Illustration Friday - Quiet

It was a quiet, warm night. She was at the balcony alone, looking at the stars when...
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Botanical

How far should I go? / Até onde devo ir?

How far should I go? That's my question for this week that begins cold and foggy here in São Paulo. Since I have no way to set limits to my increasing addiction on drawing faces, I will ask you, dear bloggers, when enough is enough? To understand what I am saying, go to my Flicker Page.

Até onde devo ir? Esta é a questão com a qual inicio a semana fria e garoenta aqui em São Paulo. Já que eu não tenho como estabelecer limites para o meu crescente vício em desenhar rostos, eu pergunto a vocês, queridos bloggeiros, quando saber que já basta? Para entender do que estou falando vá até a minha página no Flicker.

Women / Mulheres

Gente é a minha maior inspiração, sempre! Mas as mulheres são tão mais legais de desenhar!

People are my main inspiration, always! But women are so much cooler to draw!

Illustration Friday - Phobia

I don't like to look up when surrounded by high buildings, I always fear that it might fall down on me. It is kind of a heights' phobia...backwards.
I wonder if someone feels that way too...

New addictions / Novos vícios

Oh, my God! As if I have not enough faces digging up from Face Hunter, now I've found Hel Looks, Street Fashion Photo and Ambrel!

Oh, céus! Como se eu não tivesse rostos o bastante fuçando no Face Hunter, agora descobri Hel looks, Street Fashion Photo e Ambrel!

Mr. Baronet

This is Willie Baronet, Dallas' king of the bloggers. Smart dude, bon-vivant and a very talented artist. If you are looking for a thinking blogger with a twist of drawings, he is the man.
Este é Willie Baronet, o rei dos blogueiros de Dallas. Cara esperto, bon-vivant e talentoso artista. Se você procura um blogger pensante com um toque de desenho, ele é o cara.

Yvan

This is the Face Hunter.
Yvan Rodic, the guy to whom I own my biggest wave of inspiration, ever! He is such an eager-beaver! His eye to find interesting people is amazing and the photos are so inspiring that got me addicted to it. If you still don't know his blog, I recommend you go there right now!
Thanks, Yvan!

Illustration Friday - Change

Change is seldom easy. Sometimes it is painfull, sometimes it is fun. Sometimes it takes us ahead, sometimes to no place at all. But I try to do a little change once in a while. I change my opinion, my hair color, I change books from one place to another, I change my way to the coffee shop... and I hope someday I will be able to change things I don't like about myself.

Até que enfim é sexta-feira / Thank God it's Friday

Estou adorando fazer a serie "Face Hunter" em acrílica. O problema é que não sei onde parar! Na minha página do Flicker tenho algumas fotos deste trabalho, caso queiram ver.
Bem, esta semana foi agitada, mas sempre sobra um tempinho para desenhar antes de dormir, então aqui estão mais algumas caras.

I am loving do to the "Face Hunter" series with acrylic. The problem is that I don't seem to know when to stop! At my Flicker page you can see some photos of this work. Busy week, but I always find a way to draw before sleep, so here are some more faces.

Faces

Rostos. Amo, não consigo viver sem.
Faces. Love them, just can't live without.

Silvana

Tudo começou quando eu fui chamada para uma reunião na Africa, uma agência de publicidade aqui em São Paulo. Eu fiquei passada com a beleza da recepcionista, Silvana. Depois de hesitar um pouco, decidi fazer a minha própria "Caçada de Rostos". Então saquei a minha câmera do celular e... click! Aqui está para todos verem o quanto ela e bonita (e sorridente!).

It all started when I was called for a business meeting at Africa, an advertising agency here in São Paulo. I was blown away by the beauty of the recepcionist, Silvana. After a few moments of hesitation, I decided to do my own Face Hunting. So I took my phone camera and... click! Here it is for everyone to see how gorgeous (and smilling!) she is.

Segunda / Monday

Eu não odeio segundas, mas hoje estou me sentindo muito preguiçosa... provavelmente por causa do feriadão da Independência, 7 de setembro.
Para todos os americanos que vêm visitar meu blog, desejo paz e amor, de coração.

I don't hate mondays, but today I am feeling so lazy... it is probably because we had an extended holliday due to our Indepence Day, september 7th.
To all americans that come to visit my blog I wish peace and love, with all my heart.

Kako

Esta página do meu caderno de desenhos é dedicada ao meu querido amigo Kako, super-mega-talentoso ilustrador, que me ensinou a gostar de canetinhas com brilho e de liquid paper. Beijokas, Kako!

This page from my sketchbook is dedicated my dear friend Kako, super-mega-talented illustrator, that taught me to like little glitter pens and liquid paper. Kisses, Kako!

I can't get no satisfaction

Damn, I am really addicted! Can't help myself! Can't stop drawing faces.

Illustration Friday - Safe

Was the chastity belt a safe device?

Illustration Friday - Run

This week's topic really got me! I just couldn't find some good idea and was almost giving up when I remembered this illo.
It was originally named "Band on the run", but after I did the final version, it became "I'm with the band" as you can see in this "before and after" post!
You can see more drawings of this series about music at my website.

Beard guy

Feeling pollyannaish

Let's have a nice week, shall we? Let's begin with some good music, whatever kind of music you like. Let's go ouside and see beautiful things, like Dior leather bags, roses, old buildings and puppies. Let's eat well, like lots of chocolat, raisins and popcorn. Let's pray for world peace but also for a nice boyfriend to our next door neighbour who has been dumped twice this year. Let's dance, shall we? Let's walk. Let's talk. Let's play checkers, or chest, or pocker. Let's work with joy, let's kiss and tell, let's go!
:-)

Illustration Friday - Match #2

I have a rule: never to post twice for a same subject of Illustration Friday, but something happened and made me change my mind. Today I was walking my dog (Souflè, a french bulldog) on the street and an old lady stopped me to talk(that kind of dog's owner chat, if you know what I mean). After complimmenting me about his beauty and nice manners she said: "Look how he matches your clothes!". I haven't noticed yet, but she was right. We were really a perfect match: the dog is all white with a black mascara, some dots and stripes; and I was wearing a black and white Adidas jacket and big sunglasses, black too. With such a coincidence I've decided to make an exception and post again. Hope you don't mind.

Eu tenho como regra não fazer duas postagens para um mesmo tema do Illustration Friday, mas aconteceu algo que me fez mudar de idéia. Hoje estava passeando com meu cachorro (Suflê, um bulldog francês) na rua e uma senhora me parou para conversar (aquela conversa de donos de cachorro, quem tem sabe do que eu estou falando). Depois de elogiar a beleza e simpatia do cão ela fez o seguinte comentário: "Olha só como ele combina com a sua roupa!". Eu não havia reparado, mas ela estava certa. Nós estávamos combinando: ele todo branco, com sua máscara preta, algumas pintas e listras; e eu de agasalho Adidas preto e branco e grandes óculos escuros, também pretos. Diante desta coincidência, resolvi abrir uma exceção e postar novamente. Espero que não se importem.