Sep 17, 2012 | Drawing & Painting
Ecoline and micron pen on paper In need of colour *** En manque de couleur These are the last days to enjoy the little lake; it’s getting quite cold for a swim! *** On profite des derniers jours à pouvoir se baigner dans le petit lac. L’eau commence à être...
Jul 30, 2012 | Papercutting & Collage
Three new beasts for my bestiary, I hope I remember which part goes where when it’s time to glue things up! ********** Trois nouvelles créatures pour mon bestiaire, j’espère me rappeler la bonne combinaison de pièces quand il sera temps de tout coller!...
Jul 16, 2012 | Arts & Crafts with kids, Drawing & Painting
Belu, by Simon (11) Perry the platypus, by Simon (11) Belu, by Guillaume (8). Belu was THE favourite inspiration for the kids during the week. At the flea market Asleep… The annual family reunion is over, after nine days under a beautiful and blazing sun. We...
Jun 25, 2012 | Drawing & Painting
Celebrating Saint-Jean (Quebec’s national holiday) with friends These two have to sniff everything new. Ink, ecoline, watercolour and micron pen
Jun 19, 2012 | Drawing & Painting
This one knows everything about farniente. Baby cauliflower! Sweet peas are flowering. Nature is so elegant! Still working on this piece and it’s going to have a blue brother… Our weekend looked like this: flower picking, gardening, a father’s day...
Jun 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
We are almost done installing our outside dining & living room/work space/summer studio. I will show you more pictures later. As long as the temperature allows it, I will work outside, well protected under the screen house tent! The cats/foremen seem to approve of...
May 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
The past weeks have been a bit intense with work, the moving to prepare and some personal matters. The moving part is almost over (a last step today), so that’s one down! I can’t wait for a week of vacation that could give me the look of Roupie in the...
Apr 26, 2012 | Drawing & Painting
Ecoline, ink and graphite on Strathmore watercolour paper That is a lot of fur… Remains of our birthday party New drawings… I was going for delicate and colourful shapes that would contrast with the presence of inkblots but these last ones turned out just...
Apr 3, 2012 | Drawing & Painting
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...
Mar 27, 2012 | Drawing & Painting
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...
Feb 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
Happy Valentine’s Day! Here is an animation of flying hearts made in 2004. The music is from Éric Satie (Gnossienne No.1). Nicolas and I don’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day, but I feel it is a good moment to reflect on what makes us happy. Here is...
Jan 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
For the first time this winter, there was enough snow to put on our snowshoes. :-) The temperature dropped down to minus 20°C, we ended up with pink cheeks! I don’t think you have ever met the camera shy Belu, a stray cat just like Roupie who found his way to...
