Occasional Pics: Belated Birthday wishes for Marguerite

[MmeBahorel]

Yay! The music room scene is one of the best openings I can think of - so much characterisation, setting, and backstory thrown in there but with humour. and there's a brilliant series of parallel scenes later on that just makes me wish I could do that.

[Col.Despard]

I had plans for a lovely big pic of Enjolras walking through snow...but worked up until today (Christmas Eve) and have been spending time with the kiddies every spare moment. I only snuck this on in while I was keeping an eye on them this evening by drawing with them out on the balcony (they were doing Rainbow Lorikeets, but broke off to "help" me with this - niece has discovered a love for the smudge stick). I just invented the whole snow scape, as I never looked up the Paris-in-the-snow pics I'd wanted.

Comment from 3 year old: "is that boy or girl?"

Niece picked it for a boy. Knew she was one of us!

Anyway, I should go join the rest of the family drinking champagne before we set up Santa's tracks in the flour we've laid out on a towel on the floor (my brother has suggested it's "CSI Christmas").

Hope you all have a wonderful one!

[Inspector Karamazov]

ACK!

Nermgrgl.

That's all I can say.

[MmeBahorel]

Oh, he's so gorgeous!

Merry Christmas - and let us hope that you have no need for chalk outlines in the carpet

[lesmisloony]

Oh my gosh, he's gorgeous! His eyes are just so pretty... I can't stop staring at them...

[Mamselle Miss]

Lovely as usual Despard. And I like the scarf, very festive!

Merry Christmas!

[a_marguerite]

Oh, what a very happy Christmas indeed, if there is this Enjolras walking through the streets of Paris. <3 He is absolutely gorgeous and I just adore the way you do colors. His hair, as ever is magnificent and I love his blond eyebrows more and more with every picture.

Also love how his eyes are brighter than the sky- it's disappointingly gray in Paris during the winters and it made the pic seem oddly more realistic.

[Aurelia Combeferre]

It must be one great Christmas treat for any girl to see Enjolras looking like that, walking through Paris.

[Col.Despard]

Cheers, Inspector Sounds like Courfeyracian phrase!

Thanks, MmeBahorel! And we got by without chalklines on the carpet...just lots and lots of pastel dust and Despard needing a mid-afternoon nap

Glad you like the eyes, Loony! I'll probably tidy up a few elements when I'm reunited with my photoshop program. I have the perfect model for Enjolras' eyes staying with us right now - my Brother-in-Law has the most startling, disconcerting blue eyes. Everyone assumes they're contacts, and even though he's a great guy who is pretty laid back, when he looks at you directly you get a jolt. So I can well believe that Enjolras' eyes could have a very intense effect. Very different to my sister, who also has blue eyes but much lighter and softer.

Thanks, Mamselle Miss! It wasn't until I was a little way along that it occured to me that there was a bit of a Harry Potter vibe going on. I prefer Niece's explanation: Candy Cane!

I always get a chuckle out of the blond eyebrows myself, Marguerite, thanks to your grisette declaring them "too blond!" I need to do a few things to his hair.

Running into Christmas Angelras would indeed be a treat, Aurelia!

[Cary]

Have I mentioned lately how much I like your pastel works? (Pastels work particularly well with Enjolras, it seems). A very peaceful rendering of E at wintertime, coupled with a beautiful balance of colours.

[Elwen Rhiannon]

Simply wonderful...
[made immediately a new wallpaper for her cell phone ]

[Col.Despard]

Ta, Cary! Knowing how beautifully you use colour in your work, it's a comment double appreciated. And I'm so thrilled you liked it that much, Elwen.

[merlin_emrys]

Ooh, lovely Christmas art! I agree with Marguerite -- the eyes are great. And it sounds like you're influencing your niece to be one of us -- well done indeed!

A very merry Christmas to you! Those Santa tracks on the floor are an inspired idea!

[Abelarda]

Beautiful picture, Despard, as always. I love your Enjolras...

[sophiedegrouchy]

Mmmm. You know how I feel about snow, so of course I'm going to (heh) melt at this. I'm charmed by how the cold has brought out the pink in his cheeks.