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Valentina and Guido

All amenities aside, what won us over was the splendid book and magazine collection the apartment featured. All ranging from books on Russian orthodox art, to photojournalism magazines. There was something there for each of us. What captured my eye was a collection of erotic and psychedelic Italian comic books from the 70’s, and especially the character Valentina, penned by Guido Crepax

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Carina goes to the Santos

Carina was lucky to book her time in Lisboa during the Santos, the city festivities. That usually means sketching drunk among heaps of people, ending the night smelling like sweat and grilled sardines – It was a blast of course!

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Relax, sketch and relax

After the trials of a full-day workshop in Portimão, a brief respite is always on the order of the day, for participants and instructors alike. Beer, some relaxed, non-constrained sketching, new acquaintances, new sketching materials, and beer.

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Drink and sketch in Elvas

Good booze always gives birth to good conversation and good sketching experiments. This one was done thanks to the tasty craft beer served in Mercato, a relatively recent beer shack in Elvas.

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Around the Sado estuary

It is a complex territory, known for being heavily industrialized, but strangely enough, also for its vineyards and for being a haven for sun-seekers and nature-lovers. There are all kinds of small towns and villages, each with its own quirks and traditions.

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BM xmas party

Pedro Alves and I kept sober by spending more time sketching than drinking… until the scale turned to the other side.

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