I do feel guilty for having been away so long, I do apologize for not updating this blog as regularly as I should, I do feel bad about not sharing anything new, thus making a visit here worthwhile.
Thing is – I had nothing new to share. I’ve just taken this huge month-long break from anything artsy! More or less since I took part in the Bologna Book fair, actually. I don’t want to give it the blame, but, well, I can’t deny it did have a certain undermining effect on my artistic self-esteem.
Anyway, now I’m back, and believe in my theory that, though practice makes perfect, it also helps to totally stop creating for a while, and then your work is magically and surprisingly better!
To prove my point, please take a look at two illustrations I painted after a looooooong period of absolute artistic inactivity. They are both exercises done at Scuola Comics.
Girl lost in the forest, Acrylic on paper, October 2009, back from summer holidays.
Paper boat planted in surreal surroundings, Watercolour on paper, 3rd May 2011. Our teacher, Marina Marcolin, is so insanely talented, as you can see on her blog, she almost makes us feel uncomfortable at school! She’s a firm believer in daily sketches and real-life studies, and has asked us to keep an illustrated diary, parts of which I’ll eventually show you here!
