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Hannah Dunscombe is a painter, portrait artist, and aspiring graphic novelist based in Mansfield, MA.
Professional Portfolio
A major project for my Technology for Information Professionals class was building a professional portfolio using CSS and HTML… from scratch.
Tina & Tristan
This is my cousin Tina and her husband Tristan. The two had a private ceremony in Washington, DC last year and celebrated with family in Maitland, FL this past weekend.
Remembering Ivy
Whenever Ivy heard a noise that might be related to food, she perked up.
It could be the fridge door opening, or the crinkle of packaging, or even the sound of tablets rattling in a vitamin bottle.
She would pop out of her enclosure, ears alert, nose pointed upward to detect the scent of appetizing food, eyes eager for some confirmation of her suspicion, teeth chattering excitedly.
These would also be accompanied by the classic guinea pig sounds of anticipation: a hopeful "brweep! brweep! beweep!" and the metallic drumming sound of teeth gnawing on the bars of her enclosure.
Saying goodbye to our beloved Ivy
Yesterday was one of the hardest days I've ever had. Ivy has been my friend since 2016. She was there for me when Archie died in 2019, only months before the pandemic started. I never once felt lonely over two years of working from home and then studying from home while my partner was out working each day. She comforted me while he was ill and quarantining for weeks in another room, helped me adjust to moving from an apartment we had lived in for eight years, and celebrated with us when we got engaged…
Ukraine
Grandpa Andy’s parents emigrated from Ukraine in the early twentieth century. His father Michael Mysiura, son of Eudocia (Czornii) and Andreas Mysiura, left at age 18 and arrived at Ellis Island aboard the Graf Waldersee on June 21, 1907.
Roughly eight years later, Michael’s future wife, Anastasia (who later went by “Stella”) Dwulit made the same journey, leaving her parents Catherine and Alexander Dwulit and arriving in the United States at roughly the age of 16.
Comics, de quervain’s, and guinea pigs
I ended up cranking out quite a few drawings in January despite getting covid, and that has continued for part of February. I’m really excited to have incorporated yet another color into the book’s palette: beryl green…
Dot portrait
This adorable pup is Dot! This commission came in through way of Ripley’s extended family…
Snow night
The seismic rumble of a plow
vibrating the china plates and teacups,
slicing and quaking through the snow,
plucking out fresh potholes
and enclosing mouths of driveways
in sugary embankments.
New website!
At last! About a year ago, I decided Weebly was not going to be a good fit longterm. It has largely stayed the same since I launched my online portfolio 14 years ago. I got some practice launching my graphic novel website, and last semester while learning about usability in one of my information science courses, I started working on the transition…
Desk with a view
Since we moved in September 2020, I’ve had my desk in a narrow corner at the entrance of the bedroom, and my guinea pig’s palace at the double window…
Ripley portrait
This was a commission for some friends over the holidays. Isn’t he the sweetest??
Holiday card 2021
This year’s holiday card is a little moody, which felt about right given how it’s been another rough one with the pandemic and a lot of transitions. Chris helped me pick it out from the photos I took on a walk with him a couple weeks ago.
Emily & Derek portrait
This portrait is based on Emily and Derek’s engagement photos and was a gift for their wedding. I really loved working on all of the beads and the embroidery on Emily’s vyshyvanka. Plus, it’s always so nice to painting people you know…
New zoom lens
Chris gave me my Christmas gift early – a new zoom lens! My old one broke five years ago when I dropped it on a metal-bottomed boat, and I got a new one that is good for portraiture, but not quite for its zoom feature…
Thanksgiving 2021
Thanksgiving was so fun! My nephew Teddy has grown so much and it was such a treat to see how much Juliette appreciates her little brother.