What I used to do – part II

What I used to do – part II

Circa 1993-1995, acrylic on canvas More stuff exhumed from my past job as a decorative painter… I remember using an electric sander on the first painting. :-) But enough from the past, I have to concentrate on the present! Happy Friday! *********** Circa...
What I used to do – part I

What I used to do – part I

It has been a trip on memory lane since I started sorting out all of our stuff prior the moving. Among other things, I found a lot of old photos that I had forgotten about. Like these: Acrylic on canvas and wood Acrylic on canvas Acrylic on canvas All photos were...
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...
Nature is awakening but Snow White is still sleeping

Nature is awakening but Snow White is still sleeping

Nature is slowly awakening; you can see spots of green here and there. Snow has almost all melted away so Roupie the Mittens decided to join us for our walks in the forest. And Belu still spends most of his days sleeping. We shall rename him Snow White. graphite on...
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...
What do you hear?

What do you hear?

Ink on paper Recent albums from Quebecer artists: Ariane Moffat – MA Patrick Watson – Close to paradise Richard Desjardins – L’existoire David Jalbert – Les Variations Goldberg (I am designing his new website, should be ready in a few...
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...
In Montreal

In Montreal

Ink on paper, 2007 I get the feeling that time is going to fly by: I am in Montreal for a week and then Rouyn-Noranda (Abitibi-Témiscamingue) for a few days. I will see you next Tuesday with a new post, until then, have a beautiful week! Worth seeing : the ruins of...
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).