Lock-down creativity

I call this the lock-down series because they were all done during the Covid-19 quarantine.

Technique: oil on glass, based on drawings by Friboy.

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Squirrel feeder – a small tribute to nature

I wanted to start this post in an encouraging way but I have no idea how, so I will let this intention speak for itself. A while ago I started noticing the squirrels that live in the park near our home. They are active from around march to november, usually in the early morning and sometimes at noon too, if it’s not too noisy. I started leaving nuts for them, but being at home with my son allowed us more time to make a proper feeder.

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Oggy gets a mural

My sister asked me if I could paint a mural on her terrace. I had never done it before which equally freaked and thrilled me.  I love street art, graffiti and anything massive.  And like with any new project that I undertake, I bought several books on large scale street art so I could document myself on the techniques before I get started. It didn’t go as planned, Friboy got in the way :).

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3d painting

This is the only artsy activity I managed to do this summer with Friboy. I wanted to do more clay masks from different cultures but he wasn’t into it that much. We made this one which is inspired by Romanian dance masks related to winter / end of the year traditions.

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