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The Hartfords

Back in the day I used to make up characters and even tried to write a story around them. I quickly realized that I do not have the patience required to be a great, or even a good writer. But anyway, I created this black family named the Hartfords. They were an upscale kinda bunch with architects, doctors, artists, writers and musicians in the mix. I drew plenty of pics to go along with my story. Now that I look back at them, they were kind of naive, like I was then. If I were to revisit them now, I would make them quite different. Here are a couple of the sketches:







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  1. Black Doll EnthusiastAugust 5, 2014 at 7:13 PM

    The Hartfords look nice on paper. They paint a pretty picture.

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  2. VanessaAugust 6, 2014 at 6:03 AM

    Love these! They look like they would have been an interesting bunch.

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