Hidden away

 

 Found this guy hidden away in my sketchbook. Maybe I should have kept him hidden... 

Happy Day

Happy Valentine's Day

Hydration

I've been trying to drink more water lately. The cold weather and indoor heating can really dehydrate you and zap your energy.

I have this great tea thermos that I bought from Camellia Sinensis – an amazing tea shop in Quebec. It has it's own strainer so it is great for loose tea, but also for water! So I have been infusing my water with various flavours – strawberry and cucumber, lemon, and mint. I am looking forward to the summer when the market is open and I can buy fresh herbs and try more flavours.

Does anyone out there have any other flavour suggestions?

caffeine boost

A few silly sketches from Saturday morning while getting my caffeine boost for the day.

I have been rather absent from posting lately. Winter blahs have set in. Although I have been good at drawing daily, not much has made the jump from my sketchbook to the screen. I will have to get back on track and get scanning.

One thing has remained constant. I'm still a coffee-head...

(My head in not this shape in reality. Lack of caffeine affects my sketching...really.)

Superbowl Sunday

Today, a lot of people are filling their Sunday with chips, beer, and football. Mine is filled with lemons, apples, avocados and half a head of garlic (can you find it?).

IF: Forward

Saturday night cinema

Johan Hill stars as Peter Brand in Moneyball

Continuing on my movie theme, I watched Moneyball last night. I feel so behind on this year's Oscar selection. This is a sketch from one of my favourite scenes, when Peter Brand has to explain who he is and consequently gets his own taste at being scouted.

This is a strong year for our Mr Pitt. He also starred in Tree of Life, which I saw earlier this year and posted about, which is also up for a few Oscars.

What did you think of the film? And now, what should I see next?

The Leopard

Battle scene from The Leopard

Mass scene from The Leopard

 The Movie Club movie for this January has been Luchino Visconti's The Leopard. From 1963, starring Burt Lancaster as Prince Don Fabrizio Salina, this movie explores Sicilian life during the Risorgimento - the democratic revolution (1860 and beyond). In particular we follow one family - their fall from nobility, greed, moral decadence, all the good stuff.

It's a lengthy film. I watched the English version. The sets are very lavish and the colourization adds to the effect. You feel like you are watching paintings. There are some goods lines of dialogue as well.

IF: Twirl

Twirling inside of us are those bits of DNA.

Lunch menu 11

 

On the menu this week : Sun burgers.
Let there be sun!