Apr 23, 2013 | Ceramic, Drawing & Painting
I started pottery lessons late January. What you see here are the first pieces at tried my hand at. The bowls were made on the wheel and the plate was molded. Throwing feels a bit like meditating. The movement is hypnotic, you have to be focused on what the clay has...
Apr 1, 2013 | DIY postcards swap, Drawing & Painting
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...
Jan 7, 2013 | Drawing & Painting, Pebbles
It’s a bit late, but here is January’s wallpaper! This a detail of the wallpaper. 2560_1440.jpg, 1920_1080.jpg, 1680_1050.jpg, 1440_900.jpg, 1280_1024.jpg, 1204_1024.jpg There was a beautiful snowstorm just after Christmas. Snowshoeing while all that snow...
Dec 3, 2012 | Drawing & Painting
Acrylic, micron pen and collage on cardboard This is Big Head number 6! Yes there were more. I made two extra cards for iHanna’s 2012 DIY postcard swap, because I am insecure. Well, I haven’t finished the seventh one. :-) You can have a look here at the...
Nov 25, 2012 | DIY postcards swap, Drawing & Painting
Here are my five cards for the postcard swap organized par iHanna. Creating these was a lot of fun. I really let loose and tried new things, thanks to Carla Sonheim’s book! The techniques in Imaginary animals were very inspiring. I also had a good laugh when it...
Nov 19, 2012 | Drawing & Painting
Acrylic, collage and micron pen on marouflaged paper I have been working on the postcard swap this weekend. It’s not done yet, but I am quite happy with the results so far. I still have a week to complete these five cards! I glued Chinese praying papers and old...
Nov 17, 2012 | Drawing & Painting
Acrylic and pastel on canvas Hello Andrea Hawkes from snowy Western Canada, I owe you a print! :-) I will contact you to get your address and find out if you would prefer the bear, octopus or flower. Thanks to everyone who left a comment, your suggestions will help me...
Nov 12, 2012 | Drawing & Painting
Montage A There is a print giveaway this week! The images above are giclée prints on archive Hahnemühle paper. I had three of each printed last year for an event and I might print more soon. They are signed and numbered. The winner will have the choice between number...
Nov 7, 2012 | Drawing & Painting
My dad gave me his old geometry kit when I was studying plastic arts in college. It was used a lot during my DCS and I kept it preciously afterwards. I don’t know why, but after all these years, I felt like working with it again. I took it out of the supplies...
Oct 9, 2012 | Drawing & Painting
The lucky person who won Carla Sonheim’s Drawing and Painting Imaginary Animals is CarrollWC. Congratulations! Thank you to everyone who left a comment, it was a pleasure reading you and thank you to Carla for these two weeks filled with discoveries! The weekend was...
Oct 3, 2012 | Drawing & Painting
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
Sep 26, 2012 | Drawing & Painting
I still haven’t found the way to render the effect I am looking for on that crooked little wasp, but I like this version… I’ll keep trying until I get that beautiful blur I saw in the photo. Maybe with acrylic? Next! Ecoline, ink and micron pen on...
