Playing with flickr...Stone and Steel letters

http://metaatem.net/words/



You can compose any word you like with letters found on flickr by the tool created by
kastner with php and javascript.
I chose stone and steel looking letters.

Peter Callesen

A slideshow is in circulation on the internet with the magical papercuts of this artist.
Here is the link to his site:
Peter Callesen
Some of his installations are very interesting too.

Poppy

Poppy, Watercolor and ink, 11.7*16.5 inches, 29,7x42 cm.
A try at watercolor and ink letting a lot of white surfaces on the paper, to make the delicacy and frailness of the flower appear.

IF trouble

Well, let's say it's friday...

Sunflowers ACEO

ACEO, peonies in a vase.
Watercolor and ink( 2.5x3.5 inches ).

It's thursday already!
So that's just a quick post before Illustration Friday.

Illustration Friday

Illustration Friday is a blog ring of artists that each friday post in their blog an illustration on a certain theme.
http://www.illustrationfriday.com/
I have not joined yet, but decided to begin to post an "illustration" each friday.
This week theme was quiet, and I don't know whether my drawing complies.
It illustrates a little poem about weekdays for children.

Another poenies ACEO

ACEO, peonies in a vase.
Watercolor and ink ( 2.5x3.5 inches ).

Poenies ACEO

ACEO, peonies in a garden.
Watercolor ( 2.5x3.5 inches ).

Boat ACEO

Another ACEO, a toy boat stranded.
Watercolor and ink ( 2.5x3.5 inches ).

Marc Tanguy

I love this painter work. I have put his blog in my link too.
He has several series on his website, very creative and interesting.
Marc Tanguy

Poppy ACEO

I have been lately doing ACEOs (Art Cards, Editions and Originals), that mean small paintings, the size of a trading card ( 2.5x3.5 inches ).
Their small sizes makes it difficult to go into details, that is a good exercise.
These cards are highly collected on eBay.
It is a convenient way to gather an important original artwork collection without it taking too much space on the wall.

At a friend's

Watercolor and ink pen, 25*18cm, about 10*7 inches.
Sketch done at a friend's during a watercolorists meeting.

Super Swap!

Marie-Laure is a young french painter, very creative, who knows how to use strong colors with taste.
She does powerful oils with a knife, cute teddybears and strong flowers in watercolor, and models funny characters from all sorts of medium ranging from aluminum foil to newspaper.
You can find her blog here:
http://marielauremira.blogspot.com/
I'm lucky enough to know her for some time now, and we recently made a painting swap.
I sent her my "Rose et Rosée" watercolor, and received in exchange the wonderful "Cerises et Chocolat" plus a mini "Muffins Choco-Cerises". Yummy!!!
Here is "Cerises et Chocolat", waiting to be hung at the place it deserves in my home.
I love its strong colors and spontaneity, the pale flowers in the background balancing the dark chocolate cake and red fruits.

Thank you, Marie-Laure!

Red Currant Study

A study of red currants from my garden, on A2 watercolor paper.
I have cut a small branch that I put in a glass of water and it seems to keep for several days. It may be a way to keep the berries from the birds, but I don't know whether they continue to mature when the branch has been cut.
I'd love to have enough berries to make a red currant tart.

Stargazer Lily

Watercolor, 25*18cm, about 10*7 inches.
A Stargazer Lily painted in a batik way, zone after zone, and trying to use the lines the watercolor leaves around the shapes when it dries to have a batik like effect.

Rose and dew

Rose et Rosée, watercolor, 31*23cm, about 12*9 inches.
I tried not to use too intense colors on this one to stay in the delicate mood of the rose.

Hollyhocks Postcard

Small format watercolor ( about 10*14 cms - 4*5.5 inches) to play freely with color and water.

Sweet Award

I received the Children's Choice Award for my horse head in a local show.
That's so sweet to be elected by children!

"Au Box", acrylic, 35cm*27cm, about 14 by 11 inches

Tiger

Tiger, watercolor, 25,3x17,8 cm, about 10x7 inches.
Originally from a zoo, this tiger is back into the jungle for the watercolor sake. I hope it will bear the change well...

Back to blogging...

...after an Easter break followed by PC problems...
I just finished 3 paintings for a show. The paintings are to be brought tomorrow and I finished them this morning...
that's called work under pressure! But sometimes I seem not to be able to paint without a deadline.
Hereafter are 2 of them: a horse head in acrylic and marbles in pastel. The marbles are from a WetCanvas! photo library reference.