Eliane Duvekot Illustration tag:duvekot.ca,2009-02-09:/eliane//1 2010-03-11T21:48:53Z home portfolio authors faq blog links contact Movable Type 4.23-en orbit shut up! tag:duvekot.ca,2010:/eliane//1.1777 2010-03-11T21:46:15Z 2010-03-11T21:48:53Z And now for some social life. An opening somewhere, I have no idea, we just have to get in our friend's car. I like it that way!... Eliane colbertschets.jpg
And now for some social life. An opening somewhere, I have no idea, we just have to get in our friend's car. I like it that way!
]]> et voila tag:duvekot.ca,2010:/eliane//1.1776 2010-03-11T02:09:28Z 2010-03-11T02:17:54Z Just watched that House episode about the woman who blogged about everything but her poop, thanks for reminding me BB. Made me realize I blog about less and less. But I really don't want to bore you guys with... Eliane manipulation.jpg
Just watched that House episode about the woman who blogged about everything but her poop, thanks for reminding me BB. Made me realize I blog about less and less. But I really don't want to bore you guys with my poop. I couldn't if I wanted too, our toilet is an American model, poop just drops in the water. In Europe they have these toilets where you can examine what you've done before you flush it. I kind of miss that.
]]> just one flat layer tag:duvekot.ca,2010:/eliane//1.1775 2010-03-10T02:10:24Z 2010-03-10T02:11:50Z Tomorrow I'll finish the colouring. And start number two. I hope.... Eliane manipulatiefase.jpg
Tomorrow I'll finish the colouring. And start number two. I hope.
]]> cramps tag:duvekot.ca,2010:/eliane//1.1774 2010-03-09T02:17:35Z 2010-03-09T02:23:12Z My stupid cold finally over, and just as I start to enjoy that, my body reminds me that I am still not out of eggs. Out of Tylenol I was, but my lovely Kristin neighbour brought me a jar.... Eliane plswmnsketches.jpg
My stupid cold finally over, and just as I start to enjoy that, my body reminds me that I am still not out of eggs. Out of Tylenol I was, but my lovely Kristin neighbour brought me a jar. And now I'm exhausted, goodnight.
]]> i'll need a staple gun tag:duvekot.ca,2010:/eliane//1.1773 2010-03-08T00:34:36Z 2010-03-08T00:40:33Z Somebody asked me for a PDF with some portraits because he said he says he knows someone he wants to show them too. And hey, I'm all for networking. But the sheet I made also made me think. I... Eliane lamp_post_promo.jpg
Somebody asked me for a PDF with some portraits because he said he says he knows someone he wants to show them too. And hey, I'm all for networking. But the sheet I made also made me think. I know people living off lamp posts in Toronto. What would you think if I'd put them up in Rosedale or The Annex? You think the rich people would go for one?
]]> expert advice tag:duvekot.ca,2010:/eliane//1.1772 2010-03-06T18:48:42Z 2010-03-06T18:51:26Z I was kind of sick since my last drawing. Still am, more or less, and behind schedule. Hence the weekend working. Time to go flat on the couch now.... Eliane expert.jpg
I was kind of sick since my last drawing. Still am, more or less, and behind schedule. Hence the weekend working. Time to go flat on the couch now.
]]> gerald tag:duvekot.ca,2010:/eliane//1.1771 2010-03-03T02:18:58Z 2010-03-03T18:04:40Z I'll take another good look at him in the morning and then I am going to have a nice print done for Gerald.... Eliane Gerald_Whyte.jpg
I'll take another good look at him in the morning and then I am going to have a nice print done for Gerald.

]]> almost tag:duvekot.ca,2010:/eliane//1.1769 2010-03-02T02:03:35Z 2010-03-02T02:06:24Z Almost there, almost there. His likeness needs to be spot on, because my whole street knows what Gerald looks like. His hair is going to be white, in a next stage, that will do a lot for the likeness... Eliane sketch_Gerald.jpg
Almost there, almost there. His likeness needs to be spot on, because my whole street knows what Gerald looks like. His hair is going to be white, in a next stage, that will do a lot for the likeness too.
]]> i can... cut back tag:duvekot.ca,2010:/eliane//1.1768 2010-02-27T14:02:42Z 2010-02-27T14:14:05Z I don't think we are the NRC target audience anymore. This article gives tips on how to cut back, but we already do everything they come up with! We don't have a car, we renovate our own house, we... Eliane bezuinigen.jpg
I don't think we are the NRC target audience anymore. This article gives tips on how to cut back, but we already do everything they come up with! We don't have a car, we renovate our own house, we always go camping, we do our cooking from scratch, and we buy second hand clothes. What I find funny is that the article tells us to buy these clothes out in the province, because the brand clothes sell out quickly in the city. So am I supposed to rent a car to go thrifting?
]]> poster tag:duvekot.ca,2010:/eliane//1.1767 2010-02-25T21:27:24Z 2010-02-25T21:33:35Z I am beginning to think my clients really hear me when I ask for work on my blog. So I say, enough now! Come back in a day or ten! I got such a lovely email this afternoon: "Hello... Eliane manipulatieschetsjes.jpg
I am beginning to think my clients really hear me when I ask for work on my blog. So I say, enough now! Come back in a day or ten! I got such a lovely email this afternoon: "Hello Eliane. My name is XXX and I am a student in OCAD and I was assigned a project; to create a showcase poster for a local designer, and I thought I'd do the poster on you! I love your distinct style, especially the rosy cheeks. So if you allow me to use one of your art work (the art work I added), that would be great!" Now how can I refuse that, no one has ever wanted to design a poster for me, and on top of that she goes to the same art school as my own daughter!

]]> shower tag:duvekot.ca,2010:/eliane//1.1766 2010-02-25T01:00:03Z 2010-02-25T02:08:45Z I wish all my clients would read my blog and act so promptly when I mention I need work. In a newspaper near you, this Saturday. If you think he doesn't look too happy, you're right, he's supposed to... Eliane shampoo.jpg
I wish all my clients would read my blog and act so promptly when I mention I need work. In a newspaper near you, this Saturday. If you think he doesn't look too happy, you're right, he's supposed to be suffering from self hatred. And cheap shampoo. Two things alien to me.
]]> waitress tag:duvekot.ca,2010:/eliane//1.1765 2010-02-24T02:01:02Z 2010-02-24T16:16:02Z Sometimes I bid on projects that get posted on websites. I never get the jobs, I always get underbid. I can't imagine how anyone could do those jobs for less than what I ask, but that's the way it... Eliane fast_food.jpg
Sometimes I bid on projects that get posted on websites. I never get the jobs, I always get underbid. I can't imagine how anyone could do those jobs for less than what I ask, but that's the way it goes. This morning I was feeling very nice, I provided a little sketch. Maybe it's time one of my regular clients crawls into my inbox...

Update: Ha, the regular clients read this, worked like a dream.
]]> quackle winter tag:duvekot.ca,2010:/eliane//1.1764 2010-02-22T22:25:52Z 2010-02-22T22:30:45Z Bad news, my brother remembered that my grandmother's name wasn't Raemaekers at all, but Coolen. And he is right, when he said it, I realized it too. I think Raemaekers was my aunt, which means I am not genetically... Eliane lust_ik_niet.jpg
Bad news, my brother remembered that my grandmother's name wasn't Raemaekers at all, but Coolen. And he is right, when he said it, I realized it too. I think Raemaekers was my aunt, which means I am not genetically related to Louis, what a disappointment. Let's enjoy the snowstorm, a first this winter. The first winter in Canada I cycled through. A quackle winter.
]]> louis raemaekers tag:duvekot.ca,2010:/eliane//1.1763 2010-02-19T19:58:42Z 2010-02-19T20:23:15Z Page on the right is what I did today. My neighbours will recognize him, it is Gerald, the illustrious president of the Riverdale Historical Society. And I am not the first artist he assigns to do a portrait, he... Eliane schetsboek_GW.jpg Page on the right is what I did today. My neighbours will recognize him, it is Gerald, the illustrious president of the Riverdale Historical Society. And I am not the first artist he assigns to do a portrait, he has a whole collection. Gerald showed me a book with cartoons by a Dutch cartoonist yesterday. Cartoons about the first world war, a period Gerald knows everything about. Very harsh cartoons, the Germans put a price on the cartoonist's head. A German fatwa. I told Gerald my maternal grandmother had the same last name, Raemaekers. Gerald wondered whether I was somehow related to Louis Raemaekers, but I thought not, because Louis worked for an Amsterdam newspaper. But when I googled him I learned that he was born in Roermond. And so was my grandmother! And I decided that we are related after all. We totally have the same nose. A long line of illustrators!
]]> five easy pieces tag:duvekot.ca,2010:/eliane//1.1762 2010-02-18T20:30:16Z 2010-02-18T20:44:27Z Another gorgeous film last night, with a young and handsome Jack Nicholson. And Gloria from All in the Family, I recognized her instantly. I want to reduce Michiel's list project to only seventies films I think. I love the... Eliane 5_easy_pieces.jpg Another gorgeous film last night, with a young and handsome Jack Nicholson. And Gloria from All in the Family, I recognized her instantly. I want to reduce Michiel's list project to only seventies films I think. I love the seventies. I have searched all over for an Afghan coat like the one Susan Anspach is wearing in the picture above, to no avail. I would look lovely in a coat like that, I am sure of it. Did I mention Tammy Wynette in the soundtrack? We'll be seeing our next film later tonight on the big screen.
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