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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Current Projects: Cafe Eni, Part 2
The decoration project for the Eni canteen continues. This poster will be printed at A2 on foam core to hang in the tea kitchen of the company’s Rio office. I was playing with the notion of minimalism: Just how few … Continue reading
Illustration Friday: Pattern
Here is my entry for this week’s Illustration Friday theme : Pattern. I am very embarrassed to recycle this very old image for the theme! Back in late 2004 and early 2005, I printed a series of animal image monoprints … Continue reading
Special competition: Bologna Children's Book Fair 2010
In addition to their normal juried exhibit of children’s book illustration, the Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2010 will have a special illustration competition honoring the late author Gianni Rodari. Illustrators are asked to create a 30 x 40 cm illustration … Continue reading
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Royal Academy to host exhibit based on Van Gogh's letters
The Sunday Times has a piece by Waldemar Januszczak about the recently re-edited and re-translated letters of Vincent Van Gogh, which will be published in a new edition and honored with an exhibit at the Royal Academy in London in … Continue reading
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Exhibit Review: Árvores Notáveis at the Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro
The exhibit of watercolors Árvores Notáveis at the Jardim Botânico in Rio de Janeiro until 27 September features the original watercolors and graphite drawings by Malena Barretto and Paulo Ormindo that illustrate the book, which was published earlier this year … Continue reading
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