Chapter 100: Where It All Started, Some Cars & A Lady Leaves An Empty Space

So, here it arrived, finally, the chapter 100.

A small change will be noticeable to the one who pays attention, numbers finally became numbers.

No more letters.

This said, I have been sick again...

It is scary and a freakin' pain in the butts, but such is life, and once again, I will prevail.

Plenty of things are happening, but I will get back to most of it at a latest time.

What I would like to talk today is light, and in fact, I'd like to look at pictures and pretty cars more than talking about the sad state of the world, or the fact that we seems to be enjoying the general state of confusion on this planet.

OK, this said, one of the news this week was mr. Jobs decision.

I ain't gone talk about what i think of the man, the products and all.

I might later, for for the time being, my friends already know all the answers of the questions, so, that is enough for me.

But however, let's just all remember, wether we like it or not, that it all started there:

BreakOut

The Very First One

Wonderful design in the lettering people!

OK, and now, let's look at some cars that I saw recently, some from what we call the web, and one taken by my lovely and perfect wife Silvia.

Une Vieille Deuch

Brown

Tintin, Milou & Citroen

Traction Avant Bordeaux

Red BMW & Birds Poo

Cowl Induction In Green

Green

Black & New

Gold by S. Boriani

And, also, a wall made of parts of cars:

Pneus & Bois

Et Voila.

That's all Folks.

Oh, and, now I finally understand.

A real lady is dead.

Amy

Sincerely,

Serge

August 27th 2011

Chapter Ninety Nine: Daredevil (New Drawing), Few Interesting Pictures & A Dearly Missed lady

Hello.
This is going to be a short post.
All things considered, of course.

So, yesterday I drew all day, and an interesting drawing came out of it.
I like it a fair bit.
Anyway, here is another heroes from my childhood, The Daredevil:

The Daredevil

Thanks to Mike for the inspiration.




Except for that, let's have a fast look at some interesting pictures from all over the world, and the end of another series:

Wicked Bedroom

Women Praying

In The Field

In The End, The Horse Won...

Atlas As A Young Kid

The End of a Series: The Coolest Photos of the Coolest Movies.

Nosferatu

The Ghostbusters

Behind The Screen

Voila.
I guess that's all for now kids.
I want to wish you all some really good time,
and remind you, if necessary, that a dead lady is dearly missed.

Amy

Sincerely,

Serge
24th of August 2011

Chapter Ninety Eight: Corto in Hamilton (New Drawing), Some Amazing Pictures, Series & a Dead Lady...

Bonjour.
Two days ago, I felt really really sick.
I felt weak like I had never felt before.
I rested for an entire 24 hours.
It seems it was needed.
It worries me, to be honest, but I woke up yesterday fine and rested.
This is something I need to pay great attention to though...

So, I woke up yesterday, and I needed to draw.
I needed to feel good.
Often, drawing makes me feel that way. Not always though.

As I already mentioned, I am working on a large piece, which has two more characters by the way, but it is getting very stressful to work on it, so I thought that I could draw something else, something easy and simple, just to take my head out of it, and recharge my batteries.

Few days before, my friend Mike, who is moving back east to Montreal in days, was showing me some picture of Hamilton, his hometown so to speak, that he had taken few years ago.
One of them especially attracted my eyes, as I could immediately see a good vector drawing.
I could see Corto Maltese walking by, in the night streets of Hamilton.
Don't ask, please, don't ask.
I don't know where those ideas are coming from, even though, but they just come anyway.

So, yesterday I drew.
And I drew in a very old style, one I had not used in years, since the first edition of the Hegemony Shift Magazine.
And so, this is Corto in Hamilton:

Corto in Hamilton

Now, Silvia is going to attempt to colour it.
That's really exciting!!!!

Now, talking about Corto again, there is that little town which I forgot the name AND location, who has that lovely sculpture:

Corto's Sculpture

Inspiring... Somehow.





Today, I feel great.
You might have notice, on the top right corner, my new widgets for our music, the newest song, the complete, and the store.
Take a trip to the world of Spaceboys & The Sweet Things, the band I share with Linda Simone and Nick Steal.




So, since always, I have been collecting pictures.
All kind of stuff.
The birth of the digital age just multiplied by 1000 the numbers.
And still, I have never lost the passion of looking at others people images, looking through their eyes and minds.
Here are some images I find interesting.
Note that, they are all recent.
Enjoy:

Hot Spot

Cold Spot

Wet Spot

Rough Spot To Be In

Small Spot To Spend The Night

Quiet Spot

Advise: Keep Your Mouth Closed

A Giant Mermaid

And voila for the cool shots.




This morning,with coffee, I went to my computer and checked my emails.
And, there was something from a dude I had not heard from in about 18 years.
His name is Patrick.
We grew up together, and he always was an inspiration to me, and by this I meant I admired him a great deal, as, he was, and I'm sure still is, a true artist.
Of course he would deny it in block, but that would only be his own way to be somehow modest.
This, among other things, made my day!
Thanks L'Ancetre!




Series:
So, we are fishing the infamous AT&T advertisement campaign today:

Mexico

And finally:

Paraguay

Well, sniff, it's been a long trip...


And, almost the end of the cool movies pic series, today, todo more:

Requiem For A Dream (if I am not mistaken)

Who's Who Here?

Coffee is brewing for the second or third time today, Silvia is listening music, Mike washing the dishes and Ethan watching a cartoon.
It's my Sunday, and it feels like Sunday.
I smile, and suddenly I stop.
A lady's dead.

Amy

Voila.
That's all folks.

Sincerely,

Serge
August 17th 2011

Chapter Ninety Seven: Artwork, Politicians & a Dead Lady

Here we go again.
Have not written a blog in like a week, that means I have been drawing.
And, I am smiling.

Kept on working on that piece I started and was talking about on the previous post.
I need to draw a bus load of people. That's the story in short.
Then, we'll see how it goes.

So far, so good.
But, that's a fair amount of work.
I try to not think about it, in the end, I am afraid I'll end up with 80 characters or so...
But, if so, then, so be it...

Last week, I showed a drawing of Grant Morrison, since then, I drew the sailor from Malta, son of la Niña de Gibraltar, and a sailor from Cornouaille. He looks good, but I ain't going to show it to you guys.
Then, I drew my favourite beast, in an angry position to say the least, and wearing his yellow spandex, but I ain't either going to show it. Finally, I am lost in the hair and beard of one of those wizard, so liked by the Halflings.
But once again, I am not going to show it to you.
Sorry, but it'll come later, all together.
On a more positive side, here is two illustrations showing two of the three characters I just mentioned.
Enjoy:

"That" sailor from Malta

Unexpected Guests

Now, while we're at it, I might as well stay, somehow, in the Art domaine, and talk for two minutes about some work I've seen.
There's those guys who draw on the side walk with chalks, which I do respect. Few of them have talent, and some of their work is quite interesting.
I must admit that I am not a huge fan of that type of artwork in general, nor am I especially fond of their themes, or reproductions of classic expressionism piece, as it seems that's what they mainly like to draw.
But fair enough.
So, anyway, there's two pieces that I took pictures from in the middle of the night, not that it is specifically amazing, but, hey, it's worth admiring.

The first one, I am not a big fan of, I've never really been a huge fan of Renoir,  and in all honesty, I preferred his son's work, but my parents had that very reproduction in their house, and they still do.
So, I simply couldn't resist:

Girl with a Blue Hat

The second one, I just found funny, and interestingly attractive.
This, by the way, was taken this morning at about 4.30 am:

Chalk Art on the Floor of the City

And, that's all.



OK, let's say something about politics.
I want to go back for a sec about what I wrote lastsw eek.
I stated that the Tea Party voted a budget & they blocked the borrowing authorizations for the very same budget.
I was wrong in my wording.
What I meant was that the Republican party voted a budget & they blocked the borrowing authorizations for the very same budget.
But that the Tea Party had a huge part of responsibilities in the unacceptable mess that is going on south of the border.
And yes, I still denounce their discussing hypocrisies.
Period.

If they don't get very careful very soon and start to listen to people, they are going to get in similar situation that what is happening in Greece.
Here are two pictures that I personally find inspiring, to say the very least from Greece.
The inspiration does not come from the violence it implies, but by the fact that people still re courageous enough to stand up for what they believe and need.
We, need to learn something here.

Woman in Greece

Man in Greece

And, far away from there, two somehow legends keep the secrets the way they might need to be:

Hugo & Fidel

Of course, on our own side of the story, we have our national puppet, sigh, who is a lost cause as far as humanity is concerned.
Here is the way he likes to portray himself on his Assbook page:

Yes, I drink Canadian!

And yes, I am a real Canadian, flag and all!

Are you freakin' kidding me!
Got get &#%@$ lost!




OK, enough with those tarts.
Let's keep the pictures coming, and let's have a look at two buildings:
The first one, that's where I work...
Not that it is especially exciting, but it kind of is.
This was taken this morning, while being evacuated from the building, due to some fire alarm going on madly:

Work Building

And, another building, or a construction at least, of discouraging proportions.
I found that picture on the Net, and my heart felt for the man there!
Good luck dude:

I am almost done

And, slowly but surely, we are getting close to the end of that post.
So, before it is time to turn the lights of, let's get on with our series:
"The AT&T Advertisement Campaign":

France

Japan

Morocco

And, the great series of great movie pictures:

Guess who's that!

Marathon Man

Voila.
By the way, we are definitely getting close to the end of both of those series.
It has been a good trip!
And, I smile again.
And then, I suddenly don't.
A Lady is dead:

Amy

That's all folks.

Sincerely,

Serge
13th of August 2011