Tag: art
Winged jewels
It is impossible to imagine anything so lovely as these little Humming Birds, their variety and the extraordinary brilliancy of their colours. Queen Victoria, 1851 They poise themselves in the air, we hear not the humming of the wings, but we can almost fancy… Continue Reading “Winged jewels”
Christmas Ornament Swap (Or: In the end, anything is, potentially, an ornament)
Remember the Springtime Swap I participated in? It was actually a spin-off of the more traditional Ornament Swap (if you click the link, you’ll be connected to a google search result page full of “ornament swap” events), which Dawn (see her website!) organised for… Continue Reading “Christmas Ornament Swap (Or: In the end, anything is, potentially, an ornament)”
Paris on t’aime. Même en hiver.
One never sees Paris for the first time; one always sees it again… Edmondo de Amicis The timeless Paris. Paris is always the same. Nothing changes in Paris. This post is, clearly, about Paris. And its everlasting-ness. We went back to the french capital… Continue Reading “Paris on t’aime. Même en hiver.”
Illegal painters
The other day, in London, we were walking around Trafalgar Square and there were these phone booths. I thought the colours were cute and the message inspiring. I took a photo. Then I heard a voice. A man’s voice. “Excuse me?” I was ready.… Continue Reading “Illegal painters”
Little painting
I found this watercolour that I made about ten years ago, in Rome. It’s quite small and peaceful, don’t you think?
The Cheshire Genet
Remember the genet I drew, twice? Well, after that I took the matter in my own hands and, with that same genet in mind, drew something similar. Now they’re hanging one next to each other. Quite cute, actually.
Belated Springtime Swap update!
Well! QUITE a while ago I participated in a marvellous Springtime Swap, or May Day Swap. I didn’t include my gift in the post in which I wrote about it because I didn’t want to ruin the receiver’s surprise, but then… completely forgot! So… Continue Reading “Belated Springtime Swap update!”
Inspiration
A few weeks ago a very, very beautiful drawing started going around facebook. It was by Morgan Davidson, quite the talented artist, and it inspired me both because of the colours, the autumn warmth and the fact that the girl looks like me. Vaguely.… Continue Reading “Inspiration”
Atthis ellioti
Today something happened. And I was home, alone, my plans cancelled, my nerves boiling with white-hot angry blood and four extra hours of my day reclaimed (due to the cancelled plans. No, it was not my idea to cancel the plans, could you read… Continue Reading “Atthis ellioti”
Genet
Many, many years ago I was given a wonderful, gorgeous and incredibly interesting book: Island Africa. The author, Jonathan Kingdon, was an expert on African fauna and an accomplished illustrator. From one of his paintings, represented in the book, I took the genet that… Continue Reading “Genet”
Awed by pop-up art
The other day we were walking around Madrid with no clear aim and we stumbled (as very often happens) on this shop. A whole bookshop practically completely dedicated to pop-up books. We walked in and a very very friendly man showed us around, opening… Continue Reading “Awed by pop-up art”
Singing Fody
A moment of artistic inspiration, stemmed from a photo of a Fody (Foudia madagascariensis) I took this winter in the Seychelles. Am planning on doing a series.
Together with Nicole Duplaix, Chair of the IUCN-SSC Otter Specialist Group , I wrote a book all about otters and how wonderful they are. Check it out We Love Otters
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