Quick Sketches – Rome Prep Seminar

IMG_0059 © 2012 Monique Larène. All rights reserved.

4 minute sketches of Rome I have a weekly meeting preparing us for our study abroad in Rome this summer.  We focus on history primarily but also talk about the food, language and culture and practice sketching.

Quick Sketches – Rome Prep Seminar

IMG_0056 © 2012 Monique Larène. All rights reserved.

4 minute sketches of Rome I have a weekly meeting preparing us for our study abroad in Rome this summer.  We focus on history primarily but also talk about the food, language and culture and practice sketching.

Quick Sketches – Rome Prep Seminar

IMG_0058 © 2012 Monique Larène. All rights reserved.

4 minute sketches of Rome I have a weekly meeting preparing us for our study abroad in Rome this summer.  We focus on history primarily but also talk about the food, language and culture and practice sketching.

Animal Necklaces – Attempt 1

Animal Necklaces – Attempt 1 © 2011 Monique Larène. All rights reserved.

I wanted to make some small animals out of paper mache to hang on the end of necklaces.  The only problem is that they are so small that its hard to form their bodies into definitive shapes without letting it … Continue reading

Animal Necklaces – Attempt 2

Animal Necklaces - Attempt 2 © 2011 Monique Larène. All rights reserved.

So instead of going to all the hassle, just go to your local toy shop and buy an adorable rubber animal, spray paint it gold, stick a little hook in its back …… et VOILA…. INSTANT NECKLACE!!

Almond Blossoms

almond blossom full © 2011 Monique Larène. All rights reserved.

34″ x 58″ Acrylic My Parents have had this beautiful white frame which they bought years ago at a antique store in California.  My Mom has been asking me to paint something to go in it so I finally got … Continue reading