tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265196342009-12-08T21:19:42.613Zthe Living Rope newsLiving Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-811821061534488352009-12-08T20:38:00.002Z2009-12-08T20:44:40.248Znew blog address<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">[ENG] hey friends,</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I'm moving to the new blogger system, and since I haven't found how to keep my archives I decided to move to a whole new blog address. The new one is already available through my root website http://livingrope.free.fr</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">see you there ;)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">[FR] salut les amis,</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">j'ai décidé de lâcher le vieux système Blogger pour aller sur le nouveau qui offre plus de fonctionnalités et qui est plus stable. Le problème c'est que je ne sais pas comment garder mes archives en faisant cela. Donc du coup je change complètement d'adresse blog. la nouvelle est déjà incluse sur mon site http://livingrope.free.fr</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">on se retrouve là-bas ;)</span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-81182106153448835?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-59771529051386059372009-11-21T10:28:00.004Z2009-12-05T10:49:13.779ZVenus Robotica II<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/news/uploaded_images/Roboteaparty-785162.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 320px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/news/uploaded_images/Roboteaparty-785062.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Venus Robotica</span> exhibition in Paris is such a success that the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.cabinetcurieux.com">Cabinet des Curieux</a> gallery decided to add a few more pieces to it. I'll be part of the robotic fiesta with a brand new digital piece that comes with its pencil sketch. I'm not showing the image for now, all I can say is that it's named Taschenrechner, in reference to the Kraftwerk track I love so much.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">You are all invited to the Robotea party ! 5 Dec. 2009 - 3PM / 8PM<br /></span>see you there my replicant friends ;)<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">In parallel to the Venus Robotica exhibition I'm part of in Paris, I decided to record this vid. I begun with the idea of drawing a robot face, and then I let my mind go as he wanted to see what happens.<br />This is not a speed painting demo because I don't go to a finished piece. The art was done with the Alchemy software, allowing a lot of random marks and shapes, that influenced my decisions all along the process. I just painted over and over, mark upon mark, simply following what the random shapes suggested. </span></span><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TfFlrz-UKNU&hl=fr_FR&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TfFlrz-UKNU&hl=fr_FR&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-5977152905138605937?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-41609043884008527052009-11-14T10:45:00.006Z2009-11-22T14:02:55.838ZMelancholia exhibition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/news/uploaded_images/flyer_art_rien-786845.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 145px; height: 200px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/news/uploaded_images/flyer_art_rien-786838.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/news/uploaded_images/flyer_art_rienverso-705332.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 145px; height: 200px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/news/uploaded_images/flyer_art_rienverso-705326.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">For once I'm not going to talk about my own selfish person. Well, actually about my better half instead !</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">If you pass by Paris this November, you need to wander by the <a href="http://www.art-de-rien.com/">L'Art de Rien Gallery</a> in the quartier Montmartre, where you can see a beautiful exhibition of the romantic art of <a href="http://www.agata-kawa.com/">Agata Kawa</a>. Alongside with artists <a href="http://benjaminlacombe.hautetfort.com/">Benjamin Lacombe</a>, <a href="http://lilidoll-minidoll.blogspot.com/">LiliDoll</a> and <a href="http://krisoft.canalblog.com/">Christophe Goussault</a>. If you like the 19th century victorian era, the freaks, and children books, you won't be disappointed at all.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/album.php?aid=133746&id=57495057796&ref=mf">The gallery sells books, giclees, originals of many sizes and low prices most of the time.</a><br /><br />Note that Agata Kawa will be signing her book Tigre le Dévoué at the Gallery the 5th of December.<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs005.snc3/11258_180318067796_57495057796_3456365_5949904_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; height: 250px;" src="http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs005.snc3/11258_180318067796_57495057796_3456365_5949904_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs025.snc3/11258_180318052796_57495057796_3456363_8018331_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; height: 250px;" src="http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs025.snc3/11258_180318052796_57495057796_3456363_8018331_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs025.snc3/11258_180313202796_57495057796_3456342_8013564_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; height: 250px;" src="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs025.snc3/11258_180313202796_57495057796_3456342_8013564_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-4160904388400852705?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-50607429475377284822009-11-03T10:08:00.002Z2009-11-03T10:45:37.531ZUtopiales signing reportIt was great meeting <a href="http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/">James Gurney</a> & <a href="http://www.jbmonge.com/BlogJB.php">JB Monge</a> at the Utopiales Festival in Nantes. James always has a pencil and moleskine in the hand, and he did Aleksi's portrait while we were talking about Merlin on the stage. He did mine while we were sketching each others books at the restaurant:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/news/uploaded_images/Drawing-Together-726577.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/news/uploaded_images/Drawing-Together-726574.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />(from left to right: James Gurney, Aleksi Briclot, JS Rossbach, Gilles Francescano, JB Monge.)<br /><br />Here are James's portraits:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/news/uploaded_images/gurney-crobz02-770997.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/news/uploaded_images/gurney-crobz02-770995.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and here are the sketches Aleksi and I were doing at the same moment:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/news/uploaded_images/Utopiales0034-778952.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 200px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/news/uploaded_images/Utopiales0034-778948.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/news/uploaded_images/Utopiales0033-727393.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 200px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/news/uploaded_images/Utopiales0033-727387.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Seeing James Gurney's Dinotopia exhibition was an eye opener. He's a master of light and shadows, taking some of his inspiration in the orientalists movement. I've learnt a few tricks (that I can't wait to try!) only by looking at his paintings. The Dinotopia book is a must-have !<br /><br />I also warmly recommend JB Monge latest Celtic Faeries book. The man got the Art&Fact award this year. Rght after the Spectrum award, this is your year JB !!<br /><br />This was the last date of my Merlin Brittany tour. Only a handful days after St Malo. MERLIN was sold out after two days in every spot we landed, and we had a tremendous response to it from the people who bought it. So thank you very much for letting us know that spending 3 years on this one was definitely worth it.<div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-5060742947537728482?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-56733057944268317632009-10-22T14:09:00.002Z2009-10-22T14:17:29.034ZMERLIN à St MaloJe serai en dédicaces demain 23 Oct. et tout le week end, en compagnie de l'ami Briclot, pour dédicacer des MERLIN à la chaîne. ça se passe évidemment au Festival Quai des Bulles à St Malo.<br />Amis bretons, pensez aux fêtes de Noël et offrez (offrez-vous, pourquoi pas ?!) un Merlin avec une belle dédicace ;)<br /><br />Les dédicaces Merlin, ça donne ça:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/news/uploaded_images/page-08-718777.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/news/uploaded_images/page-08-718770.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/news/uploaded_images/page-10-726805.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/news/uploaded_images/page-10-726798.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/news/uploaded_images/page-09-792569.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/news/uploaded_images/page-09-792560.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-5673305794426831763?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-38901504709959289952009-10-21T12:12:00.001Z2009-10-21T12:14:06.911ZMERLIN sur Fées Divers.fr<h3 style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: normal;" class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="UIStory_Message">Anne du site Fées Divers.fr a écrit un très bel article sur Merlin:<br /><a href="http://feesdivers.fr/chroniques/beaux-livres/merlin-j-s-rossbach-a-briclot-j-l-istin.html" onmousedown="'UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this)," target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span>http://feesdivers.fr/chroniques/beaux-li</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>vres/merlin-j-s-rossbach-a-briclot-j-l-i</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>stin.html</a></span></span></h3><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >ça faisait un moment que j'étais pas passé sur ce site. le nouveau design est magnifique, les chroniques de livres érudites... va falloir que je tente de m'en extirper pourtant si je veux bosser cet aprem ! :D</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-3890150470995928995?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-59327505912421049822009-10-03T09:19:00.000Z2009-10-03T09:20:25.088ZMERLIN à Un Monde de Bullesune petite interview MERLIN dans l'émission Un Monde de Bulles de cette semaine sur Public Senat. Visible aussi sur le lien ci-dessous, à la minute 24:<br />http://www.publicsenat.fr/vod/un-monde-de-bulles/le-retour-de-litteul-kevin-/63032<div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-5932750591242104982?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-82651612319951624102009-09-01T19:53:00.001Z2009-09-01T20:01:07.807ZUn vernissage de légende ;)click on the image for bigger view ;)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/AfficheAlbum+Fufux.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/AfficheAlbum+Fufux.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-8265161231995162410?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-91200974474735598472009-08-27T11:48:00.003Z2009-08-27T12:00:56.373ZCabaret VertJe serai ce WE (29 + 30Août) à Charleville-Mézières en dédicaces au festival Cabaret Vert, en compagnie de mon acolyte Aleksi.<br /><br />Petite note aussi pour dire que le premier tirage de Merlin est épuisé. Il faudra attendre la mi-septembre pour le revoir dans les bacs.<div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-9120097447473559847?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-37864822564716106032009-08-18T16:50:00.002Z2009-08-18T17:04:06.425ZMerlin Sketches<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">[ENG] here are a few sketches and photos taken during the last few weeks signing merlin with Aleksi. I arranged them as a tiny sketchbook. I hope you'll enjoy.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">[FR] Voilà, j'ai réussi à mettre en pages quelques croquis et des photos que j'aime bien. Tout ça provient des séances de dédicaces faites avec Aleksi récemment. j'espère que vous trouverez ça fun ;)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/CfSl/sk-01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/CfSl/sk-01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/CfSl/sk-02.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/CfSl/sk-02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/CfSl/sk-03.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/CfSl/sk-03.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/CfSl/sk-04.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/CfSl/sk-04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/CfSl/sk-05.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/CfSl/sk-05.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/CfSl/sk-06.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/CfSl/sk-06.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/CfSl/sk-07.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/CfSl/sk-07.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-3786482256471610603?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-15130535729432908202009-08-05T20:55:00.002Z2009-08-05T20:58:05.919ZRencontres de l'Imaginaire 2009pas trop le temps d'updater mon blog en ce moment. Du coup je laisse bosser les autres, et je vous invite à aller mater les photos des Rencontres de l'Imaginaire de brocéliande <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2031503&id=1420005958&ref=nf">ici</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=92682&id=767834475&ref=nf">ici</a> et <a href="http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=100000051221982&share_id=111609597716&ref=nf#/album.php?aid=2025542&id=1560285858&ref=share">là</a>.<br /><br />Dès que j'aurai un peu de temps devant moi je montrerai des dédicaces Merlin que j'ai prises en photo.<div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-1513053572943290820?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-75843003447114788032009-07-13T21:03:00.008Z2009-09-20T14:07:42.316ZDates des dédicaces / signing sessions 2009<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Une petite note informative qui récapitulera les dates des dédicaces MERLIN 2009. Je la réactualiserai régulièrement et elle restera accessible et consultable facilement (voir lien "Dédicaces" dans la colonne de droite).</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Je vous invite à venir me retrouver bientôt ! ^_^<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">° <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">1 - 2 Août:</span><br />Rencontres de l'Imaginaire, </span>Chateau de Comper, Brocéliande, Bretagne<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">° <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">29 - 30 Août:</span><br />Festival Cabaret Vert, Charleville -Mézières<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">° <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">3 Septembre:</span><br /></span>vernissage de l'expo MERLIN au bar-expo Les Furieux, Paris - Bastille<br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">° <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">13 Septembre:<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Salon Paris Manga, Espace Champerret, Paris</span><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">° <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">15 Septembre:</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Librairie Album Comics, </span>Paris<br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">° <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">23 - 24 - 25 Octobre:</span><br />festival Quai des Bulles, St Malo</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">° <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">31 Oct - 1er Nov:</span></span><br />Festival Utopiales, Cité Internationale des Congrès, Nantes<br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">° <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">5 - 6 Décembre:</span><br />Salon du Livre de Boulogne-Billancourt</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">(NON CONFIRME )</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-7584300344711478803?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-24578972246035514012009-07-06T14:00:00.002Z2009-07-06T14:13:23.421Zdédicaces Japan Expo<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">a few pics taken during our signing session @ the japan Expo 2009 / Quelques photos de notre session de dédicaces sur le stand Soleil à la Japan Expo:<br /><br />des dédicaces réalisées en duo avec Aleksi:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/japanexpo0007.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/japanexpo0007.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/japanexpo0006.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/japanexpo0006.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/japanexpo0004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/japanexpo0004.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />men at work ;)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs164.snc1/6131_113699324432_660844432_1862831_7895242_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px;" src="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs164.snc1/6131_113699324432_660844432_1862831_7895242_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs164.snc1/6131_113699329432_660844432_1862832_1113592_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px;" src="http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs164.snc1/6131_113699329432_660844432_1862832_1113592_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs184.snc1/6131_113698749432_660844432_1862786_295155_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px;" src="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs184.snc1/6131_113698749432_660844432_1862786_295155_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs164.snc1/6131_113698759432_660844432_1862788_4502550_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px;" src="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs164.snc1/6131_113698759432_660844432_1862788_4502550_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-2457897224603551401?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-33523747083357320322009-06-24T22:17:00.000Z2009-06-24T22:18:34.186ZMERLIN IS OUT !!!<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">MERLIN IS OUT !!!</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:180%;" >YYYEEEEEHHAAAA !!!!!!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-3352374708335732032?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-5946815573627181432009-06-22T10:03:00.002Z2009-06-22T10:29:16.562ZMERLIN teaser<span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >[ENG] Day - 2 before the release of MERLIN, the 112 fully illustrated pages book I did with my talented buddy Aleksi Briclot. You can already see <a href="http://www.soleilprod.com/album%7C1669%7CMERLIN_Beau_livre_">a few pages in hi-res on our editor's website</a>. I just received my copies this morning, and it was a shock I didn't expect. Imagine we're working on this baby for 4 years now, and see it in my hands is like someone extracted a bone from my chest.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/livre-merlin-017.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; height: 250px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/livre-merlin-017.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >I'm super excited by all the events to come in the next months</span>.<span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" > Stay tuned !</span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">[FR] J - 2 avant la sortie de MERLIN le beau-livre de 112 pages entièrement ilustré par votre serviteur et mon vieux copain Aleksi Briclot. Vous pouvez avoir </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.soleilprod.com/album%7C1669%7CMERLIN_Beau_livre_">un avant-goût en haute-déf de la bête sur le site de Soleil</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">J'ai reçu ce matin mes exemplaires auteur, et ça m'a fait un choc auquel je ne m'étais pas préparé. Un peu comme si, après 4 ans de travail, on m'avait ôté une côte et que je la tenais dans mes mains.<br />Il va se passer plein de trucs super dans les mois à venir, expo, dédicaces, etc... je vous tiendrai au courant.<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/jaquette-merlin.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/pages-merlin/jaquette-merlin.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-594681557362718143?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-79931751489627620802009-05-29T15:33:00.003Z2009-05-29T15:37:55.296ZImagineFX tutorialThe tutorial I did about a year ago for ImagineFX magazine can finally be downloaded from their website:<br />http://www.imaginefx.com/02287754330904381738/the-abstract-dragon.html<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.imaginefx.com/02287754330904381738/main.png?a=0&maxh=400"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px;" src="http://www.imaginefx.com/02287754330904381738/main.png?a=0&maxh=400" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-7993175148962762080?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-63936632700303133472009-05-24T14:03:00.004Z2009-05-24T14:13:10.679Zkickass shirt anybody ?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/JFAC_Lady_Skrim_M.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 300px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/JFAC_Lady_Skrim_M.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I just found out Job For A Cowboy did cool t-shirts with my art. If you're interested to buy one, it happens <a href="http://jfacmetal.com/store.html">here</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-6393663270030313347?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-82188267515519292752009-04-20T17:35:00.002Z2009-04-20T18:16:00.166ZTigre le Dévoué<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">[FR] [mode promo on] ayé ! Le bouquin de ma belle est sorti. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tigre le Dévoué</span> est un conte chinois du XVIIIè siècle revisité de façon délicate et magistraâAâle (et voilà, je m'emporte, fallait s'y attendre...) par <a href="http://www.agata-kawa.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Agata Kawa</span></a>, avec un style qui n'appartient qu'à elle et dont je suis sûr qu'il sera bientôt copié à tour de bras ;) </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">[mode promo off]<br /><br />[ENG] </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">[mode promo on] Here we are ! The book my lady did just hit the shelves recently. French text though. </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tigre le Dévoué<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span>is an 18th century chinese tale revisited in a very delicate and masterful way by <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.agata-kawa.com/">Agata Kawa</a>. You need to have an eye on this book because she has a very unique style everyone will copy in a breath, that's for sure ;) [mode promo off]</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/Agata-Kawa_Couverture_Tigre-720050.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/Agata-Kawa_Couverture_Tigre-720050.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.amazon.fr/s/ref=nb_ss_w?__mk_fr_FR=%C5M%C5Z%D5%D1&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=tigre+le+devou%E9"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 112px; height: 50px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/picto-amazon.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://recherche.fnac.com/search/quick.do?text=tigre+le+devou%E9&category=book&bl=HGACrera&submitbtn=Ok"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 69px; height: 60px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/picto-fnac.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-8218826751551929275?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-18157398332767104532009-03-23T21:49:00.002Z2009-03-23T22:04:57.503ZSigning report (Salon du Livre 2009)<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" >[ENG] a few doodles and photos done at the Salon du livre 2009 event in Paris. I had a handful of nice and relaxing hours </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">with people. Nothing to sell on my side really, but my lady Agata was able to showcase her children book Tigre le Dévoué. And it had a lot of success !</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">[FR] une poignée d'heures à crobarder et à taper le bout de gras au Salon du Livre. Ambiance détendue, tranquilou les lapinous à dire des conneries sur Eddy mitchell avec l'ami Olivier Souillé ;)</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Moi j'avais rien à "vendre" (Merlin arrive, patience !) mais Agata, elle par contre, fêtait la sortie en avant-première de son livre Tigre le Dévoué. Il y avait un petit nombre d'albums à la vente; le temps de la dédicace ils sont tous partis ! :D</span><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/sdl-01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/sdl-01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/sdl-02.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/sdl-02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/sdl-03.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/sdl-03.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/sdl-04.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/sdl-04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-1815739833276710453?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-66013377694906107422009-03-11T16:27:00.002Z2009-03-11T16:30:26.528Zdédicaces Salon du Livre 2009Juste un petit mot pour vous dire que je serai en dédicaces au Salon du Livre de Paris. J'y serai dimanche soir de 17h à 19h sur le stand de Bragelonne / Daniel Maghen.<br /><br />au plaisir ;)<div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-6601337769490610742?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-23851417496818456872009-02-23T10:28:00.002Z2009-02-23T10:48:33.962Zwatizit bit-lit ?<span style="font-family: arial;font-size:85%;" >[ENG] I recently did a handful of covers for french editor Bragelonne, among which is my first bit-lit attempt for a novel by highly talented author Richelle Mead. The bit-lit genre is already a success over the Atlantic but here in France it only begins with Twilight the movie. I hope it will last a bit since I find so very refreshing to draw sexy vampires ;)</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >On top of that </span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >I really love what David Oghia from Bragelonne did with the graphic design of those covers. Here are some examples.</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br />[FR] Tiens j'avais envie de partager les dernières couv' que j'ai faites pour Bragelonne. Parmi celles-ci il y a ma première couv' dans le genre Bit-Lit. La Bit-Lit est déjà un genre bien installé aux states mais en France ça démarre seulement avec le succès du film Twilight. Perso j'espère que ça va continuer parce que juste ça me détend de dessiner des petites vampires sexy ;) De plus j'ai vraiment beaucoup apprécié la mise en page des couvertures de David Oghia chez Bragelonne. Moi ça me donne envie de lire personnellement. Quelques exemples:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/succubus-blues_comp.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/succubus-blues_comp.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/Esclave-comp.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/Esclave-comp.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/black-man-comp.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/black-man-comp.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-2385141749681845687?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-73322664559583846442009-02-09T13:14:00.002Z2009-02-09T13:41:59.564Zdoodling...<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">[FR] Ces derniers mois j'ai bossé presqu'exclusivement pour terminer le livre Merlin, et j'ai atteint un point maintenant où j'ai fait tout ce que je pouvais pour l'instant. Toutes mes illustrations sont terminées et j'entre dans une courte période de calme avant de me mettre sérieusement au design et à la mise en page proprement dite du livre.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Quel meilleur moment pour crobarder ?! à suivre donc quelques petites cochonneries et essais de nouvelles custom brushes.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">[ENG]I've been working these last months a lot in order to bring the Merlin book to its completion and i've reached a point where I did all I could do for now. I did all my illustrations so far and now I'm entering a calm period before going to the layouting and designing process. What better times for doodles ?! Here are a few craps i did recently, trying new custom brushes.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/viking-biatch.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/viking-biatch.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/Medb.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/Medb.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/Eolia.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/Eolia.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/speed-autumn-02.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/speed-autumn-02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/speed-autumn.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/speed-autumn.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-7332266455958384644?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-64146770493351446802009-01-06T14:35:00.000Z2009-01-06T14:37:20.265ZInterview Un Monde de Bulles<iframe src="http://www.publicsenat.fr/vodiFrame.php?idE=60147" scrolling="no" width="322" frameborder="0" height="278">&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;</iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-6414677049335144680?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-30330254785580309772008-12-30T16:00:00.003Z2008-12-30T16:23:56.251ZHappy New Year 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/news/uploaded_images/cheree-voeux2009-789513.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/news/uploaded_images/cheree-voeux2009-789501.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >[FR] </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">aux quelques coquins qui passent encore sur ce blog je souhaite </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">tout le meilleur pour la nouvelle année</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">, aidé en cela de ma petite Cheree Furiosa, pin-up des Furieux dont je partage la paternité avec mon ami Pascal (et à qui je fais de gros bisous s'il passe par là).</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Je vais vous dire, c'est vrai qu'en tant qu'illustrateur je trouve toujours un peu déplacé de partager mes pensées par écrit, mais voilà je trouve qu'on se dirige vers un monde qui craint et qui va me plaire de moins en moins. Alors raison de plus pour vous souhaiter encore le meilleur</span></span>,<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> j'espère vous rencontrer / retrouver le plus souvent possible tout le long de 2009.<br />Je pense avoir terminé mes dernières illustrations pour Merlin dans une poignée de jours</span></span>,<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> du coup on va rentrer dans la dernière ligne droite avant la sortie du livre qui arrivera, je l'espère, vers Avril ou Mai. Wait and see et après je ferai sans doute quelques festivals pour la promo.</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Bon, voilà c'était mon 1/4 d'heure "bonnes résolutions", avec un petit 38,5° de fièvre, marrant ça me rend bavard la crève ! ;p</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-3033025478558030977?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519634.post-14328670062083858602008-12-08T17:25:00.003Z2008-12-08T17:31:58.813ZSigning report (Daniel Maghen)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.danielmaghen.com/"><img style="cursor: pointer; height: 200px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/DanielMaghen-Dec08/cover-dark-fantasy.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.danielmaghen.com/"><img style="cursor: pointer; height: 200px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/DanielMaghen-Dec08/cover-univ-dragons.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">[ENG] Friday I was at gallery Daniel Maghen to have my first TV interview, and also to make some doodles for the launch of the book "<span style="font-weight: bold;">L'Univers des Dragons II</span>". I also had the great pleasure to meet Pascal Moguérou and also one of my inspirations back in the days when I was a kid playing Warhammer 40K with my bro': <a href="http://www.adriansmith.co.uk">Adrian Smith</a>. He was signing at the same time for his book <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dark Fantasy</span> and I have to say I got a major acceleration of the blood pressure when I saw the man and also his art for real! WOW!</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It was great spending some quality time with this man. Get his book friends, you definitely don't want to miss it.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />more infos here:</span> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.danielmaghen.com/">http://www.danielmaghen.com/</a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />[FR] Or donc vendredi j'étais à la galerie Daniel Maghen pour ma première interview télé et pour dédicacer le livre <span style="font-weight: bold;">l'Univers des Dragons II</span>. J'ai aussi eu le grand privilège de rencontrer Pascal Moguérou et surtout l'une de mes grandes inspirations du temps où je jouais à Warhammer 40000 avec mon frangin: <a href="http://www.adriansmith.co.uk">Adrian Smith</a>. Il était en dédicace lui aussi pour son livre <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dark Fantasy</span>, et je dois dire que de rencontrer le monsieur et surtout voir ses originaux ça m'a accéléré le sang dans les veines ! Une bombe !</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">C'était vraiment extra de passer du temps avec lui, merci à Daniel et Olivier pour cette opportunité. Achetez Dark Fantasy (et aussi l'Univers des Dragons II !) vous ne le regretterez pas.</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br />Plus d'infos ici:<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.danielmaghen.com/">http://www.danielmaghen.com/</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Here are a few doodles that I wanted to share / quelques crobs ambiance de la journée:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/DanielMaghen-Dec08/dragon00.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; height: 250px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/DanielMaghen-Dec08/dragon00.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/DanielMaghen-Dec08/dragon02.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; height: 250px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/DanielMaghen-Dec08/dragon02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/DanielMaghen-Dec08/dragon03.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; height: 250px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/DanielMaghen-Dec08/dragon03.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/DanielMaghen-Dec08/dragon01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; height: 250px;" src="http://livingrope.free.fr/galeries-web/DanielMaghen-Dec08/dragon01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Par ailleurs, si d'aventure certains de ceux à qui j'ai fait une dédicace venaient à passer par ce blog, qu'ils avaient un scanner ou appareil photo numérique, je serais très heureux qu'ils me l'envoient à cette adresse: livingrope@hotmail.com<br />merci ! :-)<br /><br /></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">the LIVING ROPE news - the art of JS ROSSBACH<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26519634-1432867006208385860?l=livingrope.free.fr%2Fnews%2Fnews.html' alt='' /></div>Living Ropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259726328309419085noreply@blogger.com4