Farniente

Farniente

This one knows everything about farniente. Baby cauliflower! Sweet peas are flowering. Nature is so elegant! Still working on this piece and it’s going to have a blue brother… Our weekend looked like this: flower picking, gardening, a father’s day...
In progress…

In progress…

Ecoline, ink and graphite on paper, work in progress… Some of the kale seeds survived winter Sweet peas are emerging and Roupie the Mittens is making his rounds. A lot of things that were dormant are starting to awaken. Summers are short around here so nature is...
Heights

Heights

Ecoline, ink and graphite on Strathmore watercolour paper That is a lot of fur… Remains of our birthday party New drawings… I was going for delicate and colourful shapes that would contrast with the presence of inkblots but these last ones turned out just...
A last one for the road

A last one for the road

Circa 1996-1997: lamps made out of  Japanese paper, wood and beads Circa 1996-1997: recycled bowls –  acrylic and metallic paint on wood Circa 1996-1997: handles made out of plaster and painted with acrylic In the last post I said it was time to get back to the...
Turnip lady

Turnip lady

Ink, ecoline and paper on paper, 2008 We spent the past three days in Montreal, in part to celebrate our birthdays (Nicolas’, his twin sister’s and mine), but also because we have to start packing. We have kept our apartment in the city as long as possible...
Smells like Easter!

Smells like Easter!

Gouache, ecoline and acrylic on paper Our two white rabbits I remember decorating eggs with my mother for Easter. She showed us how to blow out the egg and how to dye the shell. We then filled the empty egg with Jello! We ended up with a basket full of coloured and...
Light

Light

Watercolour, graphite and marker on paper Light as in the sun and light as in floating… Three weeks ago…                                                Today The light and the colour in the work of Anne Lindberg (via The Jealous Curator). The light in dark...
Thinking about spring?

Thinking about spring?

Ink and acrylic on paper Is this my subconscious’ way of telling me it’s time to kiss winter goodbye and say hello to spring? I have been trying to be more spontaneous with my drawings lately, to let the brush go where it wants. There is enough planning...
Blue Tuesday

Blue Tuesday

Ink, watercolour, acrylic and graphite on paper It was getting a bit dark… I like when photos almost turn to abstracts. Don’t you love these two? :-)
Shadow man

Shadow man

Ink and acrylic on paper I walk a lot in the forest but apart for a few species, I can’t tell what kind of tree is in front of me. I really need to educate myself! The forest through the eyes of Lisa Marie Hunter (via Art Hound).
It’s a small world

It’s a small world

Ink, gouache and acrylic on paper During the winter, the little lake becomes an ice ring. :-) I love this little bookmark (via À petit bruit).
Owl lady

Owl lady

Ink, watercolour, acrylic, pen and Japanese paper on paper Two versions of her… And some tree bark textures… Ink, watercolour, acrylic on paper I would like to see this exhibition in San Diego but I will stay here and snowshoe. :-) Have a good...