We All Live in a Yellow... Tram!

Hello Lovelies!

 Yellow Tram in Lisbon, via pinterest.

I've been thinking (it happens, too). And guess who's gonna ride those beautiful Lisbon yellow trams? Well, me, very soon!

So while I'm away, blogging will slow down. I'll post on Mondays (moodboards) Wednesdays (beautiful butterflies found around the net) and Fridays (interesting links and flickr faves of the week).

I'll keep that slow rythm when I get back from Portugal, since I believe I need to find a balance between blogging (too much) and actually drawing and making art (not enough at the moment).

So what do you say? I think blogging three times a week is fair enough, right? And you'll get more interesting posts when I get more art-related content to share with you!

I also have a couple of projects (secret, hush) up my sleeve. And I want to share them with you, some time soon!

Much Warmth,

Vic from TeaButterfly.

Drawings - my best of 2010 video

Hello Lovelies!

 Insect In a Maze I - 2010. by (c) Vic Lipson.

Please check out this video on flickr to see my best 2010 drawings.

Some of them will appear as postcards in my shop very soon (I'm discussing princings with my printer as I write this) so that you can have a piece of my original work of art for an affordable 5 dollars!

Yay for affordable original insect art!

-Vic from TeaButterfly.

It's Monday... It's OK!

Hello Lovelies!

 via pinterest via sun-believable

It's Monday, but it's OK... 'cause... summer is almost there! Rejoice! And... let's look at some pretty butterflies...

Happy Monday everyone!

-Vic from TeaButterfly.

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Happy Week Report (art exhibition and new projects inside)

Hello Lovelies!

playing with type: the title of my new drawing. (c) 2011 Lipson

I had quite an eventful week! A trip to Avignon, France and a weeks' long art collective exhibition, including two of my works (oil paintings).

Here is my latest drawing, in its blue envelope:

my new drawing: "Never Let Me Go". (c) 2011 Lipson

Also of note:

A series of coasters I've been drawing lately... (c) Lipson 2011

Here are some snapshots from the medieval city of Avignon (mainly the Virgin with Child, i dunno why):

Sandro Botticelli, Virgin and child, from an art poster found in Avignon. A current exhibition.

 Virgin with Child: in the streets of Avignon.

Another Virgin, another corner of Avignon.

Amazing wooden carved door - St-Pierre Church, Avignon.

I went to Avignon in order to meet a friend, a photographer who had an exhibition there, called "Oeuvre nocture" (Night Art Work).

The "Oeuvre nocture" (Night Art Work) poster. Avignon May 2011.
 

The "Oeuvre nocturne" exhibition consisted in night-lit shop windows displaying art of young and emerging artists. Here are my friend's Yoan Loudet photographs, as displayed (they are of Avignon's streets under heavy and unsual snow):

Last but not least: as an emerging artist, I really enjoyed reading (and I hope you will, too) this Pikaland interview. These are Summer's top tips be for people struggling to juggle their daily commitments/day jobs with their creative endeavours.

enjoy!

-Vic from TeaButterfly

PS: I'm in love!

Back from Avignon, France

Hello Lovelies,

this butterflies watercolor is by artist Stina Persson - see her portfolio here.

I just spent two days in medieval-extraordinaire city, Avignon, in the South of France, visiting friends, modeling for a photograph, going to art exhibitions and having a great time all around.

Photos will be posted tomorrow!

-Vic from TeaButterfly.

Tuesday's Butterfly is... "Amour"!

Hello Lovelies,

"amour" - collage by Vic Lipson (c) 2007

Today I'm pleased to share with you a butterfly collage I did a while ago.
I love the mix of color/patterns in it, and the meeting of a butterfly with the word "amour" (that's "love" in French).

Enjoy!

-Vic from TeaButterfly

Fog at Dawn over Lake

Hello lovelies!

I Hope you had a great weekend! Mine was stunning!

I went to a camping in Haut-Jura (France) with my SO and I wope up at 6AM to witness the fog over the nearby lake. Amazing!

So here's to some fog and rain (that I now miss in this very heated season, here in the south of France):

1. Lac Jean-Péré, Québec, 2. Brume sur le lac du Bourget, 3. brume sur le lac, 4. brume2

please check out the original photographs. on flickr, they're worth it! And the fourth picture is by me...

Enjoy!

-Vic from TeaButterfly.

Oh, and Happy, Happy, Friday!

Hello Lovelies!

How about a happy Friday in soft, gray tones and shadows? Here are some of my favorites from flickr, enjoy:

And remember to visit the original images,they're stunning!

1. 光線そして影, 2. Untitled, 3. ., 4. DSCN9953.JPG

Have a nice weekend!
-Vic from TeaButterfly.

Wild Horses

Hello Lovelies!

 "Chevaux" - courtesy of Jérémie Korenfeld.

Remember my mentioning (Monday) walking among no less than fifteen wild horses this past week-end?

Here is a photo of the place and the horses... Pure magic, isn't it? The photograph was taken by my brother, Jérémie Korenfeld, btw. Check out his ever changing photostream.

And... enjoy!

-Vic from TeaButterfly.

Tuesday's Butterfly is... Perfection!

image found via pinterest

Hello Lovelies!

I really really love this home decor with framed winged coleopters. Oh! That perfect splash of red that "makes it" (without dominating). That hint of very warm yellow. The vintage mirror. And white lilies? Those are my favorite flowers! Elegant, classy and so very fragrant.

Of course, what I love most is the Wunderkammer (aka "cabinet of curiosities") Spirit of the framed insects. Gonna draw me some!

Have a nice Tuesday, and enjoy!

-Vic from TeaButterfly.

Pinterest love

Hello lovelies!

 the big lime tree for shade... photo by me Vic Lipson

How are you this Monday? I had a great weekend, spent at the French countryside with a dear friend. Longs naps, short walks... just an amazing landscape, and wild horses surrounding us...

Now I wanted to share with you some Pinterest love with you this morning, esp. my Type Love, my Tea Love, and my Love for Beautiful Butterflies...

Enjoy!

-Vic from TeaButterfly.

PS: I'm now off to add new drawings and paintings to my Etsy shop. ;-)

Hot & Dry

Hello Lovelies!

It is starking hot in here and i'm only wearing the most diminutive linen dress on. ouf ! We already had cherries (which are normally due in June) and every bloom is faded by now. I hate it when it's so hot and dry. so i'm escaping to the countryside (lots of tree shades there) with a friend for the day.



And you? What plans for the weekend?

Vic from TeaButterfly.

A Summertime Wishlist.

Hello lovelies!

I have started a summer wishlist, and made a new treasury at Etsy.com for that purpose.

 photograph by Labokoff.

High on my list are :

a fedora hat. a masculine trench-coat.

colors: soft hues of white
and soft grey
with splashs of
aquamarine/turquoise.

walking barefoot in the tall grass.

Labokoff's hand-painted photographs.

music: Siobhan Wilson's "Songs".

perfume: Fleur de Vigne by Caudalie.

It is already quite hot here in southern France. Do you dream of summer, too?

-Vic from TeaButterfly.

Tuesday's Butterfly is...

...on Betty's shirt.

yes, Betty from the Mad Men series. How timely!

such a fashionable TV series indeed! So classy, elegant, and cynical in tone.

Do enjoy any TV series? Would you care to share which one?

-Vic from TeaButterfly.

It's Pin-Pin Time!

Hello Lovelies,

Just a side note, but a nice one: I've finally started to use "Pinterest". Now i love pinning! Above is shown an image I have just re-pinned.

And you? Are you in pin-pin mode?

-Vic from TeaButterfly.

Monday Mood with Grant Hamilton.

Hello Lovelies,

I really love  abstract art (I paint some myself sometimes) and I also move polaroids. Now you can see both trends reunited. Just check this out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/granthamilton/collections/72157620090299380/

Also of note, Grant Hamilton's photostream : http://www.flickr.com/photos/granthamilton/

-Vic from TeaButterfly

I Love the 'Small is Beautiful' Manifesto !




I just love the "Small is Beautiful" manifesto, brought to the world by Rachelle Mee-chapman a.K.a. Magpie Girl, to "Magpies" wolrdwide!

Starting May 1st 2011, I also embarked on a wonderful journey with her, renewing with the lost "Art of Noticing". What a creative treat!

-Vic from TeaButterfly.

Sorry About the Inconvience!

Hello Lovelies,

I had prepared a couple of posts, when I realized that blogger didn't support images anymore. Sorry about the inconvenience, until i fix, this issue!

Have a lovely butterfly day!

-Vic from TeaButterfly

Monday Mood: Happy in Black & White.

 Hello Lovelies!

This Monday, I'm feeling especially happy and in a good mood. So here's to happiness in classy b&w:

1. HAPPY FURRY FRIDAY :), 2. Black & White Becki, 3. Reach For The Moon! (Black & White series) 48 x 36 in. Acrylic on Canvas. Donation for Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA. Annual Fundraiser, 4. Untitled

Don't forget to go and visit the original photographs, they're stunning!

And also of flickr note, I just discovered Zoë Murdoch's photostream, it is very much worth a look!


Have a happy monday everyone, and see you tomorrow!


-Vic from TeaButterfly.