Dec 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
Our wish of a white Christmas was granted… I hope you are enjoying the holidays as much as we are! The link to the Christmas Fly was broken in my last post. Here it is again…
Dec 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
Found this while exploring the woods… It looks like an ancient city tower. Have you seen Geninne’s birds?
Dec 18, 2011 | Drawing & Painting
Ink and acrylic on paper Annie Musselman’s beautiful photos made me want to draw ravens. I also promised a friend I would paint her a crow for last spring… You will tell me that I am kind of late in keeping that promise (I sure am!). The thing is I just...
Dec 12, 2011 | Inspiration
I am not crazy about sweets, but this will be on the table for the Holidays… Beautiful prints from Stacey Rozich
Dec 9, 2011 | Drawing & Painting, Inspiration
Snow finally follows many days of rain and fog. What a difference a day makes. It’s Roupie’s first winter and he does not seem sure how he feels about it. The hint of a mohawk on his back is a pretty good indicator of his mood. Ink and acrylic on paper An...
Dec 7, 2011 | Inspiration
We took a short walk in the woods with our neighbour on Tuesday afternoon. It had been raining for two days and there was a beautiful mist on the lake and in the forest. It felt like we were in a Japanese ghost movie! And with all this rain, the little lake is full...
Dec 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
It has been grey for a few days and since work has piled up, I did not take the time for a real walk or for a little jogging. No time out means I have been dreaming of the sun, of warmth and I suddenly remember la Provence: its odours (wild thyme, lavender, ripe...
Nov 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
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...
Nov 15, 2011 | Drawing & Painting
The temperature is still incredibly warm; this autumn almost seems perpetual… 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...
Nov 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
It is still unusually warm for this time of year, so we decided to take a couple of hours to explore the paths near the Au Diable Vert Inn. They call this area the “Little Switzerland of the Eastern Townships”. The paths were beautiful and very quiet. We were lucky to...
Oct 20, 2011 | Inspiration, Photo
This photo was taken in the Réserve faunique La Vérendrye. It looks like little pearls of pine gum or is it a mushroom that can perspire coffee? That would be like heaven for my boyfriend, a combo of two of his favourite things in the world. Delicate mushroooms found...