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Olivia When
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Animator, illustrator, dog observer ✏️🐕 she/her
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Olivia When @oliviawhen.com · Oct 20
Hello! I'm Olivia, most people know me for drawing dogs at this point. I'm a 2D animator/illustrator. 📣🐶
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A watercolor painting of a happy white samoyed (Sprout) in front of a giant monstera plant. The first panel of the Cup Pup comic. A yellow puppy walks down a sidewalk lined with daisies. They are carrying a reusable cup in their mouth and wearing a backpack. Text: "I love my cup. I bring it everywhere." A tableau of 4 golden retrievers. 1 sleeping, 1 rolling on it's back chewing a teddy bear, 1 looking at the previous, 1 jumping happily at food on a counter. 3 white ducks swimming through lily pads. The 1st is carrying fairy bread and leaving sprinkles in its wake. The 2nd looks at a fish. The 3rd is wearing a flower on its head like a hat.
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Free bingo square #hourlycomicsday #hcd #hourlycomicday
February 8, 2026 at 10:44 PM
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it's pretty busy!! lol It's an hourly drawing of whatever you're doing the day that the annual event lands on. Some people are doing pretty interesting things! it's a cool time capsule.
February 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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Happy hourlies day to all those who celebrate. 🎉 ✍️
1AM-11AM: Looking at a big clock that just says "art" at every hour.
#hourlycomicsday #hcd #hourlies
Messy 3 color ink comics (gold, blue, and dark blue - will add materials list later) Person in a plaid shirt (me) painting at an easel late at night next to a bookshelf and plant. Text: 12 am painting furiously so I can go play with all the other artists tomorrow Closer up panel, you can see the artist is painting the artist painting. Text: 1 am painting the comic about painting (and the painting about the comic about painting) 3 OOTDs (outfit of the day) Shortsleeved jumpsuit, big oversized shirt with little quilt pattern in the middle (by citruslucy!!) and pants, chunky sweater with star trails on the sleeve (by carmico!!) and loose jeans. Text: 11 am try to decide what to wear I could lie in the comics and no one would know except... A mostly blue shaded person with thick circle glasses (@fivepaninis) drawing furiously in a sketchbook in the bg. In the fg me, also drawing furiously with a curly que furrowed brow. Text:....I live with another artist doing hourlies. (what if I change every hour to up the difficulty)
February 8, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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9-12: Feeling grateful to all artists pouring their hours into their craft. Thanks for hanging out with me today!
#hourlycomicsday
The artist at a desk painting. In the background someone yells "A"! through a closed door. Text: 9 PM Brioche addresses the audience The artist having opened the door remarks to Brioche the cat: "Oh You want to be seen in this hourly comic?" Brioche looks up, happy to just be looked at, but slightly confused. The artist darwing at a cintiq, with Brioche loafing in an opened window. It's dark and rainy outside, and it sounds like: "plip plop plip" Text: 10 pm work, rain (If one sprinkle hits brioche he’ll run away while wailing) A cat shaped plate with two slices of asian pear and a slice of purple cheesecake. It has a gold crumb base, a dark purple layer, and a light purple layer with dollops of whipped cream on top. There's a small spoon on the plate too. Text: 11 pm ube cheesecake (This cake is the exact same color as these inks, so I HAD to eat it today) A gold rose with some slightly yellowing leaves in a thin clear vase of water. Text: 12 am Happy 20th Hourly Comics! Thank you to Simone Veil, the creator. (This rose has been alive for 2 months now is that normal...)
February 9, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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Incidentally, for 2024’s Hourly Comics Day, I started to make a comic about the history of Simone and Hourly Comics Day. But (ha ha) you know how it is with HCD sometimes — it gets away from you. Here’s as much as I made.
HOURLY COMIC DAY. A series of comics drawn in the style of Simone Veil. Hourly comic day is observed annually on February 1st. It was started in 2006 by webcomic artist Simone Veil. (Hey) she’s has come out as trans in the intervening year years, so she went by a different name in 2006. You may recognize her as the author of the webcomic pictures for sad children. Her comics are simply drawn often black and while. Characters are usually heads and bodies with stick arms. This is me trying to imitate her style (kind of a pale imitation). Her comics often concern sadness and existential dread manifesting in strange and surreal ways. In 2011, she held a kickstarter for a print compilation of pfsc. Funding greatly exceeded her expectations. In 2014x after struggling to fulfill the last of the orders and contending with a rising chorus of internet hate, she posted a video of her burning boxes of unshipped comics. Then she deleted her comic archives and vanished off th internet. But I digress. On December 21, 2005, Simone Drew a comic every hour she was awake. When th day was over, she kept going. On January 25, 2006, she picked a day and invited other people to give it a try too. And they did.
January 27, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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He's the fan favorite for sure
February 9, 2026 at 6:49 AM
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5-8: Dinner! Dinner! Dinner!
#hourlycomicsday
The artist siting in a desk chair in a deranged way, with shoulders slid down and resting at the back of the seat, while holding phone. Text: 5 PM Reply to texts, scroll randomly, read A journal with writing and drawings in 3 colors of ink, below are the three colors swatched (gold, light blue, maroon/dark blue) Text: 6 PM Journal (the look of my hourlies is the end result of an indecisive month of journaling.) A dark plate with avocados, cabbage, crown daisy, and two eggs next to a fork. (The alt text is doing a lot of work, as green is not one of the 3 colors I'm using.) Text: 7 PM human dinner A person in a cropped hoodie and glasses sitting and leaning over to look at a siamese mix cat (brioche). Brioche is yelling with a big speech bubble that says WA. The artist is standing next to them and holding a food bowl. Text: 8 PM brioche dinner Juliana usually feeds him, so he continues to yell at her while i get food
February 9, 2026 at 6:37 AM
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Right?? It's truly unbelievable, with photos, and with them insisting they're being serious lol
February 9, 2026 at 3:09 AM
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3-4: Please visit again mountain lion.
#hourlycomicsday
Three protesters hiding behind big posters that say: I bought this sign on Amazon Prime Billionaires build the future Tip your landlord Text: 3 pm look at photos from the pro-billionaire march that happened nearby yesterday A mountain lion standing in front of an sf bus stop with a wavy roof. Text: Thinking about how sad it is that the mountain lion that was here two weeks ago couldn’t make it to counter protest The artist holding a jug of water remarking: Wonder where Brioche is... Text: 4 pm investigate, disrupt A big lumpy blanket on a couch. A glasses wearing person is peaking out from one side. A hand reaches down to pat a cat sized lump which replies: Mrpp? From off screen comes a reply of: Hmm?
February 9, 2026 at 2:58 AM
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12-2: Like a dog, I must take myself on a walk every day, or else.
#hourlycomicsday
Three ink bottles, blue, gold, and a dark purple/blue (sailor manyou hinako, ferris wheel press workshop, sailor hana gokoro), two paint brushes a square and a small round, and one dip nib pen Text: 12 pm paint, edit, write alt text, post The artist walking in profile, wearing a long brown coat and carrying a square reusable bag. Walking in front is a tan shiba. Text: 1 pm go on a walk to do my errands Artist walking up some stairs to a door. The background is a water blue purple. The lines are watery. Text: When I return my block is covered in fog Strawberries, bok choy, asian pears, and a blob of kale above two books. One blue with some abstract waves, and the other a picture book with a tent and flowers on the cover. Text: 2 pm farmers market and library haul (Amanda Gorman’s call us what we carry, Iron Tazz/Martin Stanev’s Hike It)
February 9, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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thank you!!
February 8, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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Happy hourlies day to all those who celebrate. 🎉 ✍️
1AM-11AM: Looking at a big clock that just says "art" at every hour.
#hourlycomicsday #hcd #hourlies
Messy 3 color ink comics (gold, blue, and dark blue - will add materials list later) Person in a plaid shirt (me) painting at an easel late at night next to a bookshelf and plant. Text: 12 am painting furiously so I can go play with all the other artists tomorrow Closer up panel, you can see the artist is painting the artist painting. Text: 1 am painting the comic about painting (and the painting about the comic about painting) 3 OOTDs (outfit of the day) Shortsleeved jumpsuit, big oversized shirt with little quilt pattern in the middle (by citruslucy!!) and pants, chunky sweater with star trails on the sleeve (by carmico!!) and loose jeans. Text: 11 am try to decide what to wear I could lie in the comics and no one would know except... A mostly blue shaded person with thick circle glasses (@fivepaninis) drawing furiously in a sketchbook in the bg. In the fg me, also drawing furiously with a curly que furrowed brow. Text:....I live with another artist doing hourlies. (what if I change every hour to up the difficulty)
February 8, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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a simple cartoon drawing of a yellow lab puppy sitting in service dog gear and wagging his tail
February 8, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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that's so cool! tell them thanks for me! hahah
February 8, 2026 at 2:34 AM
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"That Box We Sit On"

A metal box sits embedded in a field. It’s the everyday hangout spot for two kids after school, but why? One of them lets his imagination run. The other mostly jokes about it.

get a physical copy at the link
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February 7, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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Storygraph is so incredible. I filed a ticket because I noticed a book I read was missing the author, only had the illustrator, and within 20 mins a volunteer librarian had fixed it.
February 8, 2026 at 12:06 AM
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Kona returned to the stars. We always joked she was a space alien sent to earth to pose (somewhat unconvincingly) as a dog and learn everything she could about humans. She had so many wonderful experiences, made so many friends, and gave us so much joy every single day. I'll miss you, Kona bear. 🤍
Illustration of a white greyhound with spotted ears, her eyes are closed peacefully and head tilted upwards with a shooting star above her head and more stars surrounding her on a round purple background. A personal tribute to my beloved Kona.
February 7, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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Will be exhibiting at Wonder Festival for the first time! At booth 3-16-05 along with Shin Tanabe and James Marsano. I designed and sculpted this figure of DODONGO from episode 12 of the original Ultraman television series.

#WF2026W #art
Photo of a painted prototype of Dodongo, a winged kirin-like creature from Ultraman (1966 television series). The figure is greenish-blue with chunky, clawed feet, large spiraling horns, and a dragon-like face. The body sports a bumpy Red King-like texture, and the body is covered in gold flames. Dodongo is posed in a trotting stance with the right foreleg and left hindleg raised. Its mouth is slightly open. Photo from the left profile in front of a grey gradient background. There is text that includes my name and website, the Ultraman and Tsuburaya Productions logos, and specifics about the model kit. Photo of a painted prototype of Dodongo, a winged kirin-like creature from Ultraman (1966 television series). The figure is greenish-blue with chunky, clawed feet, large spiraling horns, and a dragon-like face. The body sports a bumpy Red King-like texture, and the body is covered in gold flames. Dodongo is posed in a trotting stance with the right foreleg and left hindleg raised. Its mouth is slightly open. Photo from the front angle. Photo of a painted prototype of Dodongo, a winged kirin-like creature from Ultraman (1966 television series). The figure is greenish-blue with chunky, clawed feet, large spiraling horns, and a dragon-like face. The body sports a bumpy Red King-like texture, and the body is covered in gold flames. Dodongo is posed in a trotting stance with the right foreleg and left hindleg raised. Its mouth is slightly open. Close up from the right 3/4 front view of the head and neck.
January 20, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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Just chiming to say I also switched from hobonichi to a blank grid journal with tomoe river paper and loveee it. No wasted blank pages, and it lasts me a couple years. I got mine from wonderland222 but I'm sure there's many others!
February 6, 2026 at 4:26 AM
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Happy #kidlitpostcard day! Please contact me if you need a lot of tiny dogs drawn!! 👋🐶
A vertical postcard sized illustration of 7 sled dogs running on a narrow dirt path through a snowy woods and across a frozen (but cracking) river. A beaver is peeking out of a lodge. An a frame house with fishing hole are sit at the bottom on the edge of a frozen lake. A wolf is standing happily on a big rock. Text: Olivia When oliviawhen.com Rep'd by Bailey Tamayo - Sanford J. Greenburger
February 6, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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BREAKING: Over 680 members of the National Academy of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering have endorsed articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.
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Top of the photo in white text reads: "BREAKING OVER 680 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES MEMBERS, INCLUDING 10 NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATES, ENDORSE IMPEACHING RFK JR." Below that in black text is a statement reading: "We, the undersigned Members of the National Academy of Medicine, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering, writing in our private capacities, endorse the Articles of Impeachment introduced in the House of Representatives on Dec 10, 2025 by Representative Haley Stevens." Below that is the red "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE " logo. Below that is a link in white text reading: "standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr".
February 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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crop of of persimmon wallpaper for desktop & phones! 🧡
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February 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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my pomeranian does not approve of my drawings
February 4, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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There is an actual argument that this curse actually worked.
Screenshot of when Adobe tried to act friendly and start an account here. Everyone yelled at them making them delete and @senabryer.com posted “not you. Take CURSE OF RA” followed by a series of cryptic/magical images
February 4, 2026 at 3:34 AM
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February 4, 2026 at 5:10 AM