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(See it on Flickr)

This is dedicated to Sebastian, my best friend
since almost 20 years, he is an awesome
person and a talented lawyer.

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(See it on Flickr)

Nowadays life has become a capitalist game... Why?!

I took this photo in Montreal, Canada
(I also made the rough sketch, inspired
by Super Mario Bros, of course)

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I took this photo in the Belgian countryside

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I took this photo in the Belgian countryside

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I took this photo at the Gay Pride festival in Brussels a few days ago.
I also made the rough sketch. It was nice to see so many happy people!

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Bless our Lord! I took this photo from a plane and also made the rough sketch. I had tons of ideas for the sentence on the paper, it was really difficult to make a choice. I still wonder... who are we? What's the real purpose of our existence? Love and happiness are the 2 main words that come to my mind. But after?

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I took this photo a few days ago
in the centre of Brussels, Belgium

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I took this 2 weeks ago in
Katowice, South of Poland

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Enjoying Life
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I took this photo in Katowice, Poland

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Another quick ink sketch on paper I made last week.
I just scanned it today. Very similar to "number 2" but not
exactly the same. I won't post any new "chess art" image.

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An ink painting I made last week. I just scanned it today!

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Chess Art - 1
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Ink on paper. This is sort of experimental...
I might be doing this type of illustration with
digital tools for cleaner results, not sure yet.

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Pencil Vs Camera - 20
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This is dedicated to Yves Rossy alias "JET MAN" (also known as "Fusion Man"). I admire him a lot.

He is a Swiss pilot, inventor and aviation enthusiast. He is nicknamed "Jet Man" and "Fusion Man" for being the first person to achieve sustained human flight using a jet-powered fixed wing strapped to his back, reaching a top speed of 304 km/h (189 mph). He developed and built a system comprising a back pack with rigid aeroplane-type carbon-fiber wings with a span of about 2.4 metres (7.9 ft), powered by four attached jet engines. He already flew across the English Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar and over the Alps. Next, Rossy plans to fly across the Grand Canyon in Arizona in the USA...

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I took this photo a few days ago in Poland and also made the rough sketch. the painting on the wall is a reproduction of Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring". I really love this painting by Vermeer but I thought a modern version of if would be cool. ^^

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I took this photo in England and also made the rough sketch.
That's just an idea, my next work will be more crazy, hopefully.

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Sort of an introduction to my next series entitled "Chess Art" with optical illusions and strong perspectives... I took this photo a few days ago and also made the rough sketch. Have a nice week!

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This is a real fire, a real drawing, a real piece of paper, real fingers... only ashes are left. I took this photo 2 days ago and also made the very rough sketch. This is dedicated to all the people suffering in the world. Thanks for watching.

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A photo I took yesterday in Poland (I also made the rough sketch). Yes I know, there are no koalas in Poland but there is one in my mind, struggling against extinction...

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Koalas are in serious decline suffering from the effects of habitat destruction, domestic dog attacks, bushfires and road accidents. The Australian Koala Foundation estimates that there are less than 80,000 koalas left in the wild, possibly as few as 43,000... Read more on www.savethekoala.com

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I took this photo in Oxford, England (not in Venice, lol). I also made the rough sketch (very very quickly for this one...)

PS: Sorry for the long absence, I just came back from a trip abroad... But I did work a lot and I'll be posting one new "Pencil Vs Camera" image every day until the 30th of May. Thank you all for your support!