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 13, 2011 | Drawing & Painting
Ink, watercolour and acrylic on paper A part of my weekend…
Nov 11, 2011 | Drawing & Painting
I don’t remember the last time I worked on a composition. It’s like a whole new territory to explore and I kind of forgot how to proceed. There is a good chance there will be numerous versions of this drawing! For the first test, I have used a liquid frisquet (a...
Nov 4, 2011 | Drawing & Painting
A few months ago, I started two inkblots that were forgotten at the bottom of the drawer. They were dug up yesterday and worked on, but I am not sure I am done with them… Here is one. Ink on paper And we have a cat who pretends to be a squirrel. Very few leaves...
Oct 17, 2011 | Drawing & Painting
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...
Sep 28, 2011 | Drawing & Painting, Photo
Acrylic and ecoline on paper The Shadows in music… This was filmed in the 60’s. The resolution is bad but the simplicity and the lighting of the video are quite nice. Shadow art, most of it made out of trash!
Sep 26, 2011 | Drawing & Painting, Pebbles
Drawing underneath from Maxwell Loren Holyoke Hirsch Ink on paper Ink and acrylic on paper Acrylic pen on stone Following last Friday’s thought, here are different experimentations with the same form. On another note: an interesting TED talk about doodling....
Sep 23, 2011 | Drawing & Painting
Acrylic and collage on paper Acrylic on paper Ink and acrylic on paper I like to play around with the same idea: different colors, textures, medium… Every time I draw or paint (or use another technique), I always wonder: what if I had done it with another hue,...
Sep 19, 2011 | Drawing & Painting, Inspiration
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....
Sep 16, 2011 | Drawing & Painting, Photo
A few years back, a few friends and we spent four days on l’Ile aux Basques. Located near Trois-Pistoles in the St-Lawrence estuary, this tiny island has become a heritage site for its natural resources and rich historical assets. It is said that almost 230 species of...
Sep 14, 2011 | Drawing & Painting
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...
Sep 9, 2011 | Drawing & Painting, Inspiration
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...
