live

silence on the blog, but not in my sketchbook. 

the last few weeks / month, i used almost every free moment to sketch.

i was asked to make some live illustrations on a annual show of a dancing school,

and i tried to prepare well. 

so, last weekend was the big weekend. and it was such a good weekend.

i took some pictures of my working table :

(i was sitting on the side of the scene - in de coulissen - with a camera above my table,

which projected the drawing & my hands on the big screen for the audience and on a little screen in front of me. all very professional.)

from my corner, i could see the performances and prepare myself for the next drawing (in the dark).

Glimpse of the audience...

it was so nice to draw in a different way (quite fast, and with 150 people looking at it while you draw it), a good practice in thinking sharp and drawing something interesting in a few

lines.

and it was great to participate in the show, thanks for the opportunity oiterpe!

the (too) many compliments made me grow a little.

next: finishing the drawings! and organize all this sketches…

 

big thirty party

This weekend, my boyfriend celebrated his big birthday in style. 
with a great party and a lot of family and friends. 

i made this invitation...

… became very fond of drawing a kind of 'party animal'…

… so i drew one on the portal of the (party) barn, to indicate where the party was.

i like making this big drawings! 

(especially of one of the subjects i'm fond of - and used - to draw) 

a tiny-happy-moment-sketch a day

with this first month of the year 
come some new blogging ideas.

Two weeks ago, i was tempted to start with a new list (as i did on my first blog). 
but then i remembered that when i made the blog
i was stressed about keeping up with my time schedule (50 things! 150 days!), 
i remember that sticking to the list implied 
not having time for spontaneous things, 
and above all, while i tried to finish up the list, 
i never had enough time to put all this experiences and nice memories
into good images. 
because there were still 33 challenges to go.

SO i threw away the new 'bucket list idea' 
(even though i'm turning thirty this year. perfect timing for a bucket list… ?) 
because what i really want for myself this year
is to try and try and try and try picturing the things and images i have in my mind
and capture the atmosphere in a drawing
with my pencils, collages, painting and (who knows) sewing.  

thanks to flow magazine and the 365 grateful project
i knew what i want to do this year:

make a sketch a dayabout a tiny happy moment of that day.

So here i go.