2013 is over…

…with a few more sketchbooks on my shelves.
I can't wait to discover what 2014 will bring in my pages.
 
best wishes to all of you!

"oldies but goldies" on sale!

my last book "oldies but goldies" is now for sale on my online shop, enjoy!

¡felices fiestas!

I wish you all a merry christmas!

pictures of the book launch party

because all the contributors of the crowdfunding of "oldies but goldies" were invited to the launching, I share here some pictures of the party, so you will feel part of it ;)



photos: ©miss sita

"oldies but goldies" delivery

I get the book just on time for the party, see you tonight!
19h to 22h in calle llull,54 (con zamora), metro bogatell, barcelona.

launch party!

save the date: the launch party of "oldies but goldies" will be next wednesday in barcelona!
18th of december - 19:00 / 22:00
c. llull 54 (con zamora) - metro bogatell - barcelona

"playing with sketches"

I receive yesterday my copy of "playing with sketches" by whitney sherman, where I get featured next to 25 talented illustrators.
it's a playful and fun book to exercise any way to enjoy doodling in a sketchbook, starting from pattern, collage, typography (…) a endless source of inspiration, thanks whitney!

check parka's blog for his book review about it.

auto retro barcelona 2013

I was invited to sketch during the 30th edition of the fair "auto retro barcelona", and I wish that I could have sketch every single car that was exposed there, but here are the selection I manage to sketch last friday.

new wallpaper on poolga

to celebrate my new book "oldies but goldies", poolga is offering you some wallpapers for your iphone, ipod or ipad, enjoy!

95%

thanks to all of you we covered 95% of the printing cost of "oldies but goldies", so now, it 's an evidence that the book will turn real, yeepee yeah!
today was the printing of the first pages, it's so exciting!!

save the date, on december 18th will be the launching-party of the book in barcelona, some news about it very soon!

newsletter

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workshop auto retro in barcelona

el próximo viernes, animare un workshop organizado por "drawing on location" en la feria auto-retro de barcelona.
os explicare como dibujar coches clásicos teniendo un punto de vista extremo jugando con la perspectiva, y sacando lo máximo de estos lindos cacharos.
cuando: el viernes 6 de diciembre, de las 11:00 a las 18:00.
donde: fira de barcelona
precio: 40€ (entrada a la feria incluida), limitado a 16 alumnos.
contactar judit  para la inscripción.

next friday, I'll be teaching during a workshop organised by "drawing on location" at the auto-retro barcelona fair.
I will teach you how sketching classic cars, playing with the point of view and perspective.
when: friday 6th of december, from 11:00 to 18:00.
where: fira de barcelona
price: 40€ (entrance to the fair included). limited to 16 participants.
to subscribe, please contact judit.

back from the travelbook fair in clermont-ferrand

one week ago, I was at the travelbook fair "le rendez-vous du carnet de voyage" of clermont-ferrand, and as last year, I spent a huge but exhausting week end, presenting my last sketchbooks and editions, including my past book "barcelona m'inspira" and the upcoming book "oldies but goldies"!

I did the ride from barcelona with my spanish buddies miguel herranz, swasky, santi and luis ruiz, and as last year, it was a pleasure to meet again some old friends, as damien roudeau, david lopez, guillaume reynard, bastien dubois, elsie or véronique groseil (…)

on friday, the "school day", no way to escape to portraits kids and teenagers (david describe it so well here), this is one of the few I manage to sketch on my sketchbook… I was also teaching a workshop titled "de la tête aux pieds" about portrait, and had a talk in front of 5 classes about the value of sketching everyday life in spite of exotic places.

and we were working until very late, here in a bar next to sebastian loerscher, who amaized me with his illustrations of haïti, or there sketching with inkpen and wine on the table cloth:

or here with aleksi cavaillez.

and I couldn't left the fair without sketching évariste, one of the figure of the festival.
we continue the party with the urban sketchers france, thanks to tazab, who invite us to a "mique-party" (a traditional dish from corrèze, that was nearly as good as the one of my grandma, merci jean-pierre) and finished the day sketching a renault dauphine at 2am with emily, cat, fabien, luis, santi, swasky, gérard michel and tazab:

and if I did not tell you all these before, it's that I get lost in the many books I bring back from there!!

thanks to the association ifav for the organisation of the festival, and to all the sketchers and visitors, and I hope to meet you again next year!!

miquelrius contest

don't miss this contest by miquelrius to win this original moto drawing!
you have until the 18th of november to participate.

"rendez-vous du carnet de voyage 2013"

from friday to sunday, I will be in clermont-ferrand for the "rendez-vous du carnet de voyage", the biggest sketchbook and travelbook fair that is celebrating it 14th edition.
I will present there my book "barcelona m'inspira" and a preview about my upcoming book "oldies but goldies".
see you there!

make the book "oldies but goldies" real!

everybody knows my passion about old, vintage cars.
I can't pass by an old car without drawing it. I love imagining about their owners, highways they have crossed,memories they have witnessed and the stories behind their dust, scratches and broken parts.

 through my drawings I like to share their glamourous stories to remind their golden times. therefore I gathered all my car drawings and created a beautiful compilation called "oldies but goldies".
but this new sketchbook needs your support to be published !
so here is the video of my project and the "verkami: crowdfunding" link!


if you feel the same way about those old, vintage cars, help me and be part of this project, sharing it, and making it real!
"oldies but goldies" is a great way not to let those legendary cars be forgotten on a narrow street and let them become immortal on pages.

breakfast with "maison artist"

thanks "maison artist" for the featuring on your blog!
we had a delicious breakfast at mandarosso pastís.

back from berlin

I meet the urban sketchers berlin last week end at umboldt box. thanks omar for organising this sketchcrawl for jenny's visit, and great to meet all of you, rolf, elói, conor, katrin, olga…

"little dudes" exhibition in berlin - update

I'm on the way to berlin for the inauguration tonight of the collective exhibition "little dudes" at the  urban spree galerie.
my little dude arrived too late for the family pictures, but just on time for the party, next to 90 more little dudes!
if you're in berlin, see you tonight!

rumba para bebo

I had an emergency call yesterday afternoon, to replace at night sagar during his workshop "drawing on location" at "barts", a concert organise in homage to bebo valdés during the "45 voll-damm festival internacional de jazz de barcelona". sagar must have been very hill to miss this opportunity to sketch with such a huge selection of jazz players…
here are a few sketches made during the workshop, while attending to draw guided by the rhythm, and catching the movement in some extreme condition (no light and no space) but listening to the best cuban jazz music: