Watercolour Patterns

Painted in black.
And that was a first!

Thought of Glen Hansard while painting it, as I do a lot at the moment. If you didn't know his music, or his movie Once, I highly recommend all of it.

Over the weekend I actually took the time to rest and draw for the first time in forever. My schedule has been so hectic and tiring, which ( am not gonna lie) I love.
But the consequence is that I don't have the time nor the inspiration to draw at the moment. And I am ok with it!It has been a very complicated year and anything that keeps me motivated and powering through is a good thing.

But it was so nice to sit down and create for a few hours, even if it is to produce a fairly unexciting pattern. However I am planning on painting it in shades of black. 🤯 That would be a first!

Let's see when I get (or take) the time to paint it though 😂

Hope you are all well X

I can't get over how pretty this photo of one of my painting is. I love when people frame them 💗 but this set up is so perfect!

No time to paint at the moment! Life is busy and exciting, between my work welding and the renovation into my own apartment! I've also just started acting again, which I have not done for over 20 years...
Basically I've been busy living life and finding joy. I'll get back to painting when I have the time 💗 hopefully Sunday as I've got a couple of commissions I'm excited about ☺️

My latest was 3 years old and so much has changed in 3 years, so it was time to write another one!

Hello, hello!
My name is Margot, I'm a French watercolour artist and pattern designer based in Nancy, France!
I've had a few lives already, and I think it's great. I studied bookbinding in Paris in my youth and worked over a decade in London, UK, in that wonderful world. I miss it. But once a bookbinder, always a bookbinder.

After my wonderful years in London I then moved to Stockholm, Sweden, where I did a mix of bookbinding and waitressing.
Then COVID hit and I developed my painting and designing style, in order to keep my sanity.

I am now back in France, sharing my time between my art practice, my part time job as a welder assistant for the sculptor Jean-No and when I have time, I help my parents to renovate appartements.
I am about to start theatre again, after 20 years, and I am as excited as I am scared.

My love of travel is what inspired me to draw. All the azulejos from Lisbon and Seville, the Moorish art from Morocco. The beauty in repetion. The colours.

I enjoy sharing my tricks and "trade secrets" because I am of the opinion that more art = better world. So if you have any question, I'll always be happy to answer. In English, or in French.

Life in the art world is a weird one. Full of excitement and hopes, but also disappointments. I got told so many times that I must be very patient in order to do what I do. But I came to the realisation that I am not patient (oh no), I am just determined.

And that's it for today!
If you are new here, welcome to this page, I am glad to have you here 💗 If you have been following for a while, thank you, thank you for your ongoing support 💗

And credit photo to my lovely friend
It was taken at the where I attempted to paint a 5 X 1.4 m fresco (and failed, but that's ok)

Salon Habitat Deco Métiers d'Art Antiquaires : the end.

I'll do a recap post and appreciation post in a few days, when I'll have recovered both mentally and physically 😂 but what a weekend.

But one thing is sure is that I'm feeling grateful for the people in my life, old and new.

Focus!

(Photo by Didier Jacquot)

By the end of day 2... The progress on the painting is slow 😂 but the process of watercolour can be that slow! So all is good!

I unrolled the painting for the first time since I started it, as I never had the space to unroll it, and that was so much fun! But darn it is big. I'm gonna try to paint on the floor today, in order to achieve longer surfaces at once, and allow a better drying time. Let's see if it works!

Bring it on day 3!

Showing what 5 meters of painting looks like!
Day 1 of the art fair was so much fun, people had such interesting questions, and I felt the appreciation for my work!

What a privilege to be here. Bring it on day 2!