Hello and a Happy New Year to you all ! ... quick before it's really too late !!

(Big Bug on Blogger : i can't choose the police properly. Sorry for that.)

I haven't been able to post sooner, but i hope i'll do more often from now on.

During all those months, i've sketched a lot, played mixed-media, crafted too, especially for Christmas, and i have tons of new projects for 2016 ... 

I just hope some kind of Cosmic Energy will accompany my own efforts to make some of my dreams come true !!

As usual, i'd like to share some infos with you. 

You now know i'm interested in different techniques, arts and crafts, i'm not of the "single-style-addict" kind, if i may say so. I've always sewn for example, as my mother and grandmothers did, and i've been very glad to use my sewing-machine again before Christmas.

Following are two of the ornaments i've made as little gifts, taking inspiration from a great blog, retro-mama.blogspot.com. 

So, here are :

1. The link to the page i've used as a reference : 

http://retro-mama.blogspot.fr/2011/10/home-for-holidays.html

2. And the photos of my own versions of these adorable little fabric houses (sorry for the bad quality of the first pic) :

Of course, as a "jack of all trades", i'm a master of none !! But that's another story ...

I've decided to give my sketching a new impulse too, with the new session of SketchBook School, that i've already mentioned here.

I've just enjoyed a lot making a small accordion book, following Jill Weber's inspiration. You can find all about her, her beautiful lifestyle and art, on her blog : http://frajilfarms.tumblr.com/

Here's my small book, still a work in progress, but i'm ok with it, since the greatest challenge i had to take up was to find what to tell about, build a little story, and i eventually did it ! 

I'll add more pics when i'm over.

 

The story doesn't really appear yet at this step, but there's one, i swear ! I'll try to make some more close-ups next.

Of course, i'll be very pleased to explain my own process to those who ask, it's been quite simple in fact, just taking some more time than expected, because i've gathered lots of stuff from old sketches and projects that had to be resized, etc.

Well, i'll write again very soon, i've some more ideas and infos to share ...

Wish you lots of happy and creative days !

New links, new photos and a question !

Roma, Italia, watercolor.

Hello everyone ! I've added some links to websites or blogs i love, hope you'll enjoy. Still lots to add !

Well, i've got a question about the photos of our work : what is the solution when we need to scan a work larger than the scanner window, that is A4 in general ? Are you all using your camera instead ? And if so, how do you get rid of reflections or shadows ? 

Toscana, Italia, watercolor.

Thanks very much for your help, and as always, any question, comment or criticism will be welcome ! Here are some Italian sketches,ciao tutti.

Venezia, Italia, watercolor and ink.

Doorbells in Italy.

Some new sketches ... yippee !

Tonight i'm able to post some new sketches at last ! What a pleasure not to be glued to my laptop all day long !!  

So now, i'm catching up things on the blog.

  

 Will try to post on abstract and decorative painting soon, but to be honest, this will be tough job, because i'm moving from a region to another one, and all my art stuff is stocked in a furniture storage warehouse except for a few non cumbersome materials such as some pencils, watercolor and paper ... I'd like to publish photos of decorative works, but i'm afraid this won't be possible before Spring 2012.



Everyday life isnot a long, quiet river :) But as Italian people (cf. Federico Fellini) could say : "E la nave va", so let's go on and play !

Italy, Italy ...

Hi everyone ! 

Time to post some sketches of Italy, the great passion of my life. Of course, there is the Italian myth, Romans and the foundation of our occidental world, but for me Italy in every aspect is totally gut-wrenching ... must have been Italian in a previous life :)

  

Anyway, here are some of my interpretations, very simple as usual, and i'll be very glad to read your comments and answer your questions, if any, as well as exchanging views on Italy with you.

 

 

 

Ciao tutti, a presto.