Monthly Archives: November 2011

Zombie


Ink on paper

That’s about how I look today. Haven’t been getting much sleep these past few days.

A colourful video for this grey Monday morning! Link found through Communication Arts.

*Mostly Grey*

When comes March, I will probably say “I am so fed up with it!” but for now, I’m in love with snow. Happy, Happy, Happy! It is our first winter here and it promises to be good. No brown slush, only white and grey fluffy snow. No grumpy city people, only fleeting birds (big and small), curious horses and timid sheeps. Well, we will see if we pass the country side winter test!

Greys :: Gris

Greys :: Gris

Winter jewel :: Bijou d'hiver

I am not over whales… and stones. I have tried painting the pebbles with liquid acrylic. It will take me some practice and adjusting since we can see the brush markings on the surface. Next step: gouache?

Greys :: Gris
Liquid acrylic on stone

Jennifer Davis is up to something, I can’t wait to see more!
I fell in love with her Bear wearing tiny red shoes a few month ago..

Installation: part II

Here is a second post dedicated to installations… You can read the first part here.
This post showcases installations where light plays its part or is the main focus.

 

Students from the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich – The Third Space

This is another place where I would like to spend some time. A cocoon made out of a million cable ties…

Visitors can sit down in cocoon-like bird’s nests, stand under a shower of light, and experience this 200 square meters small world, that tries to translate sociological terms like self-portrayal, community and retreat into tangible spatial situations”.

 

Bruce Monro – Field of light

“Field of Light is an alien installation in the midst of nature. And like dry desert seeds lying in wait for the rain, the sculpture’s fibre optic stems lie dormant until darkness falls, and then under a blazing blanket of stars they flower with gentle rhythms of light.”

 

Chris Drury – Mushroom Cloud

As primary regenerators of soil in nature, but also poisonous agents of death, mushrooms are a metaphor for the cycle of destruction and regeneration in the environment. From mushroom spore prints to a sculpture that takes the form of a nuclear mushroom cloud, and a multiple video works that explore cloud-like properties of smoke and water, Drury makes visible the subtle connections between art and environment.”

86

We attented a very fun costumed birthday party this weekend. It was the anniversary of two of our friends, 86 years old of age combined!

Costumed birthday party :: Fête d'anniversaire costumée

Costumed birthday party :: Fête d'anniversaire costumée

Costumed birthday party :: Fête d'anniversaire costumée

My costume? A famous and colourful entertainment critic from around here (Francine Grimaldi). I would have needed bigger glasses!

Mycelium

We found this mycelium while removing concrete slabs some time ago. I had completely forgotten about it until my boyfriend saw Wednesday’s post on my blog and noticed the resemblance. He thought it was made on purpose but no, the drawing came before this discovery… So here are the photos of the mycelium in all its splendour!

Mycelium

Mycelium

Mycelium

Mycelium

With a bit of  luck, it will turn into this next summer!

Boletus

I found this site the other day, the photos are simply amazing. I must have spent an hour going through it all. It’s a good way to start your weekend.

Have a good one!

Endless Autumn

The temperature is still incredibly warm; this autumn almost seems perpetual…

Endless Autumn

Endless Autumn

Endless Autumn

This is the second of two abstract drawings that I begun a few months ago and that I almost completed the other weekend. It is going back in the drawer for an undetermined period of time before being exhumed again. I sometimes need a certain state of mind to work on a drawing, especially when it is an abstract piece like this. Or maybe it is already finished???

Endless Autumn
Ink and acrylic on paper

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This one is really nice…

A rare incursion in colour

A rare incursion in colour

A rare incursion in colour

A rare incursion in colour
Ink, watercolour and acrylic on paper

A part of my weekend…

Work in progress

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Work in progress

I don’t remember the last time I worked on a composition. It’s like a whole new territory to explore and I kind of forgot how to proceed. There is a good chance there will be numerous versions of this drawing!

For the first test, I have used a liquid frisquet (a kind of drawing gum) to protect some parts of the composition and the first layer of ink has been applied. That is how far I got the other day. The plan for this weekend: complete this and/or have fun with the separate elements. Since I am more comfortable working on single shapes, there is a good chance I might warm up on these!

What have you planned for your weekend?


Self portrait ;-)