August 8, 2010

Douce France

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Is this really what I'd do if I were rich? ...Dunno. Check back later.

Is this really what I'd do if I were rich? ...Dunno. Check back later.

Douce France

drawn Aug 8, ‘10

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So this just popped into my head - first the song, Douce France by Charles Trenet, which is an absolutely gorgeous song and you should listen to it, and then the picture. The picture is what I would do if I were rich and could afford a convertible and enough time to go on one of them old-fashioned ‘road trips’ - oh, and if I had the inclination to go on a road trip. : P Anyway, so I’d drag Leslie and Kevin and Organist along with me, and we would crank up Trenet to top volume and just cruise happily. And we’d all wear sunglasses ‘coz we’re cool like that. Actually I’ve never seen Kevin wear sunglasses. But I’m sure he has them. I’m not sure what’s happening in the back seat, but it looks like Kevin wants to see the map but Organist won’t let him.

Not much has happened in the last little while… Got some Ravel to learn - SO PRETTY!! Le Tombeau de Couperin, for clarification. Also we watched Cars. Also whenever anyone hands me a phone, my voice clogs up. SO BAD. It doesn’t clog up any other time. I’d say I was perfectly healthy (had a cough about a month ago and it’s taken its sweet time leaving… >: (  except I take the phone and immediately have to clear my throat fifty times which doesn’t make a good impression on the person on the other end…

Also - got around to reading the Gospel of Matthew today. Pretty straightforward and to the point. But then I read the New English Version. Going to read the King James tomorrow and compare.

Btw those Old Spice commercials are pretty funny.

My brother just put his shirt on inside out and backwards without noticing. 8)

May 28, 2010

Sketchbook cover

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Filed under: Flairé, Miscellaneous — Tags: , — Illinia @ 6:42 pm
  • Current music - listening: Sanctus - B minor Mass

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Sketchbook cover

Jan 2010

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By request, here is the cover of the sketchbook that the Leslie/Flairé comic was drawn in. I bought a little package of Japanese paper and proceeded to cover up the complete doke who previously adorned this book. He was rollerblading with a giant pen.

Flairé and Leslie are represented, but the rest is just random.

I will not be updating for a little while. But I have some stuff for you when I start again!

May 23, 2010

The Totally Not-Canon Adventures of Flairé: Waking Up

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Filed under: 1. The Adhemlenei (The Four Kingdoms), Coloured Media, Flairé, The Totally Not-Canon Adventures of Flairé — Tags: , , — Illinia @ 12:00 pm
  • Current music - listening: Norouet: Mon Aimable Catin

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The Totally Not-Canon Adventures of Flairé: Episode 1: Lost Blackbird: Page 33: Waking Up

drawn/coloured May 17-21, ‘10

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          Leslie: Was it a dream? I could have sworn I fell asleep in the practice room… Look, there’s my backpack and my music books, and my keys…

          She goes to look out the window of her dorm, and then turns away to her computer (Faceborg!! j/k). But a mysterious smile still hangs in the reflections in the window…

THE LASTEST PAGE!! I’m actually feeling a little bit sad that I don’t have to do it anymore. The weekly scramble to draw and colour pages on Sunday… continuing a story I don’t even know if anyone reads or cares about or finds interesting… but that’s okay! A new story MIGHT start in September! Anyway, I’ve been told by other artists this is completely normal. And in fact I’m not that sad. It’s nice to finish something! I have a lot of things I want to finish!

The next thing I am planning to finish is Ephraim’s Story. So perhaps you will see some chapters of that going up. I have to be careful because I have Provincials to practice for. And after that organ to practice like crazy.

I also want to work on character bio portraits (Flaer’s is soooo hot - but he’s the only one I’ve done!) and character sculptures. And play Marth’s game. Whoo.

Also I have completely fallen in love (again) with Eric Beaudry’s voice. I’d marry that voice. srsly.

May 19, 2010

The Totally Not-Canon Adventures of Flairé: Memory

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The Totally Not-Canon Adventures of Flairé: Episode 1: Lost Blackbird: Page 32: Memory

drawn/coloured May 17-19 ‘10

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          Leslie never forgot how that music made her feel - all excited and relaxed at the same time, as the songs grew more and more lyrical, peaceful, and happy. But she could never remember how it sounded. (falls asleep on chair…)

And music happens with some trite totally cliché’d voiceover narrator. The colouring went better this week, but I coloured in some of the wrong squares in the blanket so I had to fix it in Photoshop. Boring page, I know. But come Sunday for the shocking conclusion!

Flairé: The conclusion is shocking?

Yes! It is! Weren’t you there?

Flairé: I… yeah…

While our resident stalker goes to recover his memory-

Flairé: Hey!

-we’ll talk about something else. Actually there is not much else to talk about. My brother’s French course is singularly useless for teaching French to people who don’t already know, like, grammar and stuff, which my brother doesn’t.

Also my soul got eaten by FFIV and now I can’t listen to any other music. And I keep prowling the Wayrift websites in case someone comments and I have a response.

Also I have light in my room again! My burned out lightbulbs (75% of the light in my room) got replaced!

Also Philosophy is strange. Ugh.

Also my piano teacher is happy with my progress the last few weeks but she doesn’t think (or want me to?) I’ll become an organist ever. Bah.

Also I dreamed I was studying music theory with a friend while sitting on a couch, and I kept leaning over to see what he wrote, but I guess he didn’t like that because he pushed me off the couch. : P

May 16, 2010

The Totally Not-Canon Adventures of Flairé: Flairé Never Shuts Up

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Filed under: 1. The Adhemlenei (The Four Kingdoms), Coloured Media, Flairé, The Totally Not-Canon Adventures of Flairé — Tags: , , , , , , , — Illinia @ 4:49 pm

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The Totally Not-Canon Adventures of Flairé: Episode 1: Lost Blackbird: Page 31: Flairé Never Shuts Up

drawn/coloured May 14-16 ‘10

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          Flaria: And now, time for some music!

          Flairé: Yeah!

          Flairé: And I’ll need my pipe, and my… whistle? and those drums, and the guitar…

          Flaria: wouldja shut up for two seconds together?

Ever get the feeling they’re siblings? LOL. So yeah, now they’re going to play some music. Not much else to say. Except that for some reason when I was inking my hand was sliding all over the place so there are some weird smudges everywhere and I’m not really happy with anyone’s face except for Flairé and Leslie’s in the bottom panel. And Flairé’s supposed to have a stool, but I forgot to draw it. Oh well. He’ll have one on Wednesday. Also, this page has answered a question that many people - me - were asking about Deerfleet - does Deerfleet have pants? The answer seems to be YES HE DOES. Mystery solved!

Omigosh, only two more pages left! These last days have just whizzed by. I’ll be done soon! And then I shall start doing other things, like Sculpey and learning how to draw. Wowee.

Also I am totally in love with FFIV. I listened to its music for about three hours last night while messing around with Zazzle. I now have three Zazzle shirts, and I’m going to add more… I’m going to add one of the site logo. I’m also going to put the site logo as buttons and things, as I’m going to do a more circular version. That means repainting the silver, though. But I have a tablet! This shall be easier than last time!

Actually I feel like doing some fanfiction. So after I write a bunch of paragraphs on Dave Hume I shall play some FE8.

In other news, we have lost our dear, beloved conductor Janos Sandor, who just retired from 15 years of conducting the UVic and GVYO orchestras. He died of cancer on Friday. He was always cheerful and upbeat, and an amazing musician. Everyone loved him. We will miss him terribly.

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