A new start in a new Sketchbook and the sad story of a little Erithacus Rubecula

This is my new sketchbook I recieved from a very good friend Ester ! You can find all her great artwork here www.esterwilson.com

and I will fill this book with all the thoughts wandering in my mind ... and here is the first page ..

to be continued ..

Pencil drawing in Moleskine Sketchbook , sea, beach,child with bucket carry water ..

I made this little pencil drawing in my Moleskine sketchbook after I saw a documentary about the Belgian photographer Carl De Keyzer and his series of photos "Moments Before the Flood " which was very interesting !

Mother and child swimming in the lake between the mountains. Warning NO SWIMMING!

"Do you think we have to take a risk now and then ?"

Oil paint on canvas

70x70 cm

I used a special shade of colour  to convey a kind of ominous feeling.

Do You Remeber Your First Teddy Bear ? Pencil Drawing Moleskine sketchbook

Sorry for keep you waiting but I was very busy lately ..
This is a new sketch , pencil drawing in my Moleskine sketchbook and I wondered if you remeber your first Teddy ?

In the meantime I made this detailed drawing (70x70 cm)as a preparation of my new oil painting which will be posted soon , it is drying now before I can finish it with the last layer of  glacis ..
but here already the drawing of which I made earlier (see older post) also a small sketch in my Moleskine

and I was also reading this  interesting book waiting to be read for quiet some time ..." Classical Painting techniques by Juliette Aristides " which I happened to see as 'recomended books" on the blog of http://www.marcdalessio.com , I was referring to by http://www.esterwilson.com .
Coming soon my new painting on which is one small but not unimportant detail what is not yet on the drawing ...

Padding in the lake ,swimming, vacation ...

A small pencil drawing in my Moleskine sketchbook...
Do you remember the joy of playing and padding in the freezing cold water of a lake ..till your lips and nails became blue .... ?

working , drawing, painting, reading books , outdoors in the garden ,outstanding weather ..

Today the sky is so blue, nice temperatures so I settled myself in a shadow corner in the garden to work , drawing, painting, reading books about art and techniques ... I love to work outdoors so I take every opportunity to do so ... today I can be sure that I have not to run away for an unexpected rainshower like normally you can expect in Belgium during the summer ...

Reading books in the moonlight , pile of books, chair ..

"Reading books in the moonlight "
Small painting 10x10 cm in Acrylic made for the second version of the "Pen Pal Painting Exchange " project , more info about the project on www.thesketchbookproject.com 
This time the subject was "Sidekick" , that was the question .. what is my sidekick of one of them ..
you all know the sidekicks of : Tarzan = Cheeta, Don Quichot = Sancho Panza,
Peter Pan = Tinkerbel.. my first thought was of course  my lovely dog Dommel but sadly enough he passed away in March , my other sidekicks are not living creatures but I realised it is my music ,playing the piano or my guitar but afterall I choose "reading books in the moonlight " as I read
a lot !! of books .
yesterday I send my painting at the Brooklyn Art Library and now it is waiting ,bursting in impatience, from whom I will receive this time a painting . Last time I received a lovely bird painting from Teresa based in New York with whom I now have a nice friendship which is the reason of this project , to get in contact with other artists all over the world .
(see my first painting for this project at the earlier blogpost of 18/8/2013 -Surprise me-)