The 1st Round is Complete!!!!! :-))

Bridges and Ducks - Jose's Book

Mixed media - Pencil ,Pen and collage from an old digitalized book.
Dear friends
I live in São Paulo, the largest south American city, but I'm from Porto Alegre, the (little) capital city of Rio Grande do Sul state.
Every year with spring beginning we can see the ducks arriving from the north and passing over Guaiba lake going to "Lagoa dos Patos" - something like "Ducks Lagoon" - an other hundred of small lakes in the south of Rio Grande do Sul, Uruguay and Argentina.

One week after Marty show his "ducks entry" here in the blog I visit Porto Alegre for a job and by coincidence I saw the ducks coming and took a photo. (see the line on the picture beside)

That's why I decide to draw my two beloved cities using two important bridges to represent her.
To represent São Paulo I draw the modern Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge - aka "Ponte Estaiada"  (1km from home)
To represent Porto Alegre I draw the old Guaiba's bridge, a traditional Porto Alegre post card.
To Moly X, ducks and bridges natural barriers or geopolitcal borders don't represent a problem :-)
Sorry for the late and the simple work, I use only what I have available in my office desk.
Thank you all for your stunned art.

Cristiano Lissoni's Fantastic Circus

A little Acrylic painting to this fantastic book. 54 rocks :-)

Cristiano, I hope you like this.

Abraço a todos

Joyce's book

Attempting to approach the series art style I don't use my acrylics and the results are not so spontaneous (I Use water soluble pencil and Indian Ink pen ) is unusual to me work with black as structure and separated colors.
Joyce, sorry for my late, the construction of my new studio gets delayed, and I have my material in a bunch of boxes in my living room... I'm more crazy than usually.
I hope you enjoy it.

Address change

Dear friends I'm changing my postal address, I moved to my new place last weekend (were I'm building a new studio too :-))
I'll send a e-mail with the new address.
Thanks a lot

Lynne's Book - The Band

How Marty said that is a great book and subject, and I love wolves too, in fact I breed Siberian Huskys since 1994, today I have only one dog named Nanook the great son of my first husky, a female named Nasha. Huskys are "almost wolves", newed as the best a sled dog, the Siberian Husky has been described as a behavioral representative of the domestic dog's forebearer, the wolf, exhibiting a wide range of its ancestors' behavior. They are known to howl rather than bark. Hyperactivity displaying as an overactive hunting drive. Recent DNA analysis confirms that this is one of the oldest breeds of dog as can be seen with the Alaskan Malamute. Well I use Nanook as my model to join "the band" of 6 wolves representing our great group :-)) Lynne I hope you like, and thanks for share your fantastic art.

Chimarrão (or Mate) - Acrilyc paint

Actually I live in São Paulo, but I'm from Rio Grande do Sul (extreme south of Brasil). Well In my state we drink a traditional tea from Guarany Indians andThose who share the mate join in a kind of bond of total acceptanceand friendship. Generally the server will start a new infusion andthen take the first drink. This is considered an act of kindness bythe other people in the circle, because usually the first serving isconsidered the worst.In my book I want to offer a symbolic Chimarrão to my dear friends of 54 group.Read more about chimarrão here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimarr%C3%A3o

Sorry for my late and thanks for your patience

Marty's Book - Stars and Stripes

Acrylic paint
I have a bunch of good references from USA culture, I love the music (blues and jazz - I play harmonica as hobby :-)

I love the art of Hopper, Pollock and Rockwell Illustrations... I love the sports (I was a Skateboarder)... I love the people and my north american friends...

But what talk about "war Industries" or arguments like "they have weapon of mass destruction" (read oil)...

I grew up in brazilian military dictatorship at 60's (the "lead years ") supported by Jonhson's administration with military and Inteligence personnel operating in Brasil. The same happens in Argentina, Chile, Paraguai...

Well I hope Barak be a different president with a different International politics. I can't express my Ideas and feelings in English so well :-P I hope my art can do that

Marty, thanks for the opportunity to work in your fantastic book.

I hope You understand me.

I use 3 Blues (Prussian, Ultramarine and Cerulean) and 3 Reds (Karmine, oxide or English Red and Naphtol medium) without mixing blues and reds.

Hi

Dear friends, Sorry for my so long absence. I had a long period of professional and personal problems and I couldn't get online for my personal (and favorite :-)) subjects, but now I'm back to the Moly-x.
I received the fantastic Marty's book. I'll star work in my and Marty book in this week.
I Love Marty's subject and art.
I love all off your art here.
Sorry again and thanks a lot for your patience.