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Ytje Veenstra
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Bright Light, Desert City: a webcomic about my trip to Tucson AZ in 2022. Pages published intermittently. Currently working on part 3: Life in the Catalina Foothills https://www.ytje.org/
Preview of page 15, I retreat to the back yard to read the paper. You can read the full story I've drawn so far on www.ytje.org.
December 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Page 14! I'm working dilligently toward more things I encountered in Tucson/ Catalina Foothills.

Contractors delivering papers rely on holiday tipping to supplement their wage. Working a job like this to make ends meet is a reality for a lot of Americans. It's not uncommon to work 2 or 3 jobs.
November 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Delivering papers in Tucson includes practically a night shift, seven days a week with almost no time off. You can read the full page on my website, www.ytje.org.
November 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Page 12 of 'Life in the Catalina Foothills' is the start of some insight about what it entails to deliver papers in Tucson, Arizona. Believe you me, it ain't a cakewalk.
October 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Mornin'. New page of Life in the Catalina Foothills is up on my on my website! The mischievous Chihuahua PETAL is caught, thanks to good ol' Luz. Read it on www.ytje.org 🏜
October 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Analogue studio: sketching with pencil, while leafing through books on photography and magazines. Like it's 1995.
October 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I got back from a trip to #Hamburg and now's the time to start seriously working on a series about subways. Strike the iron while it's hot.
September 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Hi I'm Ytje. After a 24 yr career of being a professional illustrator, I'm now focusing on my own art projects exclusively. Currently I'm working on a webcomic called Bright Light, Desert City 🏜, based on a month long stay in Tucson, AZ, in 2022. Read it for free on my website!
August 30, 2025 at 9:15 AM
PETAL!!!!!!!!!!!!
#chihuahua
August 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Peculiar mailboxes adorn the roadside in the Catalina Foothills. Here's a snippet of page 9 of "Bright Light, Desert City - Life in the Catalina Foothills". Read the full story of a European in the US: www.ytje.org.
#roadside #catalinafoothills #mailbox #soithwestusa #webcomic #drawing #journey
August 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM
People retreat inside, when it grows hotter in the Catalina Foothills. Workers persist through the rising temperatures.

Read the story on my website ytje.org. This is part 3 of my webcomic Bright Light, Desert City 🏜

#Tucson #southwestusa #comic #drawing #gardener #builder #catalinafoothills
August 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Here's a preview of page 7 of my comic 'Life in the Catalina Foothills'.
I'm taking more time to work on pages, which pays off, I feel. I'm also working on the cover for part 2 'Hello Tucson'. Read the story on www.ytje.org.

#catalinafoothills #tucson #comic #lineart #drawing #journey
July 31, 2025 at 6:13 AM
"We've already established that the neighborhood has no sidewalks. It's entirely car centric."

A preview of 6 of Life in the Catalina Foothills. Read it on my website.

#catalinafoothills #carcentric #dogwalking
#arizona #dividedhighway
June 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Here's a detail of page 5 of my comic Life in the Catalina Foothills, part 3 of Bright Light, Desert City. I'll be posting pages to my website on more of an intermittent basis. I'll be able to give the pages more attention, visually.
#comic #webcomic #arizona #tucson #foothills #walking #dog
June 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Ik heb deze maar eens uit de kast getrokken. Nu ga ik 'm echt uit lezen.
June 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Page 4 of Life in the Catalina Foothills, part 3 of Bright Light, Desert City 🌵 read the ongoing story on my website!

#webcomic #arizona #morning #breakfast #dog
May 31, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Luz is waiting for Hester, who's out on her morning excercise round.
A bright morning in the Catalina Foothills.
Read the webcomic on ytje.com. #arizona #catalinafoothills #webcomic #drawing
May 22, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Early morning. The sun rises above the mountain range. Page 2 of Life in the Catalina Foothills 🗻which is part 3 of my webcomic Bright Light, Desert City 🏜 read the full story on my website #comic #catalinafoothills #drawing #story #villa #arizona
May 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Title page of part 3 of Bright Light, Desert City: Life in the Catalina Foothills. Read the comic on my website. #catalinafoothills #Tucson #arizona #drawing #comic #landscape #goldeneagle
May 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is the preview of the last page of Hello Tucson. Next week, part 3 will kick off! Read the full story, Bright Light, Desert City, about my stay in Tucson on my website. #webcomic #story #graphicnovel #Tucson #sunset
May 1, 2025 at 5:36 AM
As shadows lengthen, we loop back to the house.
This is a preview of page 38 of Hello Tucson - Bright Light, Desert City.  Read the full story on my website.
#saguaro #cactus #Arizona #catalinafoothills
April 24, 2025 at 6:16 AM
James Leg in @patronaathaarlem.bsky.social gisteravond. Vuig!
April 18, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Preview of page 37 of Hello Tucson, part 2 of my webcomic Bright Light, Desert City. Read the full story on my website.
#comic #webcomic #Tucson #Arizona #Foothills #usa
April 17, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Page 36 of Hello Tucson: before I continue my story, remember that creating is important, especially now. The far right can only appropriate and regurgitate. We can actually create something original. #webcomic #hellotucson #drawing #create
April 10, 2025 at 6:18 AM
On page 35 of Hello Tucson, a window into our current time. Stay strong. #humanrights #climatechange #usa #bigbusiness #darktimes #dutchcabinet #webcomic
April 4, 2025 at 6:13 AM