bcn2013usk first meeting

looking for some sketchers, half an hour before the meeting at the cccb bar, I met arno and flaf, both from germany, sketching in the street near by.
after 5:00, there were no doubt anymore, something is happening! some friendly faces arrived from all over the world: nina from sweden, tia from singapour, isabel from mauritania, eduardo from sao paolo, melanie from ny, leez from sydney… a endless list of friends I haven't met for months or years, and some others I met for the first time around a glass of beer.
I was very impressed to meet Kiah Kiean from malaysia, I admire so much his work:
in an hour, is starting the first public event, much more sketchers must have arrived in the night, I'm so exciting!!

4th urban sketching symposium in barcelona

d-2 before the opening of the 4th urban sketching symposium!
and if you're in barcelona, and are not registered to the symposium, check out the public events starting tomorrow until saturday's 40th worldwide sketchcrawl!
and follow us on instagram: #bcn2013usk

"sketching barcelona" exhibition

"Barcelona seen by its sketchers based on the book collection “Carnet de voyage” by Barcelona City Council. Drawings created by different artists in their sketchbooks, in pencil, felt tip, pen and watercolour around different streets and neighbourhoods. Outlines of Barcelona on paper that show us many hidden spots, surprising townscapes, unfamiliar features, people of all kinds and, above all, a thousand ways of sketching the city."

Free admission.
10 July to 27 September 2013, Monday to Saturday, 3pm to 8pm, Sundays and public holidays, 10am to 2pm

Inauguration the 10th of july at 7:30pm, Sala Ciutat, carrer Ciutat 2, Barcelona.
Restricted entrance, please register at responsablesalaciutat@bcn.cat

I would be very happy to share this very special moment with you !

lapin à santo domingo

a few day before the opening of the 4th urban sketching symposium in barcelona, it's time to share the sketches I made last year as the 2012 symposium correspondent, for you to remember the mood of the past edition. this are all the drawing I sketched from july 9th to july 16th with fellow urban sketchers.
I get ready to do my best next week as the local correspondent…

superbike me! exhibition

I will participate to the exhibition superbike me! in mitte barcelona.
here is a sneak peek of my artworks!
the opening will be on the 3rd of july at 19:00!

newsletter

check out my last newsletter, made of old cars for the catalan beer brand moritz and for peugeot portugal, and passing by the east coast of the us and napoli.
and don't forget to subscribe on my homepage top right corner to stay tuned about my latest projects.

capri c'est fini

je ne crois pas que j'y retournerai un jour…

ici et ailleurs

"ici et ailleurs", which means "here and there", is a good description of where I spent my last weeks sketching hundreds of pages, on the road between the US and napoli, where the "2nd urban sketchers workshop in naples" went very well.  thanks simo!
but it's also the name of a travel book bi-annual festival in brest (bretagne, france) that invites me to expose next week end.
so if you're around, see you in brest the next 14, 15, and 16 of june!

passeig de lluis companys

I'm out for sketching until the 27th of may, see ya!

adios!

index, la imprenta con lo cual he trabajado estos 5 últimos años, y con lo cual hicimos mis 7 libros entre otros proyectos, ha dejado su actividad esta semana.
me siento fatal darme cuenta que apasionados al servicio de la máxima calidad, tan profesionales y buena gente no puedan seguir trabajando.
y me temo que a corto plazo, no tendré mas elección que trabajar con proveedores fuera de barcelona y de españa, a juzgar por la cantidad de locales que van cerrando…
saludos, gracias, y buena suerte a luis, fina, y todo los ex empleados de index.

te quiero bcn

after the unexpected succes of my first book "te quiero bcn", I'm working hard on a re-edition completed by many unpublished sketches of my barcelona, still so inspiring to me. I looked for more hided places, details and people that make barcelona such special.

fingers crossed to get it ready in july!

bsa

upgrade!

I just upgrade my sketchbook with a dinosaur! from my instagram.

groarrr!

at the natural history museum of lisboa.

lisboa

some sketches of my recent trip to lisboa, where I did a workshop at the "faculdade de letras" about artists vision of lisboa.

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

joao catarino

look at his wonderful drawings!

maria pia

newsletter

check out my fresh newsletter: a special collection spring/summer for aigle and my last sketches in morocco.
and don't forget to subscribe on my homepage top right corner to stay tuned about my latest projects.

39th sketchcrawl

at the comic book festival of barcelona.

sitges