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My week-end double bill will have to wait until tomorrow to be featured here; I have some editing work to do on the images and haven't found the time yet! Meanwhile, here is yesterdays' sketch: home-made lemon and honey Madeleines, freshly baked the day...

Yesterday's choice of subject enabled me to play with strong colours without thinking too much about drawing and details. (And you wouldn't think that there were so many different shapes and colour palettes with pears...!) ************

What was supposed to be a quick daily warm-up exercise is turning into a challenge to myself to find an interesting topic everyday... Exit apples, carrots and other simple-shaped common objets, yesterday's topic was: VINTAGE TEACUPS! They are so cute...

There is something of an autumn feel in the air... The days are still bright and sunny, the temperatures are gently drifting down, and I feel like long walks in our lovely London parks to collect nature's treasuries. So yesterday's pick was: acorns....

So girly and inspiring: SHOES! *********

Yesterday's theme: spoons! I sat at my worktable, staring at my spoons and thinking "what the hell was I thinking when I picked the theme?!" And that's the whole point of these daily challenges: to STOP thinking! Just forget what's in front of you, take...

Yesterday's theme was" Ladybirds - I was getting tired of greens! Perfect topic for this quick exercice: easy shape, few details, and strong colours. ***********

***For Londoners: as my website is going under some maintenantce work and will be inaccessible for a few hours, here are the details of the Art Workshops I am starting later this month for children in North West London:*** NEW IN NORTH WEST LONDON: ART...

I'm not quite sure how long I'll stick my challenge of one drawing a day, but so far so good! (yes, I know, it's only day 3...) Yesterday's was a Dandelion - which I learned comes from the French name "Dent de lion" - practise your art AND learn something!...

My daily attempt to throw a quick sketch on my sketchbook. This is a warm-up exercice, no thinking, no hesitation, just ink and colours! *******************