Come with me, to the sea

Come with me, to the sea

Pastel on stone Some of the pebbles I painted during the weekend. Whales and turtles seemed appropriate for these stones. pRiyA sent me this most interesting link in response to last Friday’s post on mushrooms. The photos on this site take a long time to upload...
The art of napping

The art of napping

May I introduce you to Roupie Les Mitaines (Roupie AKA “The Mittens”). Roupie sleeps at least 18 hours a day. Between two naps, he will eat, play and purrr. Not being gifted for the art of sleeping, I sometimes get jealous of him. He makes it look so easy!...
Saturday

Saturday

Acrylic on paper Drawing on stones has kind of forced me out of inkblots. I feel a little more confident in front a white sheet of paper and I am curious to see where it will lead. It was my sister’s birthday party on Saturday. It felt good to spend the night...
Peculiar

Peculiar

The bottom of the bag of pebbles is starting to show, they went by so fast! I am finding ways to let the texture and color of the stones peak trough the drawings. I think my favourite medium up to now is the pastel. It just works so well on the grainy surface of the...
Creepy-crawly friends

Creepy-crawly friends

Ink on paper Watercolor on paper Ink, acrylic and japanese paper on paper A lot of furry and feathery friends have come out on paper lately as well as a few little creepy-crawly creatures. I rarely use color, not that I don’t like it but I find it hard to master....
When I started drawing again

When I started drawing again

When I started drawing again last January, this is what came out… I do not know what my subconscious was trying to tell me… More of these over here. PS: I am still programming like mad and cannot wait for a break! My brushes and crayons are getting...
I have a thing for bears

I have a thing for bears

Almost every time I see a drawing, photo or carving of a bear, my heart goes soft and my eyes get wider. I think it all started while organizing an exhibition on Inuit art and culture; amongst all the artefacts stood the carving of a dancing bear, looking happy and a...
Pebbles: more tests, with creatures

Pebbles: more tests, with creatures

Time flew by these past few days and work got piled up so I only had a short afternoon on Sunday to play with the pebbles. I would have liked to make more but after five or six it got repetitive and inspiration grew short. And I got frustrated. I am still trying not...
Birds of a feather

Birds of a feather

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                                                    ...
My Moo cards have arrived

My Moo cards have arrived

La Datcha minicards Datcha Web business cards La Datcha greeting cards I just received my Moo cards (business cards, greeting cards, minicards and stickers)… I’m happy with the results even though some of the models came out a bit too dark, but that’s probably...