Marek books, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, news

Historical New Hampshire Vol. 71 No. 1

Featuring "Drawing Freeman Colby," an 18-page full-color article about the "Live Free & Draw" comics creation process.

Marek events, news

LF&D @ Sandwich Historical Society (6 Nov)

 Sandwich, NH ~ 6 November 2013 5-8pm The Benz Center ~ Center Sandwich Comics Talk + Group Draw + Sandwich Historical Society Annual Meeting We'll present comics about the storied past of Sandwich, NH at the SHS's Annual Meeting, including artwork by our summertime Junior Historians camp...

Marek events, news

“Drawing from the Past” @ NHSCA-AIE Conference (26 Oct.)

LF&D presents a Saturday morning workshop at the 2013 Statewide Arts Education conference ...

Marek events

Junior Historians’ Comics Share @ Sandwich Old Home Days (18 August)

Sandwich Historical Society's JUNIOR HISTORIANS CAMP presents... the 2013 Camp Comic Book!

Marek guest artist, projects

Sources for Newspapers (Guest Project Post)

"Drawing from the Past" workshop participant Doug McVicar sends along these valuable resources for finding primary source material in old newspaper archives:

Marek events

“Drawing from the Past”: History Comics Workshop for Educators & Others… (15 May, Plymouth)

Resource post from a day-long workshop exploring Local History Comics...

Marek events

MECAF 2013 @ Portland, ME (19 May)

LIVE FREE AND DRAW shares a table with the e'er-verdant Trees & Hills Comics Group at Northern New England's premiere indie comics show!

Marek events

Open Studio + Workshops @ Hopkinton Town Library (23 March)

10:00-3:00 = Open Studio / 11-12:00 = Comics Workshop (Ages 8-12) / 1-2:00 = Family Comics Workshop ...

Marek SOURCE=roadside markers, Wanted: Your Artwork!

Wanted: Your Artwork!

(Slightly re-touched photo from recent LFAD tour of NH Highway Historical Markers...) Send us your "LIVE FREE AND DRAW" image via the CONTACT page... B&W ink or color, PHOTOS are great, too. Any size (preferably at least 800 pixels wide or larger!)... Just include the phrase "Live Free And Draw" and some kind of connection … Continue reading Wanted: Your Artwork!

Marek "Live Free or Die", guest artist, Henniker, Wanted: Your Artwork!

Live Free Sketches! (Guest Post)

A couple of LIVE FREE OR DIE guest artist sketches by Jacob G. and Alexandria G. (of Henniker), from a recent library COMICS WORKSHOP:

Marek projects, sources

Comics Project: Drawing from Town Histories

Published town histories provide an excellent starting point for drawing out local history stories.  They're usually packed full of useful documents, tall tales, rumors, gossip, and intriguing leads. Here's how to use them:  Look up your town’s official history: Your local historical society or library will have a copy (either for sale or for borrowing). … Continue reading Comics Project: Drawing from Town Histories

Marek guest artist, Old Man of the Mountain, Wanted: Your Artwork!

Wanted: Your Artwork!

Guest artist image by David S.! Drawn during a library Comics Workshop. Send us your "LIVE FREE AND DRAW" image via the CONTACT page... B&W ink or color, any size... Just include the phrase "Live Free And Draw" and some kind of connection to the Granite State!  If we feature it on this site, we'll … Continue reading Wanted: Your Artwork!

Marek projects, Wanted: Your Artwork!

WANTED: Your Artwork

"LIVE FREE AND DRAW!" That's the caption... YOU draw the picture! Here are the only "rules": It must include some kind of graphic and the words "Live free and draw!" somewhere in the image. It should be readable & visible at a standard page size (we suggest 8.5"x11", horizontal OR vertical; black & white is always good, OR color works … Continue reading WANTED: Your Artwork