L'Atelier Nomade

Ivan Seymus

journaling

17 April 2020
On keeping a zibaldone
A zibaldone is an Italian vernacular commonplace book. The word means a heap of things or miscellany in Italian. A commonplace book can be described as a register of continuous learning. Continue reading
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World citizen with a notebook in hand to write, sketch and tell stories with all senses present.

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ivanseymus

World citizen with a notebook in hand to write, sketch and tell stories with all senses present.

Teotihuacan, Mexico 1984. My first plein air sketc

Teotihuacan, Mexico 1984. My first plein air sketches and travelogue. Some thoughts in a new blogpost on my website. Link in bio. #travelogue #sketchbook #carnetdevoyage #mexico #teotihuacan #dippen #illustration

Many thanks to @roadandtrack.artdept for having me

Many thanks to @roadandtrack.artdept for having me in their latest issue of Road & Track vol.17: 'Sacred grounds' and creating this stunning collage of the illustrations. 😍 With a total print circulation of nearly 600,000 copies, this is by far my most distributed travel journal 😳 Amazing! A big thanks to @cassidyzobl and her team for taking such good care ✨ #roadandtrack #traveljournal #porsche911 #editorialillustration #handdrawn #illustration #carnetdevoyage #porsche #roadandtrackmagazine

Pernes-les-Fontaines (Part 2) Pernes-les-Fontaines

Pernes-les-Fontaines
(Part 2)
Pernes-les-Fontaines counts 41 fountains. Hence the name. you can follow ‘Les Ateliers de Pernes’ as your guide through the maze of narrow streets. (Follow the sun!) Workshops of local artists and artisans are open to visitors. And there is always some other interesting subject matter to spot! #traveljournal #carnetdevoyage #provence #luberon #urbansketching #USK #tnb #traveljournaling #travelerscompany

Pernes-les-Fontaines (Part 1) Strolling through th

Pernes-les-Fontaines
(Part 1)
Strolling through the narrow medieval streets of Pernes-les-Fontaines you can follow ‘Les Ateliers de Pernes’ as your guide. You can visit the workshops of local artists and artisans and spot some other interesting subject matter! #traveljournal #carnetdevoyage #provence #luberon #urbansketching #USK #tnb #traveljournaling #travelersnotebook

On our way to Provence we sometimes stop in Bourgo

On our way to Provence we sometimes stop in Bourgogne. Beautiful landscapes and vineyards. Visiting friends makes it even more special. But in winter the climat is damp and we feel it in our old bones. So on to the dry Luberon it is! #traveljournal #carnetdevoyage #sketchingfrance #bourgogne #urbansketchers #usk #lateliernomade #sketchdaily

I’m a believer and optimist when it comes to tec

I’m a believer and optimist when it comes to technology, but an addict to paper and journals as well. Luckily there’s no definitive choice to be made. The mix can be very fruitful.
#traveljournal #carnetdevoyage #mapmaking #sketchdaily #deepmapping #collagebooks #provence #oppede #luberon

From analog to digital … #mapmaking #deepmapping

From analog to digital …
#mapmaking #deepmapping #oppede #provence #luberoncoeurdeprovence #lateliernomade

50 ways to draw a mountain Cézanne showed us wit

50 ways to draw a mountain Cézanne showed us with his Mont Sainte-Victoire. These studies from the Luberon were made west of Oppède-le-Vieux. In different seasons and time of day. Moving slightly in any direction changes the light and scenery in interesting ways. Variations and endless possibilities.
Makes me contemplate on a quote by Nadine Gordimer:
“Time is change; we measure its passage by how much things alter.” #deepmapping #oppede #luberon #lablaque #sketching #traveljournal #luberoncoeurdeprovence #provence #lateliernomade #mapmaking

Behind the scenes of mapmaking. A peek into the no

Behind the scenes of mapmaking. A peek into the notebook where I keep the comments, ideas, preliminary sketches.
@moulinsaintaugustin
#oppede #luberon #provence #deepmapping

Have a peek into my sketchbook, where I keep all t

Have a peek into my sketchbook, where I keep all the preliminary sketches for the different projects I'm working on. In this case, a map where nature is the protagonist in many forms and ways. Situated in the heart of the Parc Naturel Régional du Luberon in Provence, the domain of the Moulin Saint-Augustin is host to a multitude of rare birds, amphibians, and insects. The Calavon river meanders the grounds of the olive oil mill. Though dry for most part of the year, the river has been the reason for existence for more than a thousand years! And as the ecosystem today shows, not only for men, even more important for animals too. On these pages a study of the great oak and several impressions of the dry river bed of the Calavon. @moulinsaintaugustin #sketchbook #provence #luberoncoeurdeprovence #mapmaking #drawing #deepmapping #lateliernomade #oppede

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The promise of a nice view. The arch at Place de l

The promise of a nice view. The arch at Place de l’horloge, Ménerbes. #luberon #provence #usk #urbansketchers #travelsketchbook #carnetdevoyage #sketchingfrance

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