A last one for the road

Apr 23, 2012 | Objects

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...

What I used to do – part II

Apr 19, 2012 | Drawing & Painting

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

Apr 16, 2012 | Drawing & Painting

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...

Down on memory lane: Australia 1991

Apr 13, 2012 | Uncategorized

From top to bottom: Great ocean road – The twelve apostles The Grampians – on the left: me, on the right: Sheila… We met on the plane and traveled together for a while. Melbourne Somewhere near Alice Springs (left and right) Barossa Valley It was 21...

At sea

Feb 17, 2012 | Drawing & Painting

Acrylic on paper A drawing made in 2007. Beautiful eggs… Soft people…

I miss la Provence

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...

Snow

Oct 31, 2011 | Photo

A very thin layer of white snow was covering the ground when we woke up yesterday. I can’t wait for the first “real” snow, the one that will stay until next spring. It will be our first winter here, quite a change with Montreal. This is what the last...

Floating ladies

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,...

Autumn is almost here

Sep 21, 2011 | Photo

The next pictures were taken a while ago near the Mauricie national park. We visited this patch of land with one of our friends who was looking for a place to build her house. Some years later, she now lives in a beautiful little eco-house, surrounded by all that...

L’Île aux Basques

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...

Rain

Sep 5, 2011 | Photo

It’s been pouring all night, it’s still raining… The frogs started singing again. The next photos were taken seven years ago, during fall. It had been a very rainy and windy one. We had a guest from Marseille who visited Quebec for the first time....

Squirrels and aliens

Aug 17, 2011 | Photo

Here are some images taken at night, mostly in our backyard in Montreal… A prune tree stands in the middle of the garden and the squirrels seem to enjoy it very much. These little hooligans have the habit of taking just a tiny bite of every fruit and they then drop it...