"Leçon de chinois rouge et tabac"

"Leçon de chinois rouge et tabac" 2008 (1,70m x 1,20m) pigment sur toile. Isabel BERTELOT

I saw the works of this artist in the "Affordable art fair" of last February.

If you want to know more about her:

L’AIGUILLAGE GALERIE

[...] Sur une technique à base des pigments en poudre quasi purs, elle peint abstrait, à la limite du figuratif, des compositions graphiques sur des matières travaillées et retravaillées en strates successives, incrustées d'idéogrammes asiatiques ou de photos de journaux, de fragments de papiers peints anciens ou d'emballages de bonbons chinois (les fameux "White Rabbit").

Snails on the tinn-plate

This is one of the latest catalan gastronomic discoveries! Absolutely delicious (a total positive surprise for me I must say...who would have guessed...)

Please click here for the recipy in Spanish:

Cargols a la llauna de Lleida

The snails are just 'sitting' on the salt layer covering the tinn-plate. The fire - where the tinn-plate is set upon-, olive oil and pepper makes the rest... you take the snails one by one, chunk them into one of several spicy sauces (ali-oli, romanescu, etc ...) and enjoy.

Bon profit!

I'm back on track

Hi again!

Just a short message to update this blog. I cannot believe how fast these last months have passed by. It is true that my job has taken all my time and I had no energy to devote to my hobbies. I've been several times in Tarragona and the appartment looks great, we are very proud :-)
I enclose several links to exhibitions that I visited, films that I watched and books that I have read:

Affordable art fair Brussels, 12 - 15 Février 2009

Saturno contro, Ferzan Ozpetek

"Trop intelligent pour être heureux", Jean Siaud-Facchin
"Alergias alimentarias", Dr. Roberto Pelta
"You are what you eat", Dr. Gillian Mckeith

Currently reading:
"The detox strategy", Brenda Watson, Leonard Smith
"Shiele", Wolfgang Georg Eischer
"The how of happiness", Sonja Lyumborsky