no eletricity? no problem, I will use the candle light.

I'm in Morocco at the moment enjoying the african sun.

The editor @ Corriere della Sera called me on thursday evening for an emergency.
Of course the illustration has to be done very fast...
..the deadline is friday afternoon.

At the beginning I was a bit stressed:
in our hotel there is not eletricity, and the connection internet is the slowest on earth.
so..
I was working at night only with some candle lights, and
I manage my internet malfunction with some smart move. (eh eh)

this is the result!
out today on pag 39

xxx

Corriere della Sera, out today pag 37

Once again, here is the process of creation:

The two first ideas came very natural.
and the final image was quikly printed on pag 37.

The editor gave me such a short notification for this illustration!
She called me thursday night at 7 pm
and the image was ready on friday, at 12 pm
:)

That is why the art director of Elle Italy call me:
"the fastest illustrator in the world"

I admit, I love this work so much.
The pink palette, the allure of the girl, the relaxed atmosphere

It was is my first editorial of 2014.

xxx

merry xmas !

Stay tuned for some new amazing projects...

travels, colors and dreams.
xxx

love you all

natalia

I'm wearing "The Seea" http://www.theseea.com/
pic. Sara Gessa

corriere della sera newspaper - saturday 14 dec

3 versions (the process)

Recently a surfer friend asked me a portrait. 

He gave me some pictures of himself longboarding so I could work on "likeness". 

Here is the process that brought me to the final image:

1) I've done the first watercolor to study the position and the silhouette.

It's maybe my favourite because it has a sort of primitivity. 

2) The main porposal of the second is to study colors and the shape of the wave.

3) The third is the final work, with a duble plexiglass frame.

what do you think about it?

I'd love to hear your opinion.

xxx

let's dance!

The mediterranean sea is pumping!
I'm sooo grateful and happy. We had amazing waves in the last week, and the best has still to come.
To celebrate my true happyness, some pictures of my favs young blood ;)
stay wild xxx

justine mauvin

lola mignot

Me (credit Janna Colella)

il surfismo

foto + editing Sara Gessa
Natalia is wearing "Tourmaline" / The Seea
http://www.theseea.com/collections/one-piece-suits/products/tourmaline-1mm-summer-suit