Page 54/100. I summer I love spending time in my little garden and observing each detail. This year the lizard are an amazing entertainment! Perhaps they understood that here they're safe so they became so brave to come closer to my foot. If you look at them closely you'll discover that they are beautiful creatures.

Page 55/100 belongs to the "Favorite Photographers" series. Here is a tribute to Ansel Adams. Master of BW, he was known for carrying his huge and heavy camera uphill for ours to find the perfect spot for the perfect shot. Very close diaphragm (F64) and long time exposure (even up to hours) were one of the secrets for his perfect photos.

Another tracing paper page. I found myself thinking "I have today to think what to do tomorrow". And here it is. So page 56/100 is about the subtle scent trail we we project and leave behind in our lives.

Another detail from the amazing "Anatomy of the Human Body" by Henry Gray 1918 edition. I use a grid to reproduce the drawings and a bit of watercolor never hurt, uh? I like to think this is a bit "meta": hand drawn hand 😉.

When I was a toddler I used to paint (read "mess up") with watercolors a lot and I didn't use pencils or pens to draw first. So I tried to draw the tradescantia in my garden in the same way. The result (bottom right) even if not really good is interesting because there is a whole new technique to learn and experimenting. The other drawing is made with Shikiori markers. Page 58/100.

Early morning stroll in my small town. Observing and gathering mental images. Then, at home, with a mug of coffee, drawing from memory. Page 59/100.

More urban sketching from memory. These are storefronts I vaguely remember and I'm not so sure the actually exist. I think it would be nice to see them all in row in a street. Page 60/100.

Ok, page 62/100 is not the most artistic ever but it is a simple and nice recipe of a virgin drink I'm particularly enjoying this summer.

Page 63/100 is a quick sketch to celebrate the new @Gmde_srl office! It is awesome and I'm so happy and proud of the new headquarter!

This is a prototype of a new stamp. In Japan is called hanko or, in English, chop. It is a stamp used instead of the signature. I wanted to make one just to go through the process of thinking and making something unique just like a signature. Swipe to see the meaning and a bit of the process.

Page 65/100 is about #chalkporn . You may have noticed the giant blackboard I have now in my new office (I posted few pictures about 2 weeks ago). Of course I wondered which would be the best chalk and I found that Hagoromo is indeed the best chalk ever, particularly, many mathematicians and scientists say that. Just google Hagoromo to learn about the story of the company that, bare, closed voluntarily in 2015. It worth the read, I promise.

Inspired by @ruthiebee85 , page 66/100 is about Parvati , my favorite among Hindu deities. She is sweet and loving and beautiful yet she can assume ferocious, demon-fighting forms. Perfect!

Page 67/100 is the "Sweden page". Do you remember the "Greetings from Italy" junk notebook I made months ago? Ok, that notebook was sent to Alma, a talented artist in Sweden and she sent back to me a notebook made of scraps and ephemera. These are just a few of them. Unfortunately Alma is not on instagram anymore but you can see her works on Flickr.

I'm not a true believer in the power of these things but they fascinate me artistically and anthropologically. Power, magic, beliefs, sometimes faith are deeply intertwined in these objects and inspire Artists of all time and places. I think everyone stumbled upon a talisman a few times. Same for me. These four are the ones I made at least once.

No lines watercolor. It's not easy. Particularly when you insist on some random paper and cheap IKEA brushes. Let me be clear, there is nothing bad with that, moreover I'm a big fan of making do with what you have around. Anyway, I'm moderately happy with the result and I learned a few things!

No lines watercolor. It's not easy. Particularly when you insist on some random paper and cheap IKEA brushes. Let me be clear, there is nothing bad with that, moreover I'm a big fan of making do with what you have around. Anyway, I'm moderately happy with the result and I learned a few things!