wanted

I am looking for old accounting books. if you have some, used or not, I am interested in it!

25/04/2013

groarrr!

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lisboa
at the natural history museum of lisboa.

24/04/2013

lisboa

some sketches of my recent trip to lisboa, where I did a workshop at the "faculdade de letras" about artists vision of lisboa.
lisboa
I start my sketchbook nº150 in the plane between barcelona and lisboa. lisboa
than I eat some delicious "polvo a la brasa" with some friends at "principe de calhariz". pedro cabral
assist to pedro cabral's talk about "slow travel". mario linhares
and have a traditional "duel portrait" with mario linhares. lisboa
to finally have a diner with the local urban sketchers.
a short but well spent journey in portugal! beijinhos!

18/04/2013

newsletter

check out my fresh newsletter: a special collection spring/summer for aigle and my last sketches in morocco.
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17/04/2013

39th sketchcrawl

at the comic book festival of barcelona. 39th sketchcrawl at the comic book festival of barcelona 39th sketchcrawl at the comic book festival of barcelona 39th sketchcrawl at the comic book festival of barcelona 39th sketchcrawl at the comic book festival of barcelona 39th sketchcrawl at the comic book festival of barcelona 39th sketchcrawl at the comic book festival of barcelona 39th sketchcrawl at the comic book festival of barcelona 39th sketchcrawl at the comic book festival of barcelona 39th sketchcrawl at the comic book festival of barcelona 39th sketchcrawl at the comic book festival of barcelona 39th sketchcrawl at the comic book festival of barcelona 39th sketchcrawl at the comic book festival of barcelona 39th sketchcrawl at the comic book festival of barcelona

12/04/2013

200 dirhams

the way I feel in the medina:
200 dirhams

11/04/2013

marrakech 1930

some "art déco" relics from the french occupation. marrakech 1930 marrakech 1930

08/04/2013

marrakech

passing by the medina. marrakech marrakech marrakech zouin marrakech

04/04/2013

"peugeot ville"

the real reason why I went to morocco is that I was invited to sketch some old cars in sidi al mokhtar, a small town between marrakech and essaouira, also called "peugeot ville".
essaouira > sidi al mokhtar
on wednesday, for the souk, all the peugeot 404 of the area met on the main street to buy butane (they run with gaz in spite of gasoline), food and goats (carried alive on the roof of the cars). I spent the all day sketching this antiquities that must have droved more than a million km each.
first stop in "peugeot ville"
peugeot 404 "peugeot ville" "peugeot ville" "peugeot ville"

02/04/2013

2nd urban sketchers workshop in napoli

I will participate as an instructor to the the 2nd urban sketchers workshop in napoli, organised by simo capecchi.2nd urban sketchers workshop in naples  
An urban sketching workshop with Simo Capecchi, Lapin, Caroline Peyron and Laura Scarpa
May 30 - June 2, 2013
"This second edition will offer a deep immersion in the city of Naples to all the sketchers that have always dreamed to visit South of Italy. Locations will be selected among private houses and gardens that normally are not open to the public where we will meet local activists and artists that have a story to be recounted. Participants will be guided to discover Naples by different approaches to urban sketching. Field sessions will be leaded in turn by Simo Capecchi, an architects that likes to paint; Laura Scarpa, a comic artist that has always kept a graphic diary; Caroline Peyron, an art teacher and artist; Lapin, a french illustrator and indefatigable urban sketcher. 
Goal of these neapolitans days is to experience that, while we draw from real, we should go beyond a simple aestethical or naturalistic result. Psychological and social investigation, but also personal sensibility and imagination can enrich location drawings that depict, reflect and elaborate reality. We observe to understand and to create."

you will find all the information about the workshop, and how to register here.

I share a few more words about my workshop:

"Vintage cars and dinosaurs 
A new place can be intimidating and the first page of a sketchbook is hard for everyone. Warming up with your favourite subject, makes it easier. For Lapin, who grew up in the 80’s with plastic dinosaurs toys and that loves old Fiat 500 and Citroën 2cv design, a good sketchbook must contain at least one dinosaur or a vintage vehicle. 
Follow him while, in Naples for the first time, he'll be looking for Tyrex and Vespas, at the Museum of Paleontology or along the city streets, to be depicted as contemporary icons in his unmistakable drawings. citroën 2cv stegosaurus Learning goals: Participants will be guided to find the best point of view to represent an object, to be precise but essential in describing its details, to master perspective and eventual distortions fitting the subject into the page, and to add annotations or graphics to the drawing, looking for a recognizable personal style."

see you in napoli!

more from essaouira

essaouira at lunch time essaouira "place des artistes" essaouira "nº82 laalouj" essaouira for dinner