tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post116561973920790651..comments2023-09-18T23:24:48.499+10:00Comments on ...in my spare time: 'Perfume from Provence' - RousillonJan Allsopphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173592009682998308noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post-1166193353257831842006-12-16T01:35:00.000+11:002006-12-16T01:35:00.000+11:00I particularly like your mixed media work. These r...I particularly like your mixed media work. These really make me take the family back to France for a trip!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post-1165786061661205782006-12-11T08:27:00.000+11:002006-12-11T08:27:00.000+11:00beautiful sketches!! I hope you've settled in home...beautiful sketches!! I hope you've settled in home now, I found it so hard to come back to routine...Anastasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998009178493796361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post-1165702720648287242006-12-10T09:18:00.000+11:002006-12-10T09:18:00.000+11:00I just used gesso. I'm a bit of a gesso fan so it...I just used gesso. I'm a bit of a gesso fan so it seemed a natural choice for me. I like the texture it gives and so I don't worry about my brushstrokes, in fact I make them purposefully messy because I like the effect.<BR/>Thanks for your comments.Jan Allsopphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173592009682998308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post-1165644388927762362006-12-09T17:06:00.000+11:002006-12-09T17:06:00.000+11:00I'm so glad you're uploading more pages. They are...I'm so glad you're uploading more pages. They are so gorgeous and inspirational. I've been taking photos as I progress in making my book, but I haven't had time to put them up yet. <BR/><BR/>May I ask what you've used to white out the blocks of text you don't want? I'm using a book that had lots of gorgeous line drawings, but then the other sides of the pages don't really mean much to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post-1165635723407304482006-12-09T14:42:00.000+11:002006-12-09T14:42:00.000+11:00Your sketches of Paris (i recognized la gare de Ly...Your sketches of Paris (i recognized la gare de Lyon!) and Provence are gorgeous in their simplicity and variety. <BR/>I love seeing someone's point of view of France -- it makes me appreciate the country i left years ago!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com