Pear on Paper

Graphite on R paper, CP, HP;
rough paper: 3,4 cm (1,3") x 4,3 cm (1,7").

May the Eggs Be with Us!

Graphite, gold and watercolour markers on hot pressed paper. 20 x 20 cm / 8" x 8" inches.

Old Derwent / Derwent vecchie

Old pencils (Derwent vecchie) are the best ones, by far and large. They were brought to me from London by my mother, around year 1977.

There is not much left of them, and I have so many pencils, now... but I still enjoy drawing with them, every now and then (see post below), sparingly, to have them last as long as possible.

I wonder if they are so much better then the new ones because time improves them (as it happens with watercolour paper) or if it is because the quality of those manufactured later is actually lower.

There is a third possibility, however: may be, in addition to the reasons above, these old pencils carry... the sweet flavour of love and youth.

Three Braid's Traces

Elephants in the Dark

Elephants,beware! You have been spotted by a night-vision binoculars!
Inktense colored pencils on 300 g/m² (140 lbs) Fabriano paper. 12.5 x 12.5 cm / 5" x 5" inches.

April Fools' Day

@ Lovers and Poets :-)Ai poeti e agli amanti :-)

Today, 21 March, is World Poetry Day.

Oggi, 21 marzo, è la Giornata Mondiale della Poesia.

Amaryllis!

An unexpected bloom. Pencil 2H and starry watercolours on Arches hot pressed 300 g/m²; 25 x 10 cm / 10" x 4" inches.

807 May Be

Click here and listen to the song, sung by Old Frank!

807-d

807-c

807-b

807-a

Acacia dealbata

Forsythia

Pencil and liquid watercolours on studio paper. 13,5 x 17,5 cm / 5,2" x 6,7" inches.

February's Pumpkin

Pencil and watercolour on studio paper.
10 x 10 cm / 4" x 4" inches.

Intrusive Papaver rhoeas

Pencils and stump on studio paper; 7,5 x 7,5 cm (3" x 3").
Click here for Papaver rhoeas facts.

Croissant with Butter

Coloured pencils on plain paper. 7,5 x 7,5 cm (3" x 3").

Oranges in Love (Arance innamorate)

Click here and listen to the song "L'amore è blu".
Happy Valentine Day!

Happy Chinese New Year!

Rain-3/3

Rain-2

Rain-1

Colorful Pastries 5: Ether

Graphite and silver on paper; 4,5 x 5 cm (1,8" x 2").

Colorful Pastries 4: Air

Watercolours on cardboard; 4,5 x 5 cm (1,8" x 2" inches).

Colorful Pastries 3: Fire

Watercolours on cardboard; 4,5 x 5 cm (1,8" x 2" inches).

Colorful Pastries 2: Water

Watercolours on cardboard; 4,5 x 5 cm (1,8" x 2" inches).

Colorful Pastries 1: Earth

Watercolours on cardboard; 4,5 x 5 cm (1,8" x 2" inches).

# 4634, p. 11

There are drawings I can't help but stop and copy. Usually they come from La Settimana Enigmistica.

Top of an Orange

806 French Ashes

Jacques Aré owns a Dupont Tracker.

806-d

806-c

806-b

806-a

Variations of Lentils

Brown lentils and white rice in a large pot.