Challenge Yourself - Laissez vous tenter par un défi

To grow as an artist you must push your artistic limits everyday. To help you do so, observe your surroundings, absorb all visual information and store it within your mind. The human brain is a sponge and can absorb a wealth of information which ounce captured can be transferred to your art.

Go out and surround yourself with new objects, people and environment. The more visual information you take in the more you can push your limits and either perfect your current subject or discover new perspectives and depth. You will quickly see that it's a wonderful sensation to discover a new dimension to your abilities and to see the world from a new angle.

Explore, discover and let every inch of this magnificent world sink within your mind, make it your playground!
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Aimeriez-vous "être un artiste" ?  il suffit de pousser vos limites au maximum... et cela, tous les jours. Cela exige d'observer méticuleusement ce qui nous entoure, de visualiser toutes les informations pour les emmaganiser dans notre cerveau. L'intelligence humaine est comme une éponge. Elle peut absorber une quantité d'informations et les transposer à travers une forme d'art.

Sortez, entourez-vous d'objets, de personnes et d'environnements nouveaux. Plus vous enregistrerez d'informations, plus vous pousserez vos limites et plus vous pourrez perfectionner votre sujet en lui donnant différents angles, de nouvelles perspectives et une toute autre profondeur. Vous constaterez rapidement combien il est sensationnel de découvrir une nouvelle dimension à vos habiletés. Le monde ne sera plus pareil.

Explorer, découvrir et se laisser imprégner de chaque mini détail de ce monde merveilleux, voilà un tout autre terrain de jeu pour la vie.

A wonderful little trick

It's very dry in the studio lately, which I realized is not a very good thing for the supply of watercolour paper. Due to the lack of humidity in the room the paper has a tendency to loose it's absorbing attributes. This was affecting my current artwork, without the humidity in the paper, the Pantone ink wasn't absorbing properly and the texture and colour was changing.

However thanks to my clever man, Emmanuel (who is also a very talented artist) the problem was solved by a simple technique: - "Try breathing directly over your paper; that way the paper will absorb the humidity from your breath" - he said. What a simply marvelous idea, and it worked like a charm.

After using this trick, I decided to experiment a little, by breathing over a section where the edges of the marker strokes were previously applied and not blended to my satisfaction. Sure enough the humidity from my breath sank into the paper and the edges smoothed out.

So there you have a quick little trick for dried out watercolour paper!

Welcome

It's with great pleasure that I welcome everyone to studiocharlebois.ca, a newly born illustration studio vibrant with unique artistic appeal.

After my 30^th birthday last December I realized that this was the beginning of a new and important chapter in my life. I was finally ready to set the wheels in motion and make Studio Charlebois a reality! Thanks to the experience and knowledge achieved from several years of working in the print, design and art industry.

With the support of my friends and family, the confidence in my artistic vision grows stronger everyday. I hope you will visit often for updates on my 2011 collection and daily blog entries about Studio Charlebois and its many endeavors.

Michelle Charlebois