The mother of dragons

This week I had the pleasure of taking part on the Game of Thrones themed art swap at Ten Paces & Draw. I sent the sketch of Ygritte below and got back one of Daenerys and her dragons. It was pretty awesome to draw one of my favorite characters from the books, and now I can't seem to stop sketching every lady on GOT.

The leopard coat

Another gouache girl from my new sketchbook. Painting leopard print is fun!

On a different note, I'm currently reading and loving Relish, the latest graphic novel by Lucky Knisley. I'm a big fan of her work (I have the "Cat Moves" poster at home and It's awesome) so when I heard she was finally releasing this memoir I just had to get it. I was raised by foodies in a culture that praises food above anything else, so I'm feeling very identified with some of the parts of the book. What are you reading right now?

Boardwalk Empire

I just finished knitting this vest, right on time for spring. It's perfect for layering, and cozy without being too warm. The pattern is Boardwalk by Heidi Kirrmaier, from the Brooklyn Tweed Wool People collection.

Also, if you're following this blog with Google Reader, you must know that Google Reader is shutting down, and it will not be available after July 1, 2013. If you want to keep getting updates from my blog, I really recommend you follow me on Bloglovin' from now on. It's the tool I use for keeping up with blogs and it's prety awesome :)

Singing the blues

Lots of girls live in my new sketchbook, made out of gouache. This one appeared a couple days ago, singing the blues, inspired by this amazing photo set.

Random film photos

I finally scanned my latest roll of film. It's always fun to find these random photos I've taken in the studio and had completely forgotten about. In the third one, my drawing board had already arrived from the UK and Maggie decided it was a good place to sit like a lady. Then she had to make up for it with her silly signature box pose. She just loves having her picture taken, can you tell? :D

Hello spring!

Here's the first page of my new sketchbook, I was only saying hello to spring with gouache (I'm enjoying this medium more and more each day). Despite my allergies, spring is my favorite season. It means new life and so does the white page of a new sketchbook :)

By the way, this illustration is now available as a print / tote bag / throw pillow and other formats in my Society6 store. And using this link you get free worldwide shipping until Sunday 14th!

A few new things

1. My new pair of sunglasses, Ray-Ban Erika
2. A freshly developed roll of film, soon to be scanned and posted here
3. A korean pencil case bought on Ebay, to hold my pencils and drawing tools when I'm away
4. New big sketchbook and pencil
5. My Clare Vivier shoulder bag

In other news, I finally published my first knitting pattern, Love Triangle. I'm very excited because I've been meaning to do this for a long time and finally found the time and energy! The pattern is available for purchase in Ravelry for 3,5€, but if you don't have a Ravelry accound and you're interested on the pattern, just drop me an email :)