I've expanded my materials to now include scratchboard, which I'm really happy about.
Using scratchboard on my protagonist in the illustration gives the character much more life with the ability to communicate feelings through facial expressions, while keeping with my artistic aesthetic.

To view my work that is currently on sale go to www.yessy.com/bretschger
The work ranges from reasonable 8x10 Signed Photos for $35 to Original Collages starting at $150

Thanks for your support,
Crystal

These are the caves in Portochristo on the mid-eastern coast of
the island that we visited. These caves are several hundred metres underground and have been
there for millions of years formed by volcanoes. It was really neat to
see stalagtites and stalagmites in person, that was a first.

I made it safetly to Palma Mallorca. I'm still alittle jetlagged, but other than that things are going well. I put away my clothes and set up my art work area. Already I've made 4 pieces, all smaller than usual. Its nice to change up the scale in which i work. I also got an email back from a store/gallery in Toronto that I'm going to have a show at in july, so i'm excited about that. I think that's made me get refocused on the artwork making.
Tomorrow I'll get to take a day trip to a differe... read more

Oskar and I took a long hike yesterday into the mountains of San Telm
(the southwest tip of Mallorca) to the monestary La Trapa. It was
great to see another side of the island, which was incredibly lush
with darker soil, green grass, orange,lemon and olive trees. The path
started out wide and easy at the base, but by the end of the hike we
were literally rock climbing:) Let's just say, due to liability
reasons, a path like this would not fly in the states. At
the very end of the path w... read more

Yay! My artwork isn't homeless anymore:;)

Just got the word from Niche Coffee and Tea in Toronto that I will be having a show there in August. I will keep you updated on details as the show opening approaches.
To learn more about Niche see there website www.nichecoffee.com/

LOCATIONS I'm looking at are:
Palma Majorca, SPAIN
Cascais, PORTUGAL
Toronto, CANADA

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Hope all this online press will pay off tonight!
Wish me luck... Hopefully I'll be able to sell some pieces to cover some of my travel expenses:)

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Chow chow,
Crystal

Yesterday I visited Recoleta, one of the many neighborhoods of Buenos Aires. I made two interesting stops. The first is the cemetry which was really beautiful. There were only a handful of people within the whole cemetry which is about 3 city blocks by 2 city blocks (quite large). I also made this trip without oskar, since he is racing this weekend, which made the tour of the cemetry a bit creepy. To see the pics, which i think turned out alittle grey from the lighting, go to...

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I just posted a few pics from my day trip to El tigre, a little town about 10-15 mins by train from San Isidro. It was a beautiful day and a weekday so there was alot of activity (workwise, not so many tourists). El tigre is actually a port, there was alot of import/export of lumber, straw, leather, and such materials that artisans use to create goods for locals and tourists. El tigre also had an amusement park and casino. I opted for neither of those and looked around the "supermercado de fr... read more

Revista G7 a spanish artists blog. Leyes Espanol?
Check it out...

www.revistag7.com/2006/site...ticias.php

We visited Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, and Colonia, a beautiful historic city that was named 1/40 historic sites of the world.
To view click below:
www.bretschger.com/URU

Besos,
Crystal

Hung artwork last night at:
COSMO Restaurant
25 de Mayo 597

It will be up for the next 2 weeks! Go to www.myspace.com/cbretschger to see more pics.

Besitos,
Crystal

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Pics of LA BOCA: www.bretschger.com/BA
Pics of San Isidro: www.bretschger.com/ARG

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Where I'll be living for the next 2 months...creating artwork and having local shows!
What a great life:)
The pic is a little peak into my daily life...this is where i'll be painting everyday. Out on my back patio.

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