IOANA's DRAWINGS

Back in January, a lovely Romanian lady commissioned me a watercolour as a gift for her husband's birthday. She loved it, he loved it, and so happy were they that they said in one voice: "you have to do one for our good friend - sometime in May she's going to move in a new house; she did her studies in Iasi and she loves the architecture of that city!" I asked them if they had in mind a particular building and they replied: "oh yes, indeed: Trei Ierarhi Church!" Now, that is

So very blessed with the Fall this year... the trees have started to colour a good few weeks ago and the leaves are just hanging there, refusing to let go! In my 16 years on Canadian soil, I do not remember to have had such a gorgeous autumn. Alors, on doit profiter!! come les francais dit ;) (or for us, mortals: We must take advantage then! - as the French say + wink!) My 10+ degrees Saturday was thus spent sketching away. First, in a parking lot waiting for my kid to finish

When I was asked to teach presentation techniques a good few years back, I hadn't had much experience with conveying messages to an audience - I had a strong feeling I could do it, but wasn't exactly sure what to say and how, never mind selecting materials and their order etc. etc. (Those of you who are presentation aces will remember those days, haha! Those who were just given the task, it's OK, don't fret - breathe in, breathe out... take one step at a time, you'll manage!)