Happy Mother's Day!

To all the wonderful mothers in the world, who help, support, protect, give care... in one word: they give us their hearts.

Instant of my Easter Trip.

Berlin - Usedom (Baltic sea) cycling.
Me made around 70km per day.

adding some color digitally.

And now, guess, who is me in the picture??  indeed!
yeah!!! I was kind of.. not the first at all! Not that bad neither, but really few times I left my bottom position! :) I just wanted to control my sheep's flock.
So, there were we: Joachim, Phillip, Sylvia, Sandra and Cati, at the queue, surviving :P

drawing over the sketch with china ink.

first pencil sketch

Landscape was really beautiful! And is a nice experience to feel the changing between places at a real speed of cycling.. but we were ridding quite quickly and nearly the whole day so I couldn't stop drawing as much as I would have liked.

Though I bring you a couple of LIFE SKETCHES that I did at arriving to some spot  in our way. Visit my OTHER BLOG HERE.

Three intensive ridding days, two days in Usedom, Baltic Sea, where we attend the "Easter Fire" at the beach and this crazy bunch of people even swam in the frozen water!

PS- You may notice that the men of our trip were more responsible than the girls, who didn't wear helmets!

A True Story

Bis bald, Berlin!
Bonjour tristesse!
no.. It is not me who is moving..
And sorry, the comic is in spanish.. but it is a real story... about..
...  yes, again good friends moving out Berlin. Back to Spain. They were missing the sun and maybe the fresh fish, or just the family...or just it is time for a change. Again..
But I don't like this feeling, staying so far and good friends moving back! :(

So I drew quite quickly this VERY SHORT SYNOPSIS of these FOUR YEARS of the life that I have been sharing by the side of these good friends, first Martín, who came one year after me to Berlin, and Silvia, one more year later. We have met all here, in Berlin.

It is curious how Life chooses our ways to go on further. Sometimes unexpected...

We will miss a lot the good mood of Martín, and his jokes that always make us laugh in not matter how dramatic situation!

Book Cover Illustration for Ventura Alvarado

The other "cheese maker" as I in a funny way call them.

Ventura Alvarado, by butter processing.
Final illustration.

Ventura Alvarado.
Previous Illustrations and sketches. I had to learn about the dairy tools.

It was not that easy to reach the final and optimal illustrations, because we had two factors:
They should look like the real personage, and there are not many pictures of them. So I had to figure out, for this pose how could they look like. The other thing, was the total ignorance that I had of the tools and instrumental to work with milk. And at this point I counted with the help of the author, who sent me as many pictures of these work tools as I needed.

Book Cover Illustration for Juan Alvarado

At last they are ready!
The illustrations for these interesting biographies of the two brothers, Juan and Ventura Alvarado.
They joined the Free Learning Institution (Institución de Enseñanza libre) which arrived to Spain under the doctrine of Krausism.
But their biggest achievements were in the dairy process in Villablino, a village between León and Asturias. Here started a big development in milk products and machinery which improved the cheese and butter industry across Spain.

The author, Víctor del Reguero, didn´t want they to stay in the obscurity. He and the "Club Xeitu" launched this initiative to publish the book for both biographies.
He entrusted me to do the cover's Illustrations so I learnt more about them and the milk manufacture.

Juan Alvarado by cream processing.
Final Illustration

Juan Alvarado
Progress Illustrations and previous sketches
They didn't work because he seems not to be working, but waiting for a photo :D

Shy Guy II

And this is also the hand colored (watercolor) version of this Illustration that I hang time ago, but you might also remember...
Which one you like the most?

Night Whispers #2

This is the version I have colored with pencils, color pencils and markers.
The first one you might still remember,  was colored digitally, with photoshop,
which one you like the most?

Fox Family

and yes, this theatre piece which will be played by the school children, is about Foxes.

"Der Fuchs in der Stadt", so, " The fox in the City".

Foxes drawn by the children. Each one drew one.

More foxes! they are great, aren't they?

One of the first activities of the project, while learning about foxes and natural environment, and visiting Nature Schools, was to draw a fox. We did it step by step, I  drew a a big fox in the blackboard,  same time as the children. I was so happy seeing the result, all so great and individual. I love the all!

Happy Fox Family. I drew this one.

These reliable golden fishes ...

for "Acqua che brucia"
Illustration for the "Burning water" contest, for Anomali.

HipopotaMood

which is, being in water for ever, like I will be in a couple of weeks!! Summer!!!

Bambis and Children

and Spring and Forest... all so dreamy as the childhood in my memory..

Another double page from the story that I have already finished.
Now it's about to find and editor.. or do it myself! :)
If you have any idea or suggestion, please drop me here a line!

In Progress

and out blogger!
Dear people, if these and the coming days I am out, it is not because I am making Holidays (pity!) but because I am very busy and working a lot in many projects, among my Portfolio for  the Bologna Illustration Fire this next week!!! It is my first time there and I am already quite excited!
aaaarg!

This is just a page from the book where i am now working..

Talented

oh! yes, he was such a talented pianist..
he moves the spectators mood so deep..
He performs Chopin with such a taste, that no one in the Auditorium can stop weeping..

May be you feel moved too, if you hear here or here.

Night whispers

 or Whispers in the Darnkess

at night, is all dark.
o en español " de noche todos los gatos son pardos"
a saber.

Washing Instructions

Mama never cares...

But it was much bigger, I swear!

An advise: with wool, please, do care!

Space II

Love vs. Game...
If you are a regular visitor of my blog you will remember that time ago I illustrated the topic "SPACE" in a platonic representation of love: LINK.
I told you I was working in the no-romantic version of this topic "Space" between lovers.
So, here it is.

 *So don't be innocent, surely you worth much more! :)

In the depth of the Lake

Did you ever notice by swimming in the lake, something strange grazing your leg?
I better imagine kind fishes than a Dragon Ness...

Autumn Leaves

et voilà!

that is how the lady bugs look at the end!

more are coming..and at the waiting time: HERE listen!

pd- I would like to know who is my faithful visitor from Montain View! come on, say Hello! ^^

Ladybugs - Fairy tales

It is the new project for an upcoming exhibition in which I am now working..
This is just first step, I hope you like them!