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Thursday, October 15, 2009

I've finished my panorama !





I've finished drawing my panorama of Liège...
I've been during 30 hours perched on the top of the roof... The hole panorama is on 8 pages of my sketchbook, That I've assembled with photoshop.
A neighbour gave me this photo of me drawing ! She saw me from her window ...

41 comments:

kane said...

You're crazy in a good way. It came out great.

Stephen Gardner said...

Absolutely amazing. I simply wouldn't even know where to start. I'll be studying this one for a while. Congratulations!

petescully said...

wow!! stunning. I love the little person saying 'hou! hou!' in the top one, nice touch! This is just so inspiring and well-observed.

nic said...

WOW! It was worth every minute.

Francisco said...

Nice! What can I say? It's amazing and very smooth, I like it very much!

Jason Das said...

Tremendous! Congratulations.

TIA said...

what an achievement! Congratulatons!

Evz said...

Zeer goed, inderdaad! =) Very good! I love its cleanliness and your good sense on where to simplify and where to detail a bit more. Congratulations!

memi said...

Oh, how I long for your patience, control and sheer beauty!! Gorgeous!

Frank P. Ordaz said...

Now that is pretty amazing. The perspective is outstanding.

Nina Johansson said...

Wow! I am in total awe over this! Fantastic!

Steven said...

Yay! that's Awesome!!!

alan said...

Genuinely masterful! Congratulations!

lapin said...

splendide! je te tire mon chapeau.

jizogarden said...

gobsmacked!!! really amazing :)

Ryan said...

INCREDIBLE

Paul Heaston said...

Congratulations! I will be looking at this one for a very long time!

stupot said...

big bit of respect here Gerard - always a huge fan of your work - these are wonderfully tight lines. and a voyeur neighbour to boot! love the guy on the balcony.

Rene Fijten said...

Excellent, comme toujours. Mais le vue est aussi grand.

omar said...

Bravo! you look like God in that chair watching his creation at the seventh day. and again Bravo! great work!

Don McNulty said...

A "tour de force", perfect.

Benjamin Vaughn said...

This is amazing!

Stephen Gardner said...

This is the first time I've ever left 2 comments but I'm just so impressed, I've been showing everyone this drawing. First break in the weather and I'm up on the roof to try something similar. Congratulations again.

gabi campanario said...

Gérard, you are taking urban sketching to a new height! Literally. What an amazing drawing and inspiring post. Thanks for sharing it!

Matthew Brehm said...

Absolutely amazing, Gerard ... I also wish I had the patience, not to mention time, to invest in a drawing like this. For now, I'll just admire and say congratulations on a job very well-done! Thanks so much for sharing.

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Annie said...

Ceci est à couper le souffle. Félicitations!!!

TIA said...

Ok. I have to give my second comment also. Really AWESOME!

Cathy Gatland said...

Another Wow! What an amazing work - fantastic Gérard!

Ea Ejersbo said...

What a wild project - 30 hours on the roof! How many days did it take you to finish this?
Nice shot of you sketching - a good thing your neighbour spotted you up there. :)

gerard michel said...

30 hours on the roof...
30 laudatory comments.
It's a very beautiful return for me!
Thanks to everybody: to Tommy, Stephen, Pete, Nic, Francisco, Jason, Tia,Everaldo, Melanie, Frank, Nina, Steven, Alan, Julien-le-lapin, Jizo, Ryan, Paul, Stuart, Rene, Omar, Donald, Benjamin, Matthew, Annie, Cathy, Ea, and specially to Gabi !

adebanji said...

This is simply magic!

Andrea Longhi said...

great hand!

dominique eichi said...

wonderful scene and I love your style too.

Flaf said...

wow, gérard, c'est vraiment incroyable. je connais tes essais des grands angles, des déformations, et c'est qc de très extraordinaire et nouveau.

j'ai jamais vu une telle précision! chapeau!

Kate (Cathy Johnson) said...

I'll add one more "fantastic!" here! What a wonderful drawing project, beautifully done...

Isabel said...

Congratulations great work and great to see your picture as well!!

kumi matsukawa said...

It is great to see your photo as well as your finished drawing! Awesome work.

stefan said...

Wow! That's amazing - not just beautiful to look at but technically brilliant as well. There are so many details to enjoy - I think I could spend 30 hours looking at it too.

gerard michel said...

... And thanks to Stephan, Kumi, Isabel, Cathy, Florian, Dominique, Andrea and Adebanji !

enrique said...

Great piece of art, Gerard. something we all should try.

 
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