Tim Burton Exibition

Argh, I was almost forgetting about this one! The show was really cool with all the maquettes and sketches and letters and videos... So entertaining! If happen you get the show in your town, GO! Here some of the original art.

Dr Sketchy Toronto was back! (and then gone again)

 I couldn't join it for long as I had all my relatives visiting right during the 2 month of summer when Dr Sketchy Toronto re-open doors for the last time. It's surely missed and I hope somebody else will be that committed to restart it as it bring so much life to the Toronto's art venue. More pictures on my Flickr album of Dr Sketchy.
If you're interested of other lifedrawing dressed class in Toronto you can join their Facebook page as the Toronto Cartoonist workshop organize something similar.

Observational sketches

Yes, I neglected my blog, but it really takes lots of time getting these pictures from my albums to this page. Anyhow, for who though I stopped drawing, I can ensure I'm still crazy sketcher and still enjoy make use of my watercolors and pencils. Other pictures from my travels are loaded on my Flickr page, mainly in the travel and portrait sections..

Recipes illustrated from varius Nonne (and Mamma)

Yes, I do like cooking and I do like to learn traditional recipes even more now that I live in Canada.

 Most of the times that I go to visit my family I ask for some recipes so that I'll be able to do them later when I'm hosting people for dinners.

In order, we have Grape pudding (sugo d'uva) from my Nonna Albertina, Gnocco Fritto from Simona's nonna, Lasagne Verdi from my Nonna Anna, and Spaghetti with Sardine from my Mum.

Going for museums

For who doesn't know yet, at the end of October I become Canadian! And now it comes with a treat: a card offer from the Institute of Citizenship that allows to go for most of Canadian museum and parks for FREE for 1 year. This is the best gift ever! As you can see I already started to make good use of my citizenship :-)

Canadian animal deformed

I had in mind this Canadian animal project and so I'm putting down some design for further developing. I think this come out with a really aboriginal feeling.

Oh, Canada, some sculptures for Halloween.

 Some extra sculpty I did in September

Auguri Mamma

Ecco il regalo per mia mamma, sperando che indossando questo ciondolo possa ricevere un sacco di auguri da tutti i suoi clienti.

Here a gift for my mum, hoping she'll get lots of wishes on her birthday.

Good-byes

Our friend Alex left today to go to Montreal, so I did a funny card for the people of Movie Night crew. It come out better than I hoped!

Funny animal beanies and other crafty stuffs

 Last winter, with my friend Annie, we did 6 beanies for Christmas gifts. Our friends were enthusiast. Other friends told us we should have make more and sell them. 

Annie is great figuring out the pattern for realizing my ideas. We simplified some old design, and made some new one. And now...our beanies have PAWS and WINGS!

Getting something from a design to a real wearable hat is really fun.
Unfortunately we didn't find anybody that would buy them, so we now have a lot of new gifts right now for family and ourselves.
Annie got really enthusiast and with her friend Pam does also some mini hat, rings, magnets and now I am starting with some sculpty modeling for pins and whatnot as well. For updates you can check here the beanies and the magnets/pins

Dr Sketchy Sydney - Feb 1 2011

I have a bad news for all Torontonians, Dr Sketchy Toronto is done. I hope some new intrepid person will set up a new session, as left shocked many artists in town.

During my stay in Sydney I participate to the Dr Sketchy over there. The models were gougers, and was about the Día de los Muertos, a mexican festivity about death.

The venue can guest around 50 people, can serve food and they always have 2 models staging. The only couple of things I didn't enjoy very much were the absence of usual contest (about the models, best drawing or integration with something) and the fact that out of the 3 hours we only could draw for half of the time, as there were too many 20 minutes breaks. I think it's more a "chatting- eat-drink-draw" than a sketchers passionate with unusual models meeting. Also, the location require a nice dressing code, which sort of crush with the casual canadian style I'm used to.

If you're interested in seeing also the other sketches done that evening, they're on my Fliker page (CLICK).

Dr Sketchy 2010

MenaVonFleisch, November 15

Leena Love -Alice in Wonderland July 2010

Obskyura - Sept 2010

Master of the Universe - May 2010

Samara -Dr Sketchy on the Beach Aug 20

Another capter about Dr sketchy, this year I even participated in the event Dr Sketchy Retro 2010, some photo posted here 

For seeing additional images, on my Flickr account..

Planet Sheen - Preview on-line!

Finally on TV on October 2nd part of the series I've work on at CORE!
Check out the other 2 clips on Youtube and more info on Nick website ;-)

28* Sketchcrawl in Toronto

... A Sketch with history narration on it... lets start to guess what happen!!!
To see other of my sketchcrawl results, clic on this LINK

Un disegno con una storia su di se... Do' il via alle supposizioni suq quello che possa essere successo!
Altri skizzi durante i miei sketchcrawl possono essere visti QUI.

to see what's this event about and what people did in the world look about Sketchcrawl!

Tributo a Skydoll

Here I did my Tribute to Skydoll!
There will be an expo by tons of fans of Barbucci & Canepa at La Gallery in Montreal between 23 August and 13 September, with also an expo at the ComiCon of Montreal between 11 and 12 September.

Ecco il mio Tributo all'opera di Barbucci & Canepa! Ci sara' un esposizione a La Gallery in Montreal fra il 23 Agosto e il 13 Settember con anche un'esposizione al Comicon di Montreal l'11 e 12 Settembre. Vedi link per piu' info (english)

For more info: http://www.lagallery-montreal.com/3572/Tribute-to-Sky-Doll.html

if you're interested in buying one or both, please contact LaGallery

missed it

I must have read badly the instructions of a contest, so I left to this morning the scan of the picture, but the contest was ended actually yesterday at midnight. :-(
Anyway, since I did it I post it here.

Dragons

No, not born from my mind, this is a action figure of Kym, just "pinker".
No, non me lo sono inventata, mi sono messa a fare una statuetta di Kym, solo che l'ho fatto piu' sul rosa.

DrSketchy Toronto -Samara

A note for my readers... I got a ear infection last winter, which made me feel incredibly tired for around 3 months, so I didn't join Dr sketchy for a while as would be right after work until 10pm on certain Mondays.
I have to say also that I chose to don't go to Dr Sketchy Toronto when I think the model might be too sexual, as I'm just looking for something original with crazy elegant/old/folk costumes or comic style characters.
So finally other new sketches with a charming model, Samara.
Anyway, I've finally started my Fabriano Venezia drawing book, that was gifted to me from Anna, Loic, Erin and Julien 3 years ago and never have the braveness to use such a good paper. Then Anna told me that paper is paper, it was gifted to be used. So here I am! And with this is my 3rd book of Dr sketchy art.
For who wants to see more, as usual you can go on my Flickr collection ;-)

Xmas in Australia

Finally the watercolors made during the travel I made with Kym on Christmas 2009/ New Year 2010!
As amazing can be wondering all these amazing animals and swimming in the ocean during Dec 28th, I wished I had more time to spend to wonder around. Kym and his family have been that nice to show me so many things and places anyway, I've been lucky with my tourism!
For friends and family, I'd suggest to give a look to the 2 new album "Australia" in Flickr. Who would miss mr. kangaroo hugging Kym?!!

Finalmente gli acquerelli fatti durante le vacanze di Natale 2009, stavolta in Australia, per conoscere i genitori di Kym.
Ho avuto l'occasione di ammirare animali esotici molto affascinanti e fare il bagno nell'oceano il 28 dicembre! Peccato che le ferie lavorative non permettano mai il tempo che sarebbe veramente necessario per visitare questi posti bellissimi. Cmq sono stata fortunata che Kym e la sua famiglia si siano presi l'impegno di farmi visitare molti posti e vedere molte cose.
Per amici e parenti suggerisco di andare a vedere gli ultimi 2 album nella cartella "Australia" nella nostra raccolta di foto in Flickr. Chi si vorrebbe mai perdere di vedere un canguro che abbraccia Kym?!!

Bruco & Stregatto

Sometime contest are good to give a shake to the ass.
A volte i concorsi sono buoni per dare una mossa al culo.

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