Luz Rovira

El baile I y II

2011-12-18T19:08:00.003+01:00

Autumn

2011-10-29T15:05:00.005+02:00

"Autumn, the year’s last, loveliest smile".
William Cullen Bryant

If - Scattered

2011-10-16T19:09:00.002+02:00

This week's topic in Friday Illustration is "Scattered"

"No sight that human eyes can look upon is more provocative of awe than is the night sky scattered thick with stars." ~ Llewelyn Powys

I did a combination with awe and scattered stars... hope you like it!

If-Contraption

2011-10-09T18:54:00.000+02:00

This is my illo for this week's Illustration Friday topic of "Contraption".

Esta es mi ilustración para el tema de esta semana de Illustration Friday "Artilugio".

Ovidio dixit

2011-10-08T18:38:00.003+02:00

"The burden which is well borne becomes light". Ovid.
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"Se hace ligera la carga que se sabe llevar bien". Ovidio.

IF - Journey

2011-04-16T19:34:00.005+02:00

After a big while, I'm back again. Sorry but I had so many changes in my life lately ... and so little time!

Here's my ilo for this week's Illustration Friday topic :

“The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.”

Enjoy the journey!

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Nature

2010-12-31T18:45:00.002+01:00

One touch of nature makes the whole world kin
William Shakespeare
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IF - Dessert

2010-09-05T11:24:00.004+02:00

This week's topic is DESSERT! Here is my ilo for Illustration Friday

"Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first." ~ Ernestine Ulmer

... Life is uncertain.... and surprisingly great!

Have a nice week

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Siesta time

2010-08-27T19:09:00.004+02:00

We might as well take a nap ...

If - Atmosphere

2010-08-22T13:36:00.006+02:00

Back to my Illustration Friday's contributions!

“For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at every moment; but the surrounding atmosphere brings it to life - the light and the air which vary continually. For me, it is only the surrounding atmosphere which gives subjects their true value.” ~ Claude Monet

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Me gusta dibujar en mis Moleskines, aptas para cualquier lugar y cualquier momento! ... y además no abultan nada! Te dejo foto del proceso ...

Tea Time

2010-08-20T19:00:00.001+02:00

Después de tres semanas en UK, que menos que una ilustración dedicada a la hora del té! ... de vuelta con mi Moleskine, mi tinta y mis gouaches!

"Tea Time" - 2010

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Cuestión de coraje

2010-05-02T19:44:00.003+02:00

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"Todos nuestros sueños pueden convertirse en realidad
si tenemos el coraje de perseguirlos". Walt Disney

"All our dreams can come true,
if we have the courage to pursue them". Walt Disney

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Morning ride

2010-02-15T19:42:00.009+01:00

Me cruzo casi cada mañana con esta chica,

y no me he podido resistir a reproducir su paseo matinal en bici!

Illustration Friday - "Adrift"

2010-02-14T19:30:00.005+01:00

This week's topic @ Illustration Friday is "Adrift": "I've often been adrift, but I have always stayed afloat" ~ Dave Barry. Hope you like it!

El tema de esta semana en Illustration Friday es "A la deriva": "Muchas veces he andado a la deriva, pero siempre siempre me he mantenido a flote" ~ David Barry. Espero que te guste!

Happy New Year!

2010-01-08T21:44:00.004+01:00

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"NY water tower in Xmas" 2010

I love NY water towers. They are as amazing as BCN domes!

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One more !

2009-09-29T20:01:00.002+02:00

Casa Lleó Morera's dome, from Domenech i Montaner

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Casa Milà's Dome

2009-09-26T19:13:00.005+02:00

Different angles from the same dome.
This is one of the domes at the top of
Gaudi's Casa Milà in Barcelona.

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More & more domes!

2009-09-24T18:22:00.002+02:00

Cases Antoni Rocamora by Josep Bassegoda i Amigó

Barcelona - Dome IV, 2009

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Casa Batllo's Dome

2009-09-20T13:59:00.003+02:00

Gaudi's dome - Casa Batlló in Barcelona
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Dome II

2009-09-13T09:11:00.002+02:00

... más cúpulas!
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IF - Welcome

2009-09-12T21:41:00.006+02:00

This is my post for this week's Illustration Friday.
The topic is: "Welcome".
I'm afraid I didn't have enough time to search for quotes this week!

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Dome I

2009-09-11T12:37:00.002+02:00

Barcelona Dome I, 2009

Me encantan las cúpulas de Barcelona!

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Teleférico, Barcelona

2009-09-08T07:22:00.004+02:00

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Teleférico, Barcelona. 2009.
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Whistler

2009-09-04T20:09:00.002+02:00

Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia. Canada

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Brockton Point Lighthouse, Stanley Park

2009-09-01T20:25:00.003+02:00

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Brockton Point Lighthouse, Stanley Park - Vancouver

Digital Paint - 2009

If - Magnify

2009-08-31T06:48:00.001+02:00

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This week's topic in Illustration Friday is: Magnify. I've chosen my own quote for it:

"Every person who knows how to read has
it in their power to magnify themselves,
to multiply the ways in which they exist,
to make life full, significant, and interesting".

Aldous Huxley

El tema de esta semana en Illustration Friday es "Magnify". Le he buscado una frase:

"Todo hombre que sepa como leer tiene en ello el poder
para superarse; para multiplicar sus formas
de existir; de hacer que su vida sea llena,
interesante y que tenga sentido.

Aldous Huxley

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Granville Island

2009-08-30T09:51:00.002+02:00

"Market in Granville Island", 2009. Digital Paint

"Mercado en Granville Island", 2009. Pintura digital.

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Nightfall in Vancounver

2009-08-29T18:43:00.004+02:00

"Nightfall in Vancouver", 2009. Digital paint.

"Anocheciendo en Vancouver", 2009. Pintura digital.

Dreamy Mountains II

2009-08-27T20:25:00.005+02:00

And today a new quote to go with "Dreamy Mountains II":

"Men go abroad to wonder at the height of mountains,
at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers,
at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars;
and they pass by themselves without wondering."

-Saint Augustine (354-430 AD)

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IF - Caution

2009-08-24T21:30:00.006+02:00

This week's topic in Illustration Friday is "Caution".

"Caution is a most valuable asset in fishing, especially if you are the fish". Unknown.

"Caution". Digital. 2009

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Dream

2009-03-20T19:01:00.008+01:00

"Dreams are illustrations... from the book your soul is writing about you." Marsha Norman

"Dream". Ink, fineliner & collage on Moleskine

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Illustration Friday : Celebrate

2009-02-15T20:08:00.003+01:00

“Let us celebrate the occasion
with wine and sweet words.”

Titus Maccius Plautus

If - Time

2009-02-08T19:48:00.004+01:00

Illustration Friday: TIME

"La vida entera de una persona es solamente un punto en el tiempo, disfrutémosla."

"The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it."

Plutarch (46 AD - 120 AD)

IF - Flawed

2009-02-01T20:29:00.003+01:00

For this week's Illustration Friday. "Flawed".

"I've learned that it's OK to be flawed"
Winona Ryder

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IF - Climbing

2009-01-27T12:59:00.003+01:00

... o escalar la montaña de la vida
... or climbing the mountain of life

Para Ilustration Friday de esta semana.
For this week's Illustration Friday.

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Envejecer es como escalar una gran montaña:
mientras se sube las fuerzas disminuyen,
pero la mirada es más libre, la vista más amplia y serena.

(Ingmar Bergman)

Old age is like climbing a mountain.
You climb from ledge to ledge. The higher you get,
the more tired and breathless you become,
but your views become more extensive.
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If - Contained

2009-01-11T20:39:00.003+01:00

"There's no reality except the one contained within us. That's why so many people live an unreal life. They take images outside them for reality and never allow the world within them to assert itself". Hermann Hesse.

IF-Resolve

2009-01-08T17:27:00.002+01:00

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"Divide las dificultades que examinas en tantas partes como sea posible para su mejor solución." Rene Descartes.

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it". Rene Descartes
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Feliz Año Nuevo!

2009-01-04T20:17:00.004+01:00

- variaciones de ilustración para un proyecto -

"La Ley de la Gravedad no es responsable de que la gente se enamore". Albert Einstein. (En castellano se pierde el juego de palabras!)

"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love". Albert Einstein.

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"Temer al amor es temer a la vida, y los que temen a la vida ya están medio muertos". Bertrand Russell.

"To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead". Bertrand Russell.

IF- Clandestine

2008-12-27T21:05:00.010+01:00

El tema de Illustration Friday de esta semana es 'clandestino'

This week Illustration Friday's topic is 'clandestine'
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Time to knit

2008-11-30T23:02:00.005+01:00

No quería que pasase una semana más sin publicar. Ahora es tiempo de tejer! ... y es que me falta tiempo para tantas cosas!

I didn't want to pass one more week without posting. Now is time to knit!... I need some more time for so many things!
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If - Repair

2008-10-26T18:24:00.004+01:00

Jugando con tréboles

2008-10-12T12:23:00.009+02:00

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"Jugando con tréboles", 2008. Digital.

"Playing with clovers", 2008. Digital.

Tesoro en el fondo del mar

2008-10-11T17:35:00.003+02:00

.Un tesoro en el fondo del mar, una estrella!
"Estrella de mar", 2008. Digital.

A treasure in the bottom of the sea, an starfish!
"Starfish", 2008. Digital.
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Castellers

2008-10-05T18:05:00.010+02:00

Hoy me he inspirado en los Castellers, una antigua tradición catalana. Asociaciones de personas unidas por la afición de levantar 'castells' o torres humanas, con valores de cooperación y de trabajo en equipo, con un afán constante de superarse a sí mismos, y de mantener el lidereazgo frente a otros grupos de 'castellers'. "Castellers", digital. 2008

Today I inspired mysef in the 'Castellers', an old catalan tradition. Associations of people that share the common goal of building human towers, with values of cooperation and team work, a constant desire to surpass themselves, and a will to maintain a lead over a select and competitive group of rival human tower associations. "Castellers", digital. 2008.
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Eternidad presente

2008-09-27T10:00:00.000+02:00

"Debes vivir en el presente, lanzarte con cada ola, encontrar en cada instante tu propia eternidad. Los necios se quedan con sus oportunidades como en una isla, mirando hacia la otra orilla. No hay otra orilla; no hay más vida que ésta", Henry David Thoreau. "Eternidad presente", digital.

"You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land, there is no other life but this", Henry David Thoreau. "Eternidad presente", digital.

Octopus's garden

2008-09-25T22:41:00.002+02:00

Imaginado mientras escuchaba por casualidad la canción de los Beatles: "I'd like to be under the sea/in an octopus's garden in the shade/...". En este caso, el pulpo es todo un jardín!

"Octupus's garden", digital.

Imagined while I happened to listen to the Beatles'song: "I'd like to be under the sea/in an octopus's garden in the shade/...". In this case, the octopus is a complete garden!
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Bienvenido Otoño!

2008-09-22T21:53:00.005+02:00

Hoy me ha salido un dibujo estilo Escher, quizás influida por un libro que leí recientemente "Gödel, Escher, Bach" de Douglas Hofstadter. Inspirada en el otoño que empieza hoy y por una frase de Albert Camus: "El otoño es una segunda primavera donde cada hoja es una flor". "Otoño", digital.

Today I did a drawing with an Escher kind of style, maybe influenced by a book that I recently read "Gödel, Escher, Bach" from Douglas Hofstadter. Inspired by the Autumn that starts today and by a quote from Albert Camus: "Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower". "Autumn", digital.

IF-Island

2008-09-18T22:50:00.009+02:00

Hoy, mi participación para el Illustration Friday. El tema de la semana es "Isla". Y la frase que la acompaña: "Ningún hombre es una isla, algo completo en sí mismo; todo hombre es un fragmento del continente, una parte de un conjunto", John Donne.
Que tengas un buen fin de semana!

Today, my participation for Illustration Friday. This week's subject is "Island". And the quote that goes together: "No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent", John Donne.
Have a nice weekend!
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Exposición colectiva en UK

2008-09-17T07:15:00.004+02:00

Si te perdiste mi exposición en Cadaqués, ahora se puede ver en Farleys Yard, Chiddingly (East Sussex) en el Reino Unido. La exposición colectiva en la que participo estará desde el 12 de Septiembre hasta el 5 de Octubre de 2008. Para más información, ver la imagen.

If you couldn't go to my exhibition in Cadaqués, now you can visit it at Farleys Yard, Chiddingly, East Sussex, UK. The collective exhibition where I participate, will remain opened from September 12th to October 5th, 2008. For more information, please see the image.

http://www.farleysyard.org.uk/

4 días de fiesta! ... cont. (II)

2008-09-16T07:00:00.000+02:00

... y hoy un poco más de playa ...
"Más playa", lápiz sobre Moleskine y color con photoshop.

... and today, more beach ....
"More beach", pencil on Moleskine, and colored with photoshop.

4 días de fiesta! ... cont.

2008-09-15T07:00:00.002+02:00

... y tiempo en el campo para coger tomates del huerto para la ensalada ... "Tomates para ensalada", tinta y gouache sobre Moleskine.

... and time in the countryside to take tomatoes from the garden for the salad ... "Tomatoes for salad", ink and gouache on Moleskine.

4 días de fiesta!

2008-09-14T22:00:00.000+02:00

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Cuatro días de fiesta fuera de Barcelona, que dan para mucho: campo y playa. Hoy dibujo desde la playa de Sitges.
"Sitges", tinta sobre Moleskine.

Four days off away from Barcelona give enough time for everything: countryside and beach. Today, drawing from the beach in Sitges. "Sitges", ink on Moleskine.

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Gracias por las flores!

2008-09-10T07:00:00.003+02:00

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Seamos agradecidos con las personas que nos hacen felices, ellos son los jardineros encantadores que hacer florecer nuestras almas -Marcel Proust. "Gracias por las flores", tinta y digital.

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom -Marcel Proust. "Thank you for the flowers", ink & digital.

Rolling Weekends

2008-09-08T07:00:00.003+02:00

Los findes son siempre lo mejor: amigos, sol y fiesta. El sábado, patines & música en el Parque del Forum de Barcelona. "Roller disco", digital.

Weekends are always the best: friends, sun & parties. On saturday, rollerblading & music at the Barcelona's - Parc del Fòrum. "Roller disco", digital.
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Pure Wilde

2008-09-05T07:05:00.005+02:00

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"Nunca viajo sin mi diario. Uno siempre debería llevar algo sensacional para leer en el tren". Oscar Wilde. Siempre me ha encantado Wilde, especialmente sus relatos cortos. "Pure Wilde", 100% Digital.

"I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train". Oscar Wilde. I've always loved Wilde, and very specially his short fiction stories. "Pure Wilde", 100% digital.

IF - Memories

2008-09-04T07:05:00.004+02:00

Hay frases que inspiran ... para el tema de Illustration Friday de esta semana, he escogido uno apropiado: "Los recuerdos son como trompetas de caza, cuyo sonido muere en el viento", Guillaume Apollinaire. "Recuerdos", Collage & Digital.

There are inspiring quotes... for IF - this week's topic, I've chosen a very fitting one: "Memories are hunting horns whose sound dies on the wind", Guillaume Apollinaire. "Memories", Collage & Digital.
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Incoherencia

2008-09-03T07:00:00.004+02:00

"Los cambios de caracter y la incoherencia con uno mismo es la mayor flaqueza del ser humano", Joseph Addison. Debe ser como tener dos caras. "Incoherencia", tinta china & retoque digital.

"Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature", Joseph Addison. Must be like having two faces. "Inconsistency", ink & digital.

Connected

2008-08-21T21:05:00.003+02:00

"Connected". Color fineliner & digital on Moleskine.
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IF - Detach

2008-08-19T23:16:00.006+02:00

.Entrada para el IF "Detach"de esta semana. "Despréndete de posesiones materiales".
Tinta china & digital (en cuaderno Moleskine).

Post for this week's IF topic "Detach". "Detach yourself from material possessions".
Ink & digital (from my Moleskine notebook).
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Two trees

2008-06-29T21:12:00.006+02:00

'Dos árboles'. Acrílico sobre cartón.

'Two trees'. Acrylic on cardboard.

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28th MINI PRINT INTERNATIONAL OF CADAQUÉS

2008-06-28T09:33:00.005+02:00

Hoy se inaugura la exposición '28 Mini Print Internacional de Cadaqués' en la que participo. Se puede visitar cada día hasta el 15 de Septiembre en el Taller Galería Fort en Cadaqués.

Today opens the art exhibition '28th Mini Print International of Cadaqués' where I participate. It can be visited every day until September 15 in the Taller Galeria Fort in Cadaqués.

Good News

2008-05-21T07:02:00.001+02:00

Cloudy brains

2008-05-20T07:16:00.005+02:00

Hoy quería dibujar alguna expresión facial como ejercicio. Y eso me hace pensar que la gente que chilla es como si se les nublase el cerebro y dejasen de pensar.

Today I just wanted to draw some facial expression as an exercise. It makes me think that people shouting is as if they suddenly had a cloudy brain that made them stop thinking.
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Sunday midday on the Mar Bella beach (II)

2008-05-19T06:59:00.003+02:00

Sunday midday on the Mar Bella beach

2008-05-18T18:44:00.005+02:00

.Hoy he bajado con un amigo a la playa de la Mar Bella, una de mis favoritas en Barcelona. Hemos aprovechado un par de horas de sol.

Today I went with a friend to the Mar Bella beach, one of my favourites in Barcelona. We enjoyed two hours of sun.
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Animal with horns

2008-05-17T23:55:00.001+02:00

Animal con cuernos
Animal with horns
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Angry at the world ...

2008-05-16T07:00:00.002+02:00

Enfadada con el mundo y esperando a que ocurra algo... ! je je

Angry at the world and waiting for something to happen ... ! ha ha

A room with a view

2008-05-15T07:00:00.001+02:00

Una habitación con vistas.
A room with a view
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Rainy words

2008-05-14T07:02:00.002+02:00

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New managing trends

2008-05-12T11:52:00.002+02:00

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Pues eso, nuevas tendencias en el mundo del management o, más bien, malabarismos!
Well that's it, new trends in management or rather, balancing acts!
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Hand in Maori style

2008-05-11T09:49:00.001+02:00

Mano estilo maorí
Hand in Maori style
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Eating mutation

2008-05-10T10:04:00.003+02:00

Mutación alimenticia
Eating mutation
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Shouting snakes

2008-05-09T07:00:00.002+02:00

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Gritando culebras. Es como un triste circo.
Directamente de mi cuaderno de notas.

Shouting snakes. Is like a sad circus.
Directly from my sketchbook.

Creating creature

2008-05-08T07:03:00.001+02:00

Creando criatura
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Think it twice!

2008-05-07T07:03:00.006+02:00

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Piénsatelo dos veces!
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Preparing seed

2008-05-06T00:10:00.000+02:00

Imagen de mi libreta de notas, donde realizo dibujos en tinta para posterior manipulación digital. Utilizado en la entrada anterior.

Image from my sketchbook, where I draw my inks for a later digital editing. Used in my previous post.
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IF - Seed

2008-05-05T07:00:00.002+02:00

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El tema de esta semana de Illustration Friday es "semilla".

This week's topic for Illustration Friday is "seed".

Monster in the imagination

2008-05-04T11:57:00.005+02:00

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What a mess!

2008-05-03T11:42:00.003+02:00

Vaya lío!
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Oh la là, so much pollution! - version II

2008-05-02T07:30:00.003+02:00

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To adapt oneself

2008-05-01T08:20:00.001+02:00

Adaptarse
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Barcelona seafront (III)

2008-04-29T07:12:00.000+02:00

Barcelona seafront (II)

2008-04-28T07:30:00.004+02:00

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Barcelona seafront (I)

2008-04-27T16:31:00.002+02:00

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Quick ideas

2008-04-26T16:21:00.002+02:00

Ideas rápidas para un futuro dibujo

Quick ideas for a future drawing
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Kings of wings

2008-04-25T17:48:00.003+02:00

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Oh la là, so much pollution!

2008-04-24T07:06:00.003+02:00

Fashion victims

2008-04-22T21:09:00.001+02:00

Balanced tree

2008-04-18T20:59:00.006+02:00

.Vrksasana o la Postura del Árbol en yoga y que, entre otras cosas, mejora el sentido del equilibrio.

Vrksasana or Tree Pose in yoga which, among other things, improves the sense of balance.

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Relativity

2008-04-17T21:18:00.008+02:00

La relativa relatividad ... o mejor me relajo

The relative relativity ... or I better relax myself

Just done very quickly, as I didn't had too much time today, but I wanted to post something at least!

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No interaction at all

2008-04-16T20:13:00.007+02:00

Hoy no hay ningún tipo de interacción. Dibujo en tinta y coloreado con Photoshop (two versions).

Today, there's no interaction at all. Ink sketching and coloured with Photoshop (two versions).

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Two interacting trees

2008-04-15T20:48:00.007+02:00

Árboles interactuando. Hoy he coloreado el dibujo digitalmente.

Interacting trees. Today I coloured the scketch with my computer.

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On mondays, grab the bull ...

2008-04-14T21:36:00.003+02:00

No me gustan los lunes, así que he optado por coger el toro por los cuernos. Este no parece que sea demasiado bravo ...

I don't like mondays, that's why I've chosen to grab the bull by its horns. It doesn't look very brave, by the way ...

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It always makes my day!

2008-04-13T21:11:00.003+02:00

Los fines de semana siempre me sientan bien ... aunque a veces no sean muy relajados!

Weekends make me happy ... though they aren't always very quiet!
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Imagination

2008-04-12T21:10:00.003+02:00

Montarse películas.

It's all in your head.

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Fuera de servicio

2008-04-10T20:37:00.006+02:00

Día sin inspiración: Inspiración averiada.
Aunque al final, quizás no había para tanto!

A day without inspiration: inspiration out of order.
At the end, it wasn't that much!

Eco-house

2008-04-09T20:57:00.005+02:00

Tipos en aumento, inflación, recesión, inestabilidad financiera...
¿Por qué no nos perdemos en el bosque?

Rising rates, inflation, recession, financial inestability...
Why don't we get lost in the forest?

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Eco-sketch

2008-04-08T19:58:00.005+02:00

Por desgracia, últimamente el agua es noticia y no precisamente por su abundancia.
A ver si llueve un poquito ...

Unfortunately, water is been on the news lately and not because of its abundance. Let's see if it rains a bit ...
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