resting boot frog sitting peacefully Mum squorks ________________________________________________ Just a bit of Haiku Schmaiku (as Squires used to say) in the Basho tradition If you have a moment pop over to Benedicte’s blog (an artist from Canada) where she has been writing and drawing up a storm (every day). She has done a couple of […]
Ben’s Fable: Nature is Cruel (The bird and the wolf/l’oiseau-et-le-loup) by Bénédicte Delachanal __________________________________________________________ Bénédicte Delachanal is a French speaking Canadian artist who lives in Montreal. She blogs art (watercolours, inks, drawings) at Carnet de Dessins. Thanks Ben Gros Bisous _______________________________________________________________
Alas poor Pompadour the wondrous Chinese Silkie chicken has passed to chook heaven. In memoriam I will share a few highlights of her career in showbiz. RIP Pompadour – You Rock! Ten Chinese Silkie chickens took up residence in the Bryden household (Frog Lodge, Australia) on the 8th December 2008. Five hens and five roosters. […]
The wonderful Canadian artist and blogging buddy Benedicte Delachanal approached me for an art rendez-vous or two. She does art workshops in the real world for people with chronic pain, and thought that I would appreciate similar painting and drawing sessions, to show how relaxing and joyful it is and to give me a break […]
The wonderful French speaking artist Benedicte Delachanal from Montreal in Canada has painted a copy of my photo of the Rainbow Lorikeet! Just one of the reasons I love the blogosphere Here is the original photo. Thank you very much Benedicte and gros bisous – it is splendiferous
_______________________________________________________________________________________ Benedicte is a French speaking Canadian from Montreal who hangs her wonderful art at the blog Carnet de Dessins. Make sure you pop over there (she has done a wonder ‘Tintin meets Spielberg’ cartoon). Gros bisous merci Benedicte _______________________________________________________________________________________
Poem from Benedicte Delachanal Well I asked for poems, and poems I did receive Today is the first day of 2011 National Poetry Week and to start the celebrations I am posting this wonderful poem from French/Canadian visual artiste Benedicte Delachanal. She was kind enough to conjure up an illustration as an accompaniment (it feels […]
The Artist Are you deaf woman? the husband snorted Must I always talk to myself! he gave up, thwarted. His wife was drowning you see, no longer of this world, submerged into the depths of watercolour swirls, enveloped in opulent oil strokes, iPod touches and gouache, painting portraiture, landscapes and blooms with panache, drowning and […]
Today, I am guest posting the wonderful artist Benedicte Delachanal from Montreal, Canada. She displays her drawings and paintings at her blog Carnet de Dessins. Make sure you pop over for a squiz – she is doing a Christmas ‘do’s and don’t’ cartoon series at the moment (she did one last year that was just […]
My Canadian friend, blogger and artist Benedicte Delachanal sent me a photo to inspire some poetry. Here is my poem in response. My children helped with the brainstorming! You can go to wikipedia if you want to hear the song of the cicada, but I’m sure you all know what they sound like. Song of […]
