Marie Corail

“Sword and Skates. One for each, one for all !”

“Climb up ! Did you bring crisps ? The mail man forgot my groceries today.... Come on, hurry up... I’ve been waiting all day to watch this movie !”

Year of the dog. Ten days exactly after I drew this picture, I met and brought home Loupiot. A three years old Belgian Sheepdog. Same eyes, same fur, same edgy butt. I might have known... somehow.

“I had been waiting for him to show up on stage since Luis told me about his performance at Musella. I was silently taking in the room atmosphere... no one else was looking toward the stage. Drinking, flirting or just lost in their own world. Was Elton even supposed to play tonight ?”

“Miss Poulpe. She is the captain of Osford High’s Swimming Club. If you consider joining, bare in mind we do not accept losers. (Captain’s words, exactly)”

“Caoutchouc fishes in these waters ?? I’ve never seen anything like that... But I remember grandpa telling me about such a thing. He told me... what was it again ? He told me :’Caoutchouc fishes will leave deep waters for one reason only... Black Gold !’ “

“Honey ! Look what I found ! ... It is quite small for a Dracogon, but chubby enough. And it smells very fresh, not like any of the Cradler we usually catch. Anyway... Dinner has arrived !”

“The Faun who planted trees. I wonder what happen to him now that the fires is gone...”

- I leave it to you.  Then, looking at Basil : Hey, Kid ! ... “

“Left alone on a post-apocalyptic Earth, a robot starts thinking....”

“I met her in the summer of 1988. It was hot and dry, a time to bring most inhabitants of the woods to our little pond, behind the house. I was myself running after tiny grey frogs when she appeared...”

Inked illustration for last year's inktober. 'I had been out since dawn, foraging for tonight's dinner. A mushroom soup flavoured with bouquet of garlic mustard. Hopefully. The odds this morning were not really on my side... But I trust the knack, I'll find some after a short time out... Ah, this tree has been warmed up by the sun, that's nice. I'll just close my eyes for a few seconds... -'