Big Head no. 6

Big Head no. 6

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...
Postcard Swap: done!

Postcard Swap: done!

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...
Working on the Postcard Swap

Working on the Postcard Swap

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...
Whale or submarine?

Whale or submarine?

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...
And the winner is…

And the winner is…

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...
Perched

Perched

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
Crooked

Crooked

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...
Burst

Burst

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...
Moose with a polka dot tail

Moose with a polka dot tail

Acrylic and ink on St-Armand paper This is my first participation at Illustration Friday! This week’s topic is Tall. Some people feel a bit uneasy being very tall; this moose might be one of them. Or he finds that his coat resemble long johns? The photos above are in...
Beasts: deconstructed + August’s wallpaper

Beasts: deconstructed + August’s wallpaper

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!...
Summer colours

Summer colours

Ecoline, ink and micron pen on paper Summer studio Lettuces from our vegetable garden Greens from the vegetable garden Summer colours are officially in! – In my work – In our outdoor studio/office – In our food Spring and summer land art from Walter...
Saint-Jean Baptiste

Saint-Jean Baptiste

Celebrating Saint-Jean (Quebec’s national holiday) with friends These two have to sniff everything new. Ink, ecoline, watercolour and micron pen