MY FIRST DRAWING STEPS

Many people have asked me if I have ever been taking drawing lessons. I didn't, but I started painting at an early age with my grandmother, who paints in her spare time.

I was studying art at high school though, and that's where I discovered drawing. At that time, I loved to reproduce pieces of existant drawings and magazine ads, being as precise as possible.

Through a work of patience and visualization, I could achieve, after many, many corrections, a pretty rewarding output of the original image; And I think everyone is able to draw according to his/her own style of drawing.

One of the artworks I did at school (around 2007)

My advice to you would be : don't be afraid not to be able to draw the final result you want, because that's usually how you give up early, saying you won't be able to do it (or: I'm can't, I'm not good at drawing, etc.).

You probably won't get it from the first try if you're a beginner. The game is to begin with a first approximative sketch, while attentively observing your original pattern (the overall structure first, then the details while you go further in your work) and trying to get closer and closer to it.

I usually begin with something that doesn't really look like the image I'll willing to reproduce. But then, I erase and re-do the part I think is wrong, and it takes me hours and hours doing that to achieve what I call a great work of art and patience.

I'm willing to give advice to those who are willing to learn how to draw the unconventional way. Keep it up, and be persistant: everyone can do it!

So, here are some pieces of lost and found or incomplete works I did. I should get back to it very soon (when it comes to get some free time...).

The two first sketches are one of the oldest I drew :

And then, through practice, persistence and patience, I was able to draw that :

When It's Time To Change

As it's always a big adventure to move to another country, I didn't have much time to post articles on this blog. Indeed, I recently moved to Canada for my studies (analytical marketing in the luxury field).


When I first came here, all was white and cold, very different from where I used to live in Tunisia. I love my environment to radically change, and I'm not only talking about temperature. The mindset, way of living and even people's problem are so different here. It's...refreshing.

Here, I feel I can focus on what I really care about, interact more with people having the same interests as mine, and be a better person to have a better impact on my environment.

When I share my passion about fashion and luxury here, the first reaction is : "oh wow, but why did you come in Canada?". A professor of mine working on the luxury industry once told me : "well, why did THEY come to Canada?". Good question. Should a particular field better suit a society and not  another? After all, we're in North America, right? Everything should be possible here. And it is.

I have to focus on what I really like to do, keep drawing, keep blogging, keep sharing. That's why I plan to re-design this blog, so it would be a space that would better reflect my true passions.

Keep you posted!

Free Poetry

Avis à mes amis poètes: le concours Poésie en Liberté, auquel j'avais participé l'an dernier avec mon poème Jeux de Maux sera lancé le 2 janvier et ce, jusqu'au 7 avril. L'occasion de dévoiler au monde sa fibre artistique et de peut-être de gagner un séjour découverte à Paris en plus des prix destinés aux trois premiers jeunes talents!

A vos claviers, c'est par ici que ça se passe : http://www.poesie-en-liberte.com/

Puisque je continue à écrire quelques vers de temps à autres, selon mon inspiration, je partage avec vous un passage que j'ai écrit ces derniers jours. Je ne reste que poète amateur, ainsi une certaine indulgence s'impose :) 

Bonne journée! A

To my fellow poets: the "Poésie en Liberté" contest, to which I participated last year with my poem Jeux de Maux will be launched on January 2, until April 7. It's the opportunity to reveal to the world your artistic talent and maybe win a discovery-trip to Paris plus some prizes for the top three talent! 
The only thing is, you have to write in French, but the contest is openned to participants from all countries, no restrictions.

Hit your keyboards, it begins here: http://www.poesie-en-liberte.com/

As I never stopped writing poetry, depending on my inspiration, some verses here and there, I share with you a passage I wrote these last days. I'm still an amateur though, some indulgence is required :)

Have a good day! A

"Ne différenciant pas le bon du bien, le mal du mien, cette âme peinait à discerner la vie de ses aléas. 

Une peur qui réfrénait des désirs insoumis, créant la discorde dans un corps affaibli. 

Ami, entre brouillards et fléaux, la vérité est mince, et le passager qui la saisit ne sait que trop bien l’importance du risque à prendre. 

Un chant résonne. C’était celui qu’il fallait écouter. Tout reste n’est que vide, chimie plaisante devinant l’aigreur de l’Homme, lui offrant la vérité qu’il croyait vouloir.  

Car si l’on disait que l’on ne lit bien qu’avec le cœur, les yeux nous orientent à travers un amas d’âmes insignifiantes, où la chute n’est lucide que dans l’esprit de celui qui en rit.

La lanterne de l’âme se révèle dans le doute. Sa pureté ne se dévoile que dans la déroute."

Drawn in 2011

Feel The Wave

One Step Ahead

Here I am again with a new drawing. I though I had lost inspiration, but I guess the summer had something to do with that. Indeed, I spent the summer in the US, living for a month in the Connecticut, then went to see Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Newport in Rhodes Island and some other fabulous places. Here are some photos of my magical trip ! (Thanks Instagram)

Me voilà de retour avec un nouveau dessin. Moi qui croyais avoir perdu l'inspiration, je pense que l'été y a été pour quelque chose. Effectivement, je viens de passer un été aux Etats-Unis : un mois dans le Connecticut avant d'entamer un périple à travers Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Newport dans le Rhodes Island ainsi que d'autres endroits magnifiques. Voici quelques photos du voyage ! (Merci Instagram)

At the top of the Rockefeller center - NY

Louis Vuitton HUGE store - NY

Crazy energy - Times Square, NY

Smaller than I thought! - NY

A sketch for Sam, a dear friend I met in the US - Connecticut

Times Square's favorite ice cream - NY

Lost rabbit - University of Connecticut

Some crazy friends of mine - Newport