Tucson, AZ, in 2022. Read it for free on my website!

PETAL!!!!!!!!!!!! #chihuahua

Peculiar mailboxes adorn the roadside in the Catalina Foothills. Here's a snippet of page 9 of "Bright Light, Desert City - Life in the Catalina Foothills". Read the full story of a European in the US: www.ytje.org. #roadside #catalinafoothills #mailbox #soithwestusa #webcomic #drawing #journey

People retreat inside, when it grows hotter in the Catalina Foothills. Workers persist through the rising temperatures. Read the story on my website ytje.org. This is part 3 of my webcomic Bright Light, Desert City 🏜 #Tucson #southwestusa #comic #drawing #gardener #builder #catalinafoothills

Here's a preview of page 7 of my comic 'Life in the Catalina Foothills'. I'm taking more time to work on pages, which pays off, I feel. I'm also working on the cover for part 2 'Hello Tucson'. Read the story on www.ytje.org. #catalinafoothills #tucson #comic #lineart #drawing #journey

The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.

Thank you for your service! Een tijdlijn is nodig om de totale gish gallop te blijven duiden.

food distribution #gaza #israel @volkskrant.nl

"We've already established that the neighborhood has no sidewalks. It's entirely car centric." A preview of 6 of Life in the Catalina Foothills. Read it on my website. #catalinafoothills #carcentric #dogwalking #arizona #dividedhighway

Here's a detail of page 5 of my comic Life in the Catalina Foothills, part 3 of Bright Light, Desert City. I'll be posting pages to my website on more of an intermittent basis. I'll be able to give the pages more attention, visually. #comic #webcomic #arizona #tucson #foothills #walking #dog

De enige goeie parade is dat theaterfestival in Amsterdam.

A subtle button. For everybody to wear during this whole sordid election campaign. #shame #politics #scapegoat #elections #racism #xenophobia #ultraright #decency #civilization #whitesupremists #geertwilders #vvd #disgusting

Ik heb deze maar eens uit de kast getrokken. Nu ga ik 'm echt uit lezen.

Page 4 of Life in the Catalina Foothills, part 3 of Bright Light, Desert City 🌵 read the ongoing story on my website! #webcomic #arizona #morning #breakfast #dog

Luz is waiting for Hester, who's out on her morning excercise round. A bright morning in the Catalina Foothills. Read the webcomic on ytje.com. #arizona #catalinafoothills #webcomic #drawing

"Ik ben klaar met kwark". Gesprekken meeluisteren in de trein is soms te verkiezen boven een podcast.

Early morning. The sun rises above the mountain range. Page 2 of Life in the Catalina Foothills 🗻which is part 3 of my webcomic Bright Light, Desert City 🏜 read the full story on my website #comic #catalinafoothills #drawing #story #villa #arizona

“I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." Stephen Jay Gould, 1941 - 2002

Title page of part 3 of Bright Light, Desert City: Life in the Catalina Foothills. Read the comic on my website. #catalinafoothills #Tucson #arizona #drawing #comic #landscape #goldeneagle

If you’re a collector of ‘Proper Punks’ by @theAngieTaylor, your wallet is eligible for the presale of my upcoming generative art project, launching on #Bitcoin Pizza Day. Image-based, concept-driven, and rooted in time, value, and transformation 👇👇🍀🍀🍀more info🍕🍕🍕👇👇

This is the preview of the last page of Hello Tucson. Next week, part 3 will kick off! Read the full story, Bright Light, Desert City, about my stay in Tucson on my website. #webcomic #story #graphicnovel #Tucson #sunset

As shadows lengthen, we loop back to the house. This is a preview of page 38 of Hello Tucson - Bright Light, Desert City.  Read the full story on my website. #saguaro #cactus #Arizona #catalinafoothills

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Preview of page 37 of Hello Tucson, part 2 of my webcomic Bright Light, Desert City. Read the full story on my website. #comic #webcomic #Tucson #Arizona #Foothills #usa

Page 36 of Hello Tucson: before I continue my story, remember that creating is important, especially now. The far right can only appropriate and regurgitate. We can actually create something original. #webcomic #hellotucson #drawing #create