Xu Hui

Something strange happened today. While I was drawing and painting, I was like in a constant emergency mode, no time to think, no time to evaluate, just putting down the facts in front of me. The model, Xu Hui, has been very dynamic. Was I using her as a model, or was she using me as her painter? Did I saw what I wanted or did she show me the way. However, I have no doubt this was one of my best session ever, most of the painting were done in 5 minutes, the last one is a 15 minutes. I use Cobalt Blue, Raw Sienna, Cadmium Red light and Burnt Sienna.

Johanna Session #2

Magalie Session#2

Drawing during meetings

I took the habit of drawing during meetings at the office. It helps me being concentrated, and allow me to draw without thinking about drawing, like a background process that happen while I speak to other people. At the end of the meeting, I browse the pages of my sketchbook to see what I realized. Many of them a totally worthless, but from time to time, one really stand out. I like using a fountain pen for drawing, with a 14k gold nib, fine and flexible. My favorite pen is a Japanese Foutain Pen, made in the 60's. Pilote Socrates. I bought it on Ebay for a fair price at Kamakura Store. Check out their website, there a very rare and beautiful items.