New World Series III

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I did this one specially for my friend Katie birthday. She also got snow for her birthday which is a lot this winter!!

Third of the of the New World Series. Black finemarkers and color pencils in white smooth A3 illustration paper.

New World Series II

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In between other work projects, family, my dogs (the new puppy) and everything else, I have now little time to draw for pleasure. I have time, but one moment there, then another moment there, an hour the day after. So this one took me a bit to finish, many interruptions, but as well the amount of detail, it was delicate and slow to do. But I take pleasure doing these intricate drawings, because they take so many different turns until they are finished.

Also this time since the beginning I had clear in my mind that there would be colorful animals somewhere. It is something new, but I like mixing these two worlds. I think I will keep exploring this way for a bit. 

Second of the New World Series. Black finemarkers and color pencils in white smooth A3 illustration paper.

New World

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Mixing two worlds. For this one I wanted since the beginning to color the animals and leave the rest black and white. Then I colored them and I thought I had made I mistake: the black and white version was better and I needed to keep coloring to solve the problem. Then I left the drawing sit for few hours, went for a swim, and now, looking back at it, I feel I am happy with it as it is :)

Two lessons re-learnt:

- In drawing, as in life, it is good not to take decisions in the heat of the moment

- In drawing, as in life, your first idea is usually the good one

Into a New World. Finemarkers and color pencils on smooth A4 illustration paper.

Quiet Night

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As days grow shorter and nights grow longer, there's plenty of quiet evening hours at home during the weekends (yes, even with three kids!). And peaceful family times are sometimes a source of inspiration.

Geometrical Landscape

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I've gone full color to black and white in a couple of days. I guess it is the never ending rain, or the end of holidays or both? 
Just kidding. To me, black and white or color, it doesn't have that straight meaning.
Have a nice week!

Animal Party

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This one started as a couch scribble on a rainy afternoon... But one crazy eye led to a crazy animal who led to another crazy animal and I was having so much fun drawing it that later I had to color it to keep the fun going. Like if I was invited!

Have fun!

Arbol

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Organic

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Organic. Black markers on white smooth A3 paper

Spring Mountains

I finished this one yesterday. I was thinking I would let it rest and add some color later, but it might be as well I don't add color at all...

This an interpretation on how mountains look like in Spring around here. Flowers everywhere, snow patches, clouds and clear skies, and wind!! The drawing is quite big so I can't scan it, this is a picture taken with the cellphone. Background should then be completely white. I hope I get to the couple of previous ones I did soon! :)

A test 

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This is a small study for a larger illustration I'll be working on the next days (or weeks). But it went quite well :)

And yes, I don't usually do studies, but I draw on the spot. I'm too impatient for studies! And this was also on the spot, but as I was finishing it I realised I could turn it into that larger project I've been thinking on for the last weeks. Sometimes it is magical how conscious thinking crystallises into ideas without us realising, and then, once the pen is back in the hand, the ideas just flow.

What are dreams made of? What would your thoughts look like? Is your Univers fluid, regular, homogeneous, heterogeneous, chaotic?

Playing Games

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This one is a game. Just for the fun. A game that I used to play with my students the first day of class. Rules are simple: you pick a set of words from a jar, I have five types: nouns (objects, animals, people), adjectives, verbs, adverbs, and nouns designing places. We decide beforehand if we pick one of each, or which word combination we pick (can be two nouns, one verb, one adjective, or two verbs, one noun, one place, etc), and then, just imagine and draw!

For the students it was meant to help them let it go, to lose fear and just draw. For myself it is fun, and sometimes it can be a good way to keep drawing in between projects when I need some mental rest.

So I played. Word combination: two nouns, one verb, one adjective and one adverb. Words coming out were: camel, frog, cleaning, happily, fun. 

And now, after this fun... back to more serious projects!

Next Year

I hope this year you get lots of time to do what you love to do!:) 
Me, when I am not drawing, I like to go out with my dog. 
I wish for myself lots of drawing and lots of runs. 
What do you wish for yourself and yours? 

Happy!

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Today I've got the news I've been selected for an exhibition! 
I am happy about it and couldn't wait to share it :)
... But I will tell you more about it later ;)

Have a good Friday!

Quiet Moments

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You know these moments when you've finished everything you wanted to do for the week? This satisfaction. Even better when you've enjoyed every moment going through the to-do list. Well, today I've had this moment. In that moment of quietness, everything was perfect, calm, in order. 
But then I had to pick children at school... ;)

Have a nice weekend!

Nowhere

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I guess everyone feels like this every now and then, as it is human nature to question things and to question ourselves.
But yes, sometimes I overthink and I over-question and I end up in this nowhere place that can be hard to leave. Today is one of these days where I am floating in nowhere but now it is time to swim away!

Wolves

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A colorful one because I guess I am feeling colorful too? 
Have a nice weekend!

New projects

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Hello, after so long! I think I was in need a bit of "inside" time to make some decisions!
You know, during this Summer I've been reflecting a bit, thinking on how to organise myself for the coming year, my own drawing, the classes, and everything else. And in the end I've gone ahead and have decided to put on hold the classes for this year, to give myself the time and space I need to focus on much more complex and longer projects that I've been putting aside for some time now. And as the start of school date approaches, and so my working days too, I grow more and more excited about all of it. I feel I have already recovered my physical working space, always full of students work, to be used only by myself from now on. If before I was still anxious about all this, now, drawing here, I am sure it was the right thing to do. Let's see then what this new school year brings on.

Oso

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Finally I got the time and the spirit to finish this one. However the scan does it no justice. All this red in the front has messed up the color scheme, and reds are too bright. In fact there is no red at all, but garnet red. I will try with a picture with day light tomorrow. 
Have a nice weekend!

Ciervos - Deer

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Feels good to draw with finemarkers. It brings me back to so many years ago. 
I'm loving going back to the feeling of drawing with them.
Have a nice weekend!

Mountains II

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I keep using this link although my project has evolved into something more like "draw as much as I can whatever I want to" :) Today, another one of the series Mountains, this one less controversial than the previous one ;) It took me long to finish, with several days with just the time to add few details. But the last days I made good progress. Now, colour?