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Today we are releasing a new masterclass!!!! BUT attention pofavorl ... It is a little green so for now I will limit access to 3 people. With your comments I will be making improvements and eliminating the limitation of places.

Next day I will tell you the reason for the name.

Go to the masterclass >

It's starting to get cooler, so today I'm going to tell you about Wim Hof.

You will know him for having popularized ice baths in Western Europe.

A crack!

I came across your work 5 years ago on the recommendation of a friend. Since then I usually take cold showers in the mornings. The first winter I was very radical. Now not so much.

Five years ago Wim Hof was more mocked than applauded. Nowadays you can find ice baths in LIDL and some people take a cold shower (just in case it's as good as they say).

Wim Hof is a very funny guy (you can watch it on youtube) and an example of unwavering constancy.

It has taken him 20 to 30 years to be taken seriously.

20 years of stone crushing.
Great Wim Hof.

I want to categorically deny the rumor that I am a reincarnation of Hergé, creator of Tintin.

It is true that my drawing style has many similarities (which I am very flattered about).

And it is also true that he passed away in 1983, a few months before I was born (and in the same year). 

But these are coincidences.
Or not? I think so...

The thing is that until I'm 75 years old I won't be able to draw Tintin without having legal problems with Moulinsart (the owners of the rights). 

I already received a threatening email a few years ago for one of my versions of Tintin and I would not like to receive another one of those emails or end up in court paying a fine of 30.000€ and 10 months in prison (This one paid dearly).

...

Look, you know what?
I don't care about Moulinsart!
The next auction features Tintin.

Registration open for the next auction

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PS: The registration includes a surprise contest. You don't have to bid to enter it.

PS2: This image below is the one for which I received a threat from Moulinsart (read the caption).

‍Because that illustration is a copy of the one I made. They plagiarized it 😂... I have no idea where it comes from, I found it on the internet... I think it's in Thailand....

Last Wednesday I met with a former art director who had been working in Madrid for multinationals and top brands. He had had a great relationship with artists and among other things he told me why so many of them (even those with hundreds of thousands of followers) are obsessed with having more followers and more likes on the networks.

Here's how it works:

A young artist starts selling his paintings for about 500€. 

Continue reading How to kill sales in the art world

One thing I've learned recently is that ALWAYS when something (whatever it is) ends, give yourself a chance to celebrate, share and rest.

The system is designed so that you don't do it. It wants you at full throttle all the time. Don't stop. But you have to resist.

And as yesterday ended the last auction (at an irresistible price of 250€) just when I hit the send button I will go to the beach and take a nice dip. A short one. But a good dip. Because you have to recharge your batteries.

Because there is news...
A few...
But not today.

Today it is time to celebrate and give a well-deserved and huge congratulations to Ferranete!!!!

Thank you for being there!
I'm going to the beach.
Don't forget to celebrate.

Bidding in the auction >

Many thanks to Bea from Tacte Natura for daring to be my first guinea pig in «film directing» ehem... I will continue to improve.