Adrift on a Painted Sea James McShane there’s real energy and ingenuity:

there’s real energy and ingenuity: this is a wise and funny journey through loneliness and confusion

whose regimented life is disrupted by the arrival of Röhner

she's Pippi

"As intelligently written and beautifully drawn—whether simply or intricately—as anything else this front-runner in his generation of comics artists has done

Adrift on a Painted Sea James McShane there’s real energy and ingenuity:By Tim Bird & Sue Bird. Published by Avery Hill Publishing. Softcover, 84 pages, Colour, 2024. Paperback with french flaps, 84 pages, full colour A poignant, thoughtful graphic memoir that explores family, loss, and art through the author's relationship with his mother, who painted as a hobby throughout her life. Sue Bird was always painting: botanical art, landscapes, still lifes, and especially the sea. She took classes, kept countless sketchbooks,