Barely Representational

The Question

2009-04-29T22:18:00.000-07:00

Hey folks,

Sorry for the delay in publishing this week's comic. There were some technical difficulties. Luckily I have live-in tech support, so the issue has been resolved. Thanks for stopping by.

Beth

Baby Talk

2009-04-21T10:54:00.000-07:00

Hey folks,

Thanks for stopping by. This comic comes directly from a conversation with my fiance. See you next week.

Beth

Tax Day

2009-04-14T13:34:00.001-07:00

Happy Tax Day to my fellow Americans. To those of you not paying US taxes, um, happy middle of April. Thanks for stopping by.

Beth

April Fools

2009-03-31T09:30:00.000-07:00

Hello all you merry pranksters out there!

Are you all pulling April Fools pranks this year? If you are, leave a comment telling me what you did. (Go ahead and wait til tomorrow, when the joke is up.)

I think it says something about us as a culture that we have a holiday devoted to pulling jokes and pranks. I don't think that would fly in a lot of times and places. Just one more reason it's great to be us and not, well, them.

Thanks for stopping by,

Beth

Stew-Head

2009-03-24T11:15:00.000-07:00

Hi folks,

I drew this one a little while back, but I found myself feeling a little gloomy this morning and felt that it was a good comic to post.

Beth

St Patricks Day

2009-03-17T10:13:00.001-07:00

Hey everybody,

Have a great St Patricks Day, and drink a green beer for me (if you can.)

Beth

Daylight Savings Time

2009-03-10T12:34:00.000-07:00

Welcome to another exciting comic! I hope you like it. See you next week.

Beth

Farmer Joe

2009-03-03T14:46:00.000-08:00

Hello everybody!

I just can't resist a good zombie theme. Happy Tuesday!

Beth

The flu

2009-02-24T13:28:00.000-08:00

Hi all!
In case you're worried, no I don't have the flu. I just thought this was kind of funny. :)
Beth

Frosty is sad

2009-02-17T10:52:00.001-08:00

Hello everyone!

Welcome to the triumphant return of Barely Representational. New ideas, new comics, same sketchy style. Happy Tuesday, and I hope you enjoy the comic.

Beth

Watching You

2009-01-20T09:05:00.000-08:00

Does that make her a vigilance vigilante?

Thanks for stopping by. Happy Inauguration Day!

Beth

The Cocktail Party

2009-01-13T09:31:00.000-08:00

Hey all,

Thanks for stopping by. Stopping by for a little awkward chit chat. So, uh, nice weather we're having.

See you next week!

Beth

The Post Office

2009-01-06T18:24:00.000-08:00

Nothing like standing in line to bring out the silly questions.

Living together

2008-12-30T14:09:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone,

Today's comic comes to you straight from real life. Good times.

Beth

The holiday dilemma

2008-12-23T11:05:00.000-08:00

Hello all,

I hope you enjoyed last week's comic. If you didn't see it, go look! It was good! Continuing the holiday theme, this week I tackle the notion of decorations. Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate Christmas, and to everyone else, I wish you the festive times of whatever flavor you prefer. Especially if there is brandy involved. Just saying.

Beth

Holiday Spirit

2008-12-16T09:30:00.000-08:00

Hey all,

So who's up for this year's frenzy of overspending? Woot!

Thanks for stopping by,

Beth

Shot a Man in Reno

2008-12-09T11:53:00.000-08:00

Hey all,

Man, what a rickety jail, eh? Budget cuts, no doubt.

Thanks for stopping by,

Beth

Beats Rat Baiting

2008-12-03T14:06:00.000-08:00

Hello all, thanks for stopping by. I was out of town last week for the holiday and didn't manage to get a comic up. But here we go, a whole new page of badly drawn comic fun.
Beth

Jail Sucks

2008-11-18T11:30:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone,

Thanks for stopping by. Are you all as relieved as I am that the Art Court saga is finally done? Whew! I rather like the way my policeman looks in this comic. I think it's the hat. Hats make things official.

Beth

Better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick

2008-11-11T13:07:00.000-08:00

Hello all,

Thanks for stopping by.

Today we come to the end of the Art Court series, and in fact the silly joke that started it all. Enjoy.

See you next week.

Beth

The Substitute Cock Clause

2008-11-04T10:10:00.000-08:00

And what's especially galling about her superhero boyfriend not coming home is that he has the power of teleportation. Not really a good relationship, if you ask me.

Oh, and yes, in the final panel that is supposed to be the grown-up voice noise from Peanuts.

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Introductions

2008-10-28T12:39:00.000-07:00

Hey all,

The Art Court saga continues. This time we find out who Beth's new friend is and why she's in Art Court. We'll learn more next time.

This is the first comic I've drawn in my new home in San Diego. Thanks for stopping by.

Beth

Mmm, cookies

2008-10-21T09:30:00.000-07:00

Those of you who've been following this comic since it started may remember that in my first post, I said that I have things to say. In retrospect, maybe that was stating things a little too strongly. Maybe what I have to say is "Look at me! Look look look look look! Look at me! Look what I did!"

I guess that's ok too, though.

And I do love cookies. Mmmm.

Thanks for stopping by,

Beth

Art Court, part 4

2008-10-14T19:33:00.000-07:00

Hello all,

Welcome to another exciting installment in the Art Court saga. Note that I have again drawn faces. And also note that the faces are more successfully drawn than the shoulders. Good times.

Beth

Art Court, part 3

2008-10-07T19:28:00.000-07:00

Hello all, and thanks for stopping by. Our Art Court series continues. And I drew faces. Yay, faces! One other note, most of the dialog in today's comic should be read from right to left and not left to right. If you read it the other way you might want to try again, and maybe this time it'll make more sense.

Beth

Art Court, part 2

2008-09-30T10:29:00.000-07:00

Ok, so last week's experiment with format was clearly a fail. So we're back to the original format, which if the writing's too small, you can just click on the picture to enlarge. Simple, right?

This week I challenged myself in drawing the middle panel. I mostly like how it turned out, but in case you were wondering, I do not mean to imply that the guy on the right is floating in midair, he was just drawn in that position before I drew the lines indicating where the floor was, and I had the choice between leaving him as he was or lengthening his legs to an absurd degree. Or maybe drawing some sort of stepladder for him. Anyway, imagine that he is standing on the floor like everyone else, and all will be well. In fact, you'll be practicing your suspension of disbelief! A handy thing to do in this election season.

See you next week.

Beth

The Hat Store

2008-09-23T19:23:00.000-07:00

Okay folks, I'm trying an experiment here. I scanned this week's comics in three parts, so as to maybe hopefully perhaps make it easier to read. Hmmm. Let me know if it actually is easier, or if it just looks retarded.

Thanks,

Beth

Art Court, part 1

2008-09-16T10:56:00.000-07:00

Hello all, and welcome to this week's installment of Barely Representational. The Art Court saga continues. Enjoy!

Love,
Beth

Law and Pizza

2008-09-09T09:54:00.000-07:00

Hello all, and welcome to this week's Barely Representational. In this installment we continue the Art Court saga. Enjoy.

Also, if you like what you see here, pass it on to someone. The more the merrier.

Beth

Art Court Summons

2008-09-02T19:30:00.000-07:00

Hello all, thanks for stopping by. In case you need the back story to this week's comic, look back at Everyone's a Critic, parts 1-3.

Oh, and if you like what I'm doing here, pass it along.

Love,

Beth

Everyone's a Critic, Part 3

2008-08-26T09:01:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

If this comic doesn't make any sense to you, you might want to go back and read parts 1 and 2. If it's not clear at that point, you might want to sober up a bit and then try again. Not that my target audience are the sort of people to get completely wasted and then go on the internet. No. Not at all. And I'm sure none of you have ever sent your ex an email while in such a state. Upstanding citizenry that you are.

Anyway, I hope you're enjoying the comic. Hopefully next week I'll have the next installment of this particular series. If not, I'll try to offend your sensibilities with something else.

Tune in again next Tuesday for the next weekly update of Barely Representational.

Love,

Beth

Worry

2008-08-19T15:53:00.000-07:00

For those of you who have mentioned that it's hard to see the comic, just click on the picture to enlarge it.

Enjoy!

Beth

Priceless

2008-08-12T19:30:00.000-07:00

I know, I know, the entire premise is hack. I just found it kind of amusing. Also I like the way the drawings look on this one.

Thanks for stopping by.
Beth

Everyone's a critic, part 2

2008-08-05T10:48:00.000-07:00

I think my favorite part of this comic is the sequence of five small panels without words.

As you can probably tell, this story line will be continued.

Everyone's a critic

2008-07-30T19:10:00.000-07:00

Sorry this one is late, folks. More technical difficulties. This one will be continued in next week's exciting installment: Everyone's a critic, part 2.

Thanks for reading.
Beth

Strong Woman

2008-07-22T21:50:00.000-07:00

Hey all, sorry this is being posted so late. Technical difficulties. I hope you enjoy it.

Beth

People Watching

2008-07-15T07:16:00.000-07:00

Here I am, back again one week later with a new comic. Everyone surprised? I'm not. Sure, most blogs and other miscellaneous new online projects get abandoned pretty quickly. But you have to have faith.

Also, a couple people mentioned to me that if I'm unhappy with my drawing, they know where I could go to find illustrators to collaborate with me. Their hearts are in the right place, but I love drawing this comic. If feeds a part of me I didn't even know needed to be fed. And maybe it'll even teach me to draw better.

Thanks for stopping by. See you next week.

Magic Lamp

2008-07-08T08:04:00.000-07:00

Hi, I'm Beth. Welcome to my web comic. I call it Barely Representational because I am not under any illusions of being able to draw particularly well. However, I have stuff to express and share with the world. The brave new world of open access for all to the new tools of publishing.

Thanks for stopping by. I plan to publish a new comic every week.