Saxon Watercolor for Parkinson's Research

Last weekend at Heroes Con there is a charity auction organized by Team Cul de Sac to raise money for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's research. As many of you know, my mother struggled with Parkinson's from 1996 until her death in 2020, so the cause is important to me. The evening is a drink & draw with drink sales as well as bidding on pieces drawn (usually on blank coasters) by amateurs and professionals alike. It's a great night for a great cause.

To help generate a more in donations, I did a larger watercolor painting of Saxon from Mouse Guard for the bidding.

The piece started with a pencil drawing that I scanned and digitally blocked in color for reference.

Then I transferred the drawing using graphite paper and watercolored the 11" x 14" piece

The painting raised $1,300  and the night overall brought in $17,000 for the Michael J. Fox Foundation.

Thanks to Chris Sparks for all he does to get comic creators (especially those of us like Katie Cook & Mark Buckingham who've been impacted by a family member with Parkinson's) involved in raising money for research on a great cause.