tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87956818860655767132024-02-08T00:24:24.969+00:00Laura Manfre - watercolour illustrationslaura manfrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482652854007145170noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795681886065576713.post-58789274040450201512015-10-16T10:23:00.000+01:002015-10-16T10:23:16.134+01:00Ramen noodles, matcha parfait and pancakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last week I finished working on an exciting commission, the project took about 2 months to complete and I'm looking forward to seeing the result.<br />Since then, I've been working on my portfolio, focussing on food illustrations.<br /></div>
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<br />laura manfrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482652854007145170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795681886065576713.post-48418489554641628412015-09-19T16:28:00.001+01:002015-09-19T16:28:10.292+01:00Frosting techniques<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Well, I haven't updated my blog in a very very long time. <br /><br />A few things/big changes have happened since my last post, I got a kitty (a wonderful surprise from Jim), became a self-employed illustrator, worked on some nice little commissions - especially this <a href="http://stayhomeclub.com/collections/laura-manfre" target="_blank">one</a>, looked for more commissions (I'm just so eager to work!) and I've been painting as much as I could.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
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I worked on some more Japan-inspired illustrations like this Geiko.<br />
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<br />I love painting animals, especially cats (I'm available for pet portraits commissions by the way, just send me an email and I'll give you all the info).<br />About the first illustration of this post, if you haven't seen what a sea bunny looks like, you should watch <a href="https://youtu.be/gwz6FZrgyRk" target="_blank">this</a>.<br />
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And I painted a lot of illustrations of my favourite subject, food.<br /><br />You can see more of my recent work on my i<a href="https://instagram.com/laura_manfre/" target="_blank">nstagram</a>, I guess I've been using it as a blog these past few months but I'm going to try to keep this one updated a lot more from now on.<br /><br /><br />laura manfrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482652854007145170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795681886065576713.post-88264779066018433202014-10-31T21:14:00.002+00:002014-10-31T21:14:35.295+00:00Happy Halloween!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The last few months I've been working on a lot of patterns, here are some of the most recent ones.<br />
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I'm still waiting for some paperwork to finally open my etsy shop and be a freelance illustrator.<br />
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Yesterday, I finally took the time to paint my wonderful wolf-dog, Sura. If you follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/laura_manfre" target="_blank">instagram</a>, you might already know her little face - as I take many many pictures of her!</div>
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<br /><i>I often get asked about her breed, so if you're interested, Sura's a Northern Inuit (mix of husky, german shepherd and malamute). </i></div>
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Yesterday was also my mum's birthday (joyeux anniversaire maman!!) and as a little gift, I painted a portrait of her kitten Verdi.<br />
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I've been quite busy these past two weeks, painting almost every day, preparing a few patterns to hopefully turn into tote bags, t-shirts, </div>
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wrapping paper, notebooks, etc... for the summer! As always, funding these ideas will be a struggle (if you have any suggestions on where to get illustrations printed I would really appreciate the help) but I'm looking forward to it!</div>
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<i>Japanese spring sweets, hanami dango and sakura mochi</i></div>
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Anything from Japan is a source of inspiration for my illustrations - especially food. </div>
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I love that every season has dedicated specialities, even Hanami (cherry blossom viewing) has its own dango sweet. </div>
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Sakura mochi (also eaten during cherry blossom season but mainly for Hinamatsuri - Girls' day) differs by region, I choose to illustrate the Kansai version.</div>
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For this pattern, I painted some of my favourite characters in the shape of Onigiri (rice balls).</div>
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It did take me a loooong time to colour each grain of rice but these were really fun to illustrate!</div>
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<i>Totoro, hello kitty and rilakkuma onigiri</i></div>
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<i>Valentine's day treats</i></div>
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<i>Ingredients for Osechi, Japanese new year's meal</i></div>
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<i>Strawberry and chocolate donuts</i></div>
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A few weeks ago, Jim and I decided to work together on a project with the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VentureFarmCatRescue" target="_blank">Venture Farm Cat Sanctuary</a>, very near from where we live </div>
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We saw on their facebook a call for donations and thought that we could use photography and illustration to help them. Carol, the owner, </div>
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and her team of volunteers are doing such an amazing job there, our goal is to raise awareness about the sanctuary and hopefully funds too. </div>
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If you're not already familiar with Jim's work, he's a documentary photographer, creator of <a href="http://smalltowninertia.co.uk/" target="_blank">Small Town Inertia</a>.</div>
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<i>Photograph by Jim Mortram</i></div>
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<i><br />Carol taking a phone call about taking a new F.I.V cat. “We view cats with F.I.V. as a priority and we want to increase public awareness </i></div>
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<i>Geraldine, my little favourite</i></div>
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<i>The sanctuary also takes care of peacocks, sheeps, geese...</i></div>
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laura manfrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482652854007145170noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795681886065576713.post-84395685032295911372014-03-27T15:51:00.000+00:002014-03-27T15:51:29.580+00:00New illustrations!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Chocolate cake</i></div>
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FINALLY, I've managed to scan my illustrations! You can't imagine how impatient I am to go back to work,<br />
a few projects await me and it's going to be amazing to work again.<br />
(Some people have asked me about pet portraits and I'm happy to say I'll be<br />
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<i>Daruma doll and maneki neko</i></div>
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<br />laura manfrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482652854007145170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795681886065576713.post-57428583653168390282014-02-15T17:28:00.001+00:002014-02-15T17:28:26.490+00:00Some new illustrations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I haven't updated my blog in a long time (I must admit I forgot I had one), but I've been busy painting.<br />
Here are a few new illustrations - only photos as I've still got to find a scanner.<br />
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<br />laura manfrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482652854007145170noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795681886065576713.post-12475474395188464172013-12-16T20:31:00.000+00:002013-12-16T20:31:00.936+00:00Studies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yes... It happened AGAIN! I contacted the shop as soon as I found out and they removed the t-shirts. </div>
They apparently bought the fabric from a manufacturer, without knowing it was stolen. When I asked if they could give me the name of this shop, they unfortunately completely ignored my question.<br />
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I'm just thankful that someone recognised my illustrations and was kind enough to let me know.</div>
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But why does it happen so often? I wonder if those are the same people who stole my cat pattern a few months ago. They sure are making money out of my work! </div>
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<br />laura manfrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482652854007145170noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795681886065576713.post-12394334510361954292013-11-29T11:59:00.000+00:002013-12-02T22:15:20.732+00:00Food illustrations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Eggs benedict</i></div>
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I got to scan a few things yesterday, so I can finally (really) update my blog with some new illustrations! I've decided to re-work on my portfolio and remove a lot of my 'old' artwork. </div>
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As always, I'm dreaming of illustrating a cookbook...</div>
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<i>Pumpkin pie slices</i></div>
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<i>Ingredients for Ramen: pork belly, mushrooms and soft boiled egg</i></div>
<br />laura manfrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482652854007145170noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795681886065576713.post-700567458204565292013-11-22T17:55:00.001+00:002013-11-22T17:55:46.627+00:00These past few weeks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Pumpkin pies and Eggs Benedict</i></div>
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Mamma mia, I haven't posted anything here in a loooong time - but I have a good excuse.<br />
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Well, I still haven't got a scanner (money you terrible thing!). Fortunately it didn't/doesn't stop me painting (hum, not really, I did have a long break and some horrible moments, filled with nasty doubts but it's getting kind of <i>better</i> now).<br />
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So, if you don't follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/laura_manfre" target="_blank">Instagram</a> here's what I've been up to these past few weeks. Food, cute animals and plants have been my main subjects.<br />
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<i>Jelly bean succulent plant</i></div>
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<i>Bento</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and a portrait of Jim, my partner! He's a very talented <a href="http://smalltowninertia.co.uk/" target="_blank">photographer</a> (and if you happen to be in New York this week, he has an exhibition at <a href="http://photovillenyc.org/about/" target="_blank">Photoville</a>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After someone stole one of my patterns to make different items of clothing (blogpost coming soon!), I must admit I don't feel so confident sharing my images. </span><br />
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Anyway here's a yummy pattern, I painted this cake a few weeks ago for <a href="http://helloharriet.com/blog/" target="_blank">Harriet Gray</a>'s birthday!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another captive garden for my collection</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The best gifts from Jim</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And more vintage cat ornaments</span></div>
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laura manfrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482652854007145170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795681886065576713.post-91954247838041904702013-07-23T20:46:00.001+01:002013-09-23T13:16:07.431+01:00Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are not many things I like to watch on television (well... I don't have a television, I watch everything online), one of these things is the Sherlock Holmes series with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who's excited for the new season?...</span>laura manfrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482652854007145170noreply@blogger.com4