Acrylic and pencil on paper/cardboard
I have made myself discreet for the past months, but I am still here! The beginning of the year was a bit rough and I needed a pause. Now what better than a swap to get back in the saddle!
Thanks to iHanna who takes the time to organize these at least twice a year. This is my third participation (first here and second here).
This time I used the back of old paper pads and glued on cold pressed paper. Cheerful colors, black shaped animals and plants were featured in this series.
Steps in making the postcards
Ecoline and acrylic on paper
I made a little brother for this bird. ***** Cet oiseau a maintenant un petit frère.
Les Robes géographiques from Elisabeth Lecourt, via the Jealous Curator
The composition above is my end result for the Brown Paper Bag’s Collage Scrap Exchange. It had been a while since I made a collage and had forgotten how hard it can be! So many choices… I tried a lot of combinations but ended up with a simple montage on black paper.
What I received by mail
Roupie was trying to ignore the honkers’ (Canada geese) party going on in his back. There were four families of these birds on the little lake this morning!
Going to the village
Have a good weekend!
Another drawing that started as a texture test on a scrap piece of paper but turned out interesting.
Watercolour, ink, acrylic and graphite on paper
Watercolour, ink, acrylic and graphite on paper
Still using colour, but toned down.
I think I needed to make a bold move to bring in some chromatic scale in my work.
It has been a long time since I felt I was on the right track: the last time I got this impression was when I tried the inkblots. Now, there is the mix of human and animal that I really like to explore plus it includes my beloved black with the added touch of colour to make it pop…
I have been spending much more time drawing these past few days, it is a good sign!
Also, pRiyA’s book “My Shishu Stories from a children’s home and school” is finished. The kid’s paintings are stunning and touching. I especially like the portrait of Hella Mundhra, founder of the school.
I rarely know what’s going to happen when I start drawing, forms just happen. But it seems that round and fluffy feathered creatures have made their way through my work recently.
Ink on paper
Ink and acrylic on paper Ink and Japanese paper on paper
They also got to me through my camera.
This is where we pick up our eggs each week. These hens live a good life: they belong to a very nice neighbour who lets them wonder around freely and they end up their lives as old hens, never in a crockpot.
These last ones were taken a while ago:
The owls were photographed at le Refuge Pageau in Abitibi, a very special shelter for animals.
The second photo was taken during a three day eco-bike tour in Outaouais.
And last but not least is a bird that was photographed on our balcony in Montreal. We left food outside for the stray cats, but these birds ate it as much as the cats.
And since we are talking about birds in this post, here is today’s inspiration: the beautiful documentary “A falconner’s tale” by my friend Marc Girard. It’s available to watch on line!
