23 abstractaday. I got some advertisement material in the post, which was great timing for my collage paper hunt! I'll call this Every cloud. #abstract #collage

#watercolour #painting #WatercolorOnPaper #art #DavidLynch #LadyInTheRadiator

-22 abstractaday. New week new prompt: collage. Excuses excuse: I didn't have much around that I could cut up so I felt a bit limited in my options. So, not very happy with this, The dream of the black sheep #abstract #collage

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20 abstractaday Today's inspiration is Ich Komme by Erika Vikman. An ode to the orgasm! Which we can really feel in the composition. The actual piece was painted the other way around, but I like it better like this. The joy of abstract I suppose! #abstract #art youtu.be/PFWtYcKb7C8?...

20 abstractaday Today's inspiration is Tears run rings by Marc Almond. It dates from 1989 but I heard it for the first time around 2007. It was love at first hearing. I decided to show the spread with the last four efforts all together youtu.be/zAGyH_EYXeQ?feature=shared

19 #abstractadat Today's inspiration is the song If I Had Words by Scott Fitzgerald and Yvonne Keeley. I first heard it in the film Babe so it was actually the speed up mice version! 😂 It gives me joy.youtu.be/HU9HQNPqSbk?feature=shared #abstract #art

Kings Cross/Potts Point from Rushcutters Bay oval gouache #UrbanGaze #pleinair #Sydney #PottsPoint #painting #urban #peaceful #art #colorful

-18 #abstractaday Today's song is my favorite French song ( and a shocking one as well): L’ aigle noir by Barbara. The black eagle, where the eagle is her father. Song details in the comments #abstract #art

And here it is with all of its black highlights! I think I prefer it like that, but I'm not sure… #art #illustration #nature #landscape

Today's inspiration is Se telefonando. Possibly Italy's best songs from the '60s and sung by one of the best singers to come out of the Boot: Mina. There's also a personal story behind the title. Let me know, details in comments. youtu.be/8E5_khhXyuU?...

This is the latest drawing I've been working on. I thought I would resist my propension for black line highlights, but I'm a weak weak person! So, this is before, see you later when I'm done with it. #art #illustration #forest

-16 #abstractaday. I'm not at all religious, quite the opposite. But I fell in love with the musical Jesus Christ Superstar the moment I heard/saw it for the first time when I was a child. And that's how I started to learn English 😇. I took inspiration from Heaven on their minds. #abstract #art

-15 #abstractaday . New week new prompt: music. This is inspired by one of my favorite songs of the 90s: Marta's song by Deep Forest. I was never a fan of that group, but this song hit me straight away. I love the voice of the singer who's collaborating with them on this track. #abstract #art

14- #abstractaday. Today I've used three different yellow media : felt, acrylic and oil pastel. I'm glad this is the last of the 3 materials week because it didn't suit the way my mind works. But it's good to do things differently #abstract #art

We arrived in France 6 years ago today. We didn't know anyone and spoke hardly any French. How things have changed! Thank you France and Gérardmer in particular for taking care of us and giving me plenty of time to dedicate to what I love to do the most: paint. #art #drawing #collage

-13 #abstractaday. Today's materials: paper bag paper, red felt pen, silver posca. Title: Organic. The paper comes from the local organic shop: Le Père BioBio #abstract #nottooserious

A little break from the abstract challenge (I’ll post one in the afternoon). This sketch was made last autumn for a neighbor who lives a few houses up the road from us. This is the view from her house. #sketch #watercolour #mountain

-10 #abstractaday. Today's materials are all in different shades of purple: one acrylic, one wax pastel and one dry pastel. I'm going to call this Purple fog #art #craft

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-9 #abstractaday today's materials are brown paper bag paper, orange marker and black liner. I'm going to call this Julienne because the orange marks are remarkably like shredded carrots #abstract #wtf

8- #abstractaday So…this is awful, nevermind. The new prompt was 3 materials. I chose one postcard, one marker (yellow) and a fine liner. The postcard has been cut and some parts reused, either the back or the front. I called it Double-face. Things can only get better!

7- #abstractaday today's word: is hands. I went quite figurative but hopefully keeping it abstract at the same time. From tomorrow a new prompt. I enjoyed the words challenge

A few weeks ago I posted something similar. That was a wax pastels version. Here I'm back with watercolors on brown paper. It's a bit…smurfy 😅 still, I wouldn't mind living there. Definitely not one in my #absractaday series which I am really enjoying doing.

6- #abstractaday Today's word is Chapter . A chapter makes me think about something confined, with a beginning and an end. A part in a series. + Pride is happening today in my city. And this is what I made.

Beyond Bluewood gouache #scape #ForestFriday #art #painting #nature #peaceful #forest #trees #landscape

-5 #abstractaday challenge. The word I came across was soirée. I thought about both meanings: an evening and a dinner party kind of thing. This is the result.

4- #abstractaday Today's word was arrivals. I thought about an airport setting, but also newly birthed things (cells, humans, animals, etc..). And this is what I came up with. #abstract #art #

3 #abstractday. The word I stumbled across is projection. Our library is great: despite being in a small-ish mountain town they organize so many things. Amongst these there's a film projection initiative where over the course of 5 months they have presented 5 films released in 2024. #abstract #art

2- My second abstract offering. I came across the word spirit, as in white spirit, in the same Lidl catalogue as yesterday. I decided to opt for the ghostly meaning of the word and this is the result. 👻 #abstractart #art #abstract

Sunflowers. Oil on canvas. August '25. #art #oilpainting #stilllife #sunflowers

A kaleidoscope of butterflies Acrylic & gouache on carboard #Stunday #happy #joyful #art #painting #mixedmedia

Here we go, my first offer for the #abstractday challenge proposed by emilyfoucart.substack.com/p/abstract-sep… . Not sure if this can actually qualify as abstract…so, that's a good start 😅. For more info about the challenge check in the comments. Thanks#abstractartdayay

Peonies in a teapot. Back in 2020 one of the first people we became friends with in Gérardmer gifted us some peonies from her garden. Lacking a vase we put them in the large teapot we found in our rented flat. Watercolor and fine liner #sketch #watercolor #flowers

When I was a child I used to draw these kinds of creatures inspired by the cave paintings I saw in my school books. Today I went back to these animals, armed with an E-pen and the desire to just get lost in colours. I found it very meditative! #Sketchbook #digital #fantasy

A bit late on the International dog day... This is Nitro #dog #sketch #art #illustrstion

This is a short post about one of my favorite places in the area where I live and what it has inspired #nature #art #mountain #vosges #illustration

This is the Bell Roche, looking away from the view. I made a mistake at some point, but I think I managed to pull it back. This will feature on my next Substack post if you fancy following me there: www.substack.com/@ivanberardi #illustration #forest #watercolors #trees

Le lac de Fischboedle, once again! It's the second last day at the market and I'm running out of medium size pieces. So I decided to revisit one of the customers’ favorites. This time it's in acrylics on paper (20×20 cm). #art #nature #lake #alsace #illustration

The little things that give me happiness & gratitude. The way every flower moves in its own unique way in a breeze. Leaves rustling, talking to each other. gouache & aquarelle pencils #Stunday #peaceful #happy #joyful #bloomscrolling #nature #naturelovers #flowers #art #painting #mixedmedia

All of my brown paper watercolors in one place. At least I think they are all there. I know I keep going on about it, but I love the combination of watercolor on brown paper and I would like to see the results if anyone has tried the same. #watercolor #art #sketch #drawing #illustration

The Vosges from the Grand Ballon (the highest point in the massive at 1423 m). This is from a photo taken last October. #art #nature #mountain #vosges

I sold this last night. It's been with me for the last four years because once I finished with it I realized the frame was wonky. I decided to sell it at a very discounted price. It's going to Antwerp in Belgium. I'm happy to think that my babies are traveling around the world! #art #forest #vosges

Best evening at the market. The table is starting to look a little empty. I'll have to make sure that I paint something new before next Monday.

This is the Calocera Viscosa mushroom. The reference photo was taken last year but the first ones are already starting to appear in the forest. Like tiny flames they grow on rotting wood. l like to think of them as lava erupting from a micro vulcan. #art #watercolour #fungi #originalart

Sue's painting studio ballpoint pen & aquarelle pencils 2/3 plein-air 1/3 inside #Stunday #pleinair #drawing #art #nature #peaceful #mixedmedia #sketchbook

Still from yesterday while at the market. I have no interest in cars ( or lampposts) ,but the car park was filling up quickly and I had nowhere to go. So this was all I could sketch… #sketch #drawing #cars

At the market. I forgot my watercolor so I sketched what's in front of me with a biro and felt pens on my agenda. The chimney belongs to an old textile factory #sketch #design #art #Vosges

Here's a quick photo roll of what I've been up to this summer. Cheers

I painted this last night at the market from a photo I took a while back on the gorgeous Sentier des Roches. The light was fading so not sure of the final result. #vosges #art #mountain #watercolors #alsace