Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Panda Sneezes

I am too buzy for this week's contest, but this sneeze is rather MIGHTY!!

Sunday, November 26, 2006

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Illustration Friday "THANKSGIVING"-


Ciao everybody! We don't have Thanksgiving in Italy, but my American family celebrate it every year. I don't like the history of this holiday, quite sad if you ask me, but I like food VERY much and that's what I focus on. Hope you like this image, take care and don't eat too much!!! Ciao.

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

New Fall Header









Ciao everybody. I got so inspired by seeing so many beautiful personalized headers that I decided to change the face of my blog too. I believe that we should cook and eat according to the seasons. It makes life more interesting and colorful. Have a good time! Ciao.

Monday, November 13, 2006

Illustration Friday "CLEAR"-


Hi There! One thing is "clear", this hopeful gentleman made a slight mistake, maybe it's time to change glasses....

Thursday, November 09, 2006

Comic Sketches

These are few sketches for a comic series I am working on with my friend and author Giuliana Rizzo. It's a story full of adventures and good food. To be posted here soon......

Illustration Friday "SMOKE"-

Hi there, it's been a long time, I was busy with work and new projects. And even if it's already Thursday, I want to post this illustration about the joy of barbecue in the fall. The smoke of the grill holds many promises, and makes me hungry!!!

Friday, October 27, 2006

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Illustration Friday -"GHOST"-

Wow, so much to do this week! I am working now with a Wacom tablet, what a wonderful tool! It's making my life easier. This is a nice and friendly ghost that is more than happy to have visitors. His castle is too big and lonely. Cheers to you little fellow and ciao to everybody!

Monday, October 16, 2006

Illustration Friday -"SMITTEN"-

Hello there. This week's topic enables me to introduce the biggest love in our small family: our cat Mimmo. This illo is a portrait of my cat in one of his usual snuggle poses, charming his way to everybody's heart. Smitten-kitten. Purr and ciao!

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Illustration Friday -"TROUBLE"-

Hello everybody, this is my new entry for this week's illustration Friday. One thing is clear, the look on her face means trouble. What do you think? Ciao!

Monday, October 02, 2006

Illustration Friday -"QUITE"-

I was really busy this week and I didn't have time to create a brand new image, so I am going to post this illustration that I did some time ago. It's part of a story based on a character named Yuri, a space traveler. In space there are no noises, no matter what happens around you!

Sunday, September 24, 2006

Illustration Friday -"PHOBIA"-


Some people have Alektorophobia, or fear of chickens. Leave your comments, thanks!

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

New -FARM-


Hello,
I did this yesterday, I still have a couple of days till next Friday!

Monday, September 11, 2006

Illustration Friday -"FARM"-


This is my new entry for Illustration Friday, I'm still trying to get an Italian feeling of summer. I guess I'm a little nostaIgic! I grew up in Milan, but I spent every summer in the countryside of Friuli Venezia Giulia, with lots of vignards and corn fields. There is a lot of me in this illo. Hope you like it. Francesca

Monday, August 28, 2006

Illustration Friday -"RUN"-



This is my first submission to Illustration Friday, a very cool online art community. The theme of this week's illustration is "RUN". I tried to capture the atmosphere of an Italian afternoon during a child's game of hide and seek. Feel free to leave your critiques and comments. Ciao.

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

It's Francy's world!



Hello Everybody,
I just opened my Blog tonight and celebrated with my husband Geoff with some prosecco wine. I just got word that I received an honorable mention on the SCWBI contest (#20) for an illustration I posted a few days ago. The theme of the contest was the first day of school-What could have happened to make it REALLY special? I had in mind something that happened to me when I was at school in Italy many years ago. One morning we were visited by a class of kids from Russia. We were together for two weeks. It was a real blast and a way to get to know each other deeply. We realized that we were sharing the same dreams and desires and we traveled together all over Italy falling in love with my country. The vision I had on this illustration reflects the desire of a future of new discoveries, in a world where we understood our differences and we wanted to expand our collective knowledge towards other planets. It may take a while to get there, but at the same time it's fun to create a world where this is already possible. This is one of the reasons why I want to be a children's illustrator. I would love to get your comments on my work and to be a part of this community of artists that inspires me everyday. Please drop me a line!