Happy Halloween

Here is something very funny, a CARD  (click)that a friend sent to me.Enjoy!

lazy morning



oil on canvas board 5"x7"

 This was painted for Rookie Painter ;
I like  windows, there is always a  part of mystery in them, you never know what to expect beyond.
The hard part for me was the bed: I did not know whether to describe, let in the dark, put colors .. This is a study, but I intend to continue on to another topic

HEAT WAVE…



oil on paper 8" x 10"

  
It’s my last contribution to PADT.
The hard thing for me was this translucent bowl, even the shape was not easy.So….

HUTS ON STILTS

                                                                          This painting was done after the blog of Marion B., Du côté du Teich   , a talented photograph who daily puts wonderful pictures of her environment.I like those  log cabins perched on stilts,typical of the Basin of Arcachon. They are located east of Bird Island, in the town of La Teste-de-buch;the huts on stilts have the characteristic of seeing their environment change several times a day. According to the tidal cycle, the stilt huts are anchored in the sand , or  the bottom of their stairs can be in the waves, too.These 2 were built in 1883, their first   mission was to serve with oyster farmers,so  they did not really need comfort, and nowadays they are  only for the view..

a picture, representing them in their environment.

oil on paper 8" x 10"

leaves



oil on paper 5"x7"

This is my submission to Rookie Painter  Here is a poem
about the fall.

L’automne Paul Verlaine (Poèmes Saturniens 1866)
Les sanglots longs
Des violons de l’automne
Blessent mon coeur
d’une langueur monotone.
Tout suffoquant et blême,
quand sonne l’heure,
Je me souviens
des jours anciens
Et je pleure.
Et je m’en vais
Au vent mauvais
Qui m’emporte
Deçà, delà,
Pareil à la feuille morte.

The following  is for the sound!
As it is not easy to translate a poem, I chose to record my  voice.I have had trouble assembling this,it  is a test, I ask your indulgence! After the word "fin" look at below, in the other videos,the poem is song by Charles Trenet, a famous French singer (1913-2001.

Madame Tutli-Putli (2,continued)

As I announced in my previous post, here is the version integral of the  short Film. Everyone can interpreter, at his convenience!It’s a remarkably well done film, which required more than 2 years of work, when they spent  14 hours  a day, in a dark room , without week end, that is admirable for young people.I traveled on this train last year between Toronto and Winnipeg for 2 nights. The dark night, this string of big fir trees endless here makes the atmosphere heavy and murky.

For fans of thrillers!

Madame Tutli-Putli (1)



oil on canvas paper 7"x9"

 Do you know her? She is a puppet, the main character of a marvelous short stop-motion ,directed by 2 young Canadian, from Toronto, I think,Chris  Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski .They won an award at Cannes’s festival for the best short film, in 2007.
”Madame Tutli-Putli boards the Night Train, weighed down with all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past. She travels alone, facing both the kindness and menace of strangers. As day descends into dark, she finds herself caught up in a desperate metaphysical adventure. Adrift between real and imagined worlds, Madame Tutli-Putli confronts her demons and is drawn into an undertow of mystery and suspense.”
I love this animated film, and for a long time have been willing to paint the puppet.

château Yquem



gouache on strong paper 10"x7"


A small  quick gouache of the entrance of the Chateau d'Yquem, in Gironde, where the harvest just completed. It is said that it will be a good year, for Bordeaux wine, but maybe the 2009 will be better…

an apple a day….

oil on canvas board 5"x7"

the doctor away!
this painting was done for Paint and Draw Together challenge;it was hard for me to find the right shade of red, I hope it will!I quite like it.

les carrelets perdus

We live on the edge of the estuary of the Gironde, and fishermen have these squares, mainly for fishing shrimp. Unfortunately, the storm Xynthia came here in February 2010 and won several small  houses on stilts , like this one, below.

An old barn




gouache on board 8"x8"

 

Here is my contribution for Adnw this month. I took the gouache that I had long abandoned, with pleasure.

AND YOU? WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?

OIL ON CANVAS BOARD 6"x6"

 This painting was done for Paint And Draw Together ;at the beginning, I struggled with  black and Prussian blue colors, and it was  a total mess;I put the painting in a dark corner, got rid of this blue which  dirties everything,(maybe I was heavy-handed) and forgot it;2 days ago, I saw Nancie Johnson’s puppy and was amazed of what she had done;it encouraged me, I took it out of it’s shade and went on until the end;there I used French ultramarine , instead.

The title referred to an Iroquois hair, –at a certain moment it should have it-but now it seems quite classical!

Orange

oil on canvas board 5"x7"

It was for Studio Atelier last challenge;I wanted to avoid the details,for giving a kind of surrealistic appearance;well, it’s a beginning!

Crème au citron

This painting was done for Rookie Painter September challenge.When I posted it, it gave me the idea of making a crème au citron with a meringue topping, it’s very fresh and light.

oil on wood 5X8

These are the ingredients:

-milk(2 cups)
-eggs (2)
-sugar(4 soup spoons)
-flour(4 soup spoons)
-lemons(2)
Bon appétit!

-Beat 2 egg yolks with sugar until light and pale to form a ruban.Add flour, pour gradually the boiling milk

over mixture.
2-Put the pan on the stove, stirring constantly, until the formation of small bubbles and a light cream.
3-Add the juice of 2 lemons to the cream, put in 4 ramekins and leave to cool, then refrigerate for 2 hours.
4-Beat the egg whites until stiff, add sugar vanillé on meringue.Spread over the ramekins.Put 8mn oven to 200 ° c, then brown under the grill.
It may take a few cookie crumbs in the bottom, it will be crisp.

Ontario peaches

oil on canvas board 6"X6"

I started to paint those peaches this morning, the  last day to post it to Rookie Painter;I had bought 3 peaches at the market, but only 2 hold on this small plate.I was in the verandah, there are not windows, only screens;after a while, 2 people paddling in a canoe hailed and whistled  for help;when we got down, it was in fact a small motorboat with gas missing…

A moment later, suddenly, a storm came;for 20mn everything was upside down,wind, rain, I was obliged to put inside peaches, brushes, paint…

When I was able to put again my painting on the easel, of course the shadows were not the same, I did not remember the place of the peaches… Pictures are so convenient!
Maybe it’s not finish, but it will be the object of another painting…