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I know I know… Alyss and some other paintings were created in September and I still need to present them to you. I am still writing their stories, trying to take good pictures when it is so gloomy outside some days. And well, life happens along the way.

I am very very happy to officially present you Alyss.

I was sketching in my journal after talking to my dear friend Alice Kara. I don’t know why the Universe decided that but as I was sketching the message «What I see may not be what you see, but it does not mean it is not real.» It made me grin very wild (see the laughing cow ? yes, like that).
My friend Alice is a medium. Her daily life is punctuated with ghosts coming in and out, some of them even coming back now and then. I guess the Universe simply wanted me to acknowledge her, and the fact that in our own way it can happen to each one of us.

Here is the finished painting:

It measures 11×14″ and is made on canvas board.

I just love her and the general feel of the painting.

Ginette was made with a white Sakura gel pen. This was totally in my color comfort zone, it is good to be back to it sometimes.

Alyss is blonde. So people assume she is stupid. It does not help that she often answers things they simply do not understand and that seem totally out of context. They would be surprised to discover that she is indeed very very smart, but just not the cleverness you are used to.

She loves wearing this tear-shaped glass thing in front of her eye because it helps her see the World differently.
Perspective is a topic she is passionate about. Thinking of how things would be if we just moved a bit, if we traded place with someone else… She has beloved journals where she writes carefully all she discovers; she even sketches a bit.

When you see ALyss talking to herself, she is not. She has this owl, Ginette, following her around night and day. But the thing no one knows is that this owl is actually a ghost, so no one can see her. Ginette chose Alyss because she felt they could connect together. Alyss loves Ginette very much, even though she won’t be against some time by herself, really alone. They are now a duo that is linked with this invisible thread that could not be destroyed.

Prints are available in my shop, InnerWorlds: Alyss & Ginette the chouette print.

Some detailed pictures (click to enlarge):

Hello Lovelies of the Universe !

Sometimes, ideas just pop in my head and it lights a bulb like «Why didn’t I think of it before ???». I am pretty sure it happens to you sometimes as well 😉 This is how this contest thing got started this morning.

You know I am looking for a general name for the girls I create. So people could say «Nolwenn’s *******» when speaking of them. Does it make sense ?
BUT I am not that good at finding names (my girls tell me their names while I am creating them). I had one in mind but it could be confusing so I decided I needed something else.

I am sure you are better than me. So here is the trick: Suggest me a name or two (remember, a general one) in the comments of this blogpost (not on Facebook or Twitter). On October 28th I will review tham all, hoping one is telling me «I am the oooooone» (lol). The person who will have suggested it will win a print of his/her choice in my Etsy Shop (and there are more to comes soon ;)) and maybe a little extra.

Sounds fun ? You can go extravagant, fun, but remember it will be kind of my Signature so something that can be pronounced lol

Good luck

PS: Here are a few of my girls, maybe it will inspire you (click to enlarge)

Hello,

I am over the moon to officially present you July. If you follow me on Facebook, or even on flickR, you already discovered her:

July

I created her on canvas, she was my come back on a bigger scale (I have to measure her but I think she is like 16×20, not exactly sure though).

She is my best example that picking some colors you like, without anything in mind despite having fun and playing around, can get something you eventually really like. And that accident can create something fun and unexpected.
If you follow my artwork for a while, you would know I am not the type to use a lot of so bright colors on the same painting. But I could not help it 😉

The backgroung looked like this (see picture on the right, but you have to flip it on a 90degrees angle to see it as it ended up. I painted it this way and then flipped it when I saw her).
The red in the middle caught my eye immediately, I saw a hat. And then the face came along. And the body. Do you see it as well ?

I love using stencils. Especially the one made by The Crafter’s Workshop. This is what I used for her hat, simply with black archival ink. I love how it turned out. That we can see through but not too much.

The tattoo on her forhead is the happy accident I told you about… I was painting her make up with the amazing Color Shots by Lindy Stamp Gang, and I put the jar on the canvas while painting… when I lifted it up woooopsies ! there was this huge trace right there, that no one would miss. I so love the color, and I knew that it would be worse if I tried to wipe it off. So I decided to create a beautiful crescent like tattoo instead, and embellished it with puff paint. And to create another one as an echoe on the background.

July has rainbow in her heart and loves to wear heavy artistic make-up.

Others think she is a bit crazy and totally weird with all these bright colors she likes to surround herself with, and this make-up she puts around her eyes.Some even think she is hiding behind it, from something she does not want to talk about. But they are wrong: she just loves it, it is as simple as that.

July tends to do whatever she wants, not because a lack of structure but because she wants to enjoy every second of her life.
She is always respectful and will always be nice. Because she thinks that if you are nice and loving, then people will return it to you somehow, by being nice too. She would love to find a way to help others see life as she does, because she wants them to be as happy and free as she feels. Don’t think she is reckless or careless, it would be a misunderstanding.

She likes pushing her limits, to let the Universe know that she trusts and that she just knows, deep down, that it will be alright. No matter what.

«I Dare» is her mojo.

Some details (click to enlarge):

You can buy prints of her in my Etsy Shop (or directly from me if you prefer)

There are some days that are just not fun. Today is one of them for me. I hate it, but I deal with it.

My Art Journal is this safe place where I can vent and write and create anything I want, just because it is totally mine and I chose to share only what I want.

The stamp says «Every now and then, Life need to be turned upside down to get back to the right way up» which, in my opinion, is more than accurate. We need to experience the crappy stuff to learn how to get the awesome one. But in the right now, it is just not easy and it hurts.

I am currently loving creating simple but meaningful pages. It is far from what I usually do but it allows me not to spend an hour on a pages. I also tend now to create a background, maybe sketch a girl on it, and finish it later on.

I love how the red is dripping on the blue, it means a lot in my mind.

Note: I am trying this new tool called inlinkz to show you the products I used for my art journal page. Tell me what you think, if I should keep it or if it is a no-no 😉

Gesso	Pretty in Pink Pink	Baby Blue Eyes Aqua	Life upside down stamp
Rubber Alphabet Stamps Pistolgrip	Black Pitt Pen

As I recently told you, I am now glad to share with you my girls’ stories.

The first one is Keera:

Keera

She loves spending time alone in the park; surrounded by trees.
She has the habit to lay on the ground, paying attention to how her body feels the grass and the tiny details around her. No matter to her if it is during a hot summer or when the ground is covered by a blanket of red leaves.
She can spend HOURS there, watching the clouds dancing in the sky, chased by the wind and inventing stories of the fantastic shapes that evolves in front of her eyes. Keera likes closing her eyes, counting to ten and open them again to see how the sky evolved. She calls herself “The witness of the unexpected”.

Keera is the friend you can rely on, she will never tell your secrets and always find the right words at the right time; she is an excellent listener but does not talk much about herself.

She is the bamboo that can bend again and again to adjust to the extern ele,ents, but will never break.

I painted her on a wood cradle pannel and wanted it to show through. I love the simplicity of it; however, it tells a lot.

The picture above shows you the depth of the pannel and how the painting still go on the side as a continuity.

Hold On ! There is always some sun coming after the storm.

Prints are now available in my Etsy shop, right here. If you are interested in buying the original, send me an email 🙂