I have a special treat for today’s TGIF: Thank God for Illustration Friday. First off, I am featuring the lovely work of Sibylle Dodinot and as if that is not enough, I am also giving away a copy of one of her illustrations as well. One lucky reader can win a copy of the print Au Clair de la Lune (11×17). Details below.
Before we get to the giveaway, let’s talk about Sibylle and her work. Sibylle is a 23-year-old French artist who is inspired by the fashion world and especially by music. Generally each piece she creates corresponds to a particular song or an album. For example, the print Au Clair de la Lune is inspired by a famous French song of the same name. The inspiration for Folk was the album Good Around by Tunng, especially the song Bullets, and also the Into the Wild soundtrack. For the piece Les Coquelicots, it was the albums of Emiliana Torrin. Sibylle does not create her works to be based directly based on these songs and albums, but it’s more about the mood that they set which allows her to be inspired.
Pretty interesting, huh. I know I am always really interested in how others are inspired. It’s easy to think that people come up with things in the exact way that you do, but that’s not always the case and I find that just so fascinating.
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How to win the Au Clair de la Lune print?Leave a comment on this post with your favorite Sibylle Dodinot artworks (multiple comments will be accepted). I will choose one lucky random commenter to win an 11×17 copy of the print pictured to the left. This contest ends Monday, May 4th at 11:59 pm. Good luck! |
Wow! Stunning! I never leave comments, but I can’t resist adding my awe to the list. I’m most drawn to Au Claire de la Lune.
those are beautiful!
I love green pretempts. But really I would be lucky enought to own any of these pieces-each one speaks to me in a different way.
L’amour en cage is my absolute favorite.. but they are all very stunning and bring a calm feeling over me.
I would have a tough time narrowing it down to one but I would probably choose L’oiseau vert as my favorite but Vent d’hiver and un jour en bord de mir are close behind. What a lovely giveaway – such talent!!!!!
L’amour en cage is my favorite… I think… they’re all so ver lovely! )
Robe de mariee is beautiful! What a talented artist!
I love “Rose” because of its simplicity. Have a good day!
I just put Sibylle in my favorites last week! Her work is so beautiful and I truly love everything in her shop. French, fashion, drawing – ooh la la, c’est parfait! I’ve been looking for art for my studio walls and I just haven’t been able to decide which of her prints I should get. I adore Au Clair de la Lune, followed by Les Parapluies. Thanks for featuring her work!
Her work is all so lovely! It is impossible to pick just one favorite. I really like Rose, Au clair de la lune, Un printemps brumeux, and Les coquelicots.
Her work is fabulous and so me!
I love the piece you are giving away, Au clair de la lune but also un air de cinema! Hope to win 🙂
I love these prints, my mother would play that song all the time when I was little girl. Great blog!
Ooooh, I love this artist’s work..so dreamy and gorgeous!
oooh! i followed a link to this lovely site from a post on Blog-Mod3rnart’s. It feels like I lucked out finding just YOU – and now I’ve found SibylleD! what a great morning. 😀
But to answer the question – difficult to say. I love the “au Claire de la Lune” for the pale elegance but the “L’amour en cage” is fantastic as well. I thought the boots in it were a great bit of humor and the cages were such a delicate contrast to the softness of the background.
ooh loving Le Printemps its stunning.
I’m loving “Mariee” … delicious combo of grunge and elegance.
I also heart coquelicots
Baiser nocturne is a favorite!
I love Paris by night! It makes me wonder what will happen after she walks down those stairs…
Mariee et orchidees is beautiful!
Le Phare is my favorite. Just lovely.
Wow, what a stunning body of work. Air de cinema is amazing!
“Hauntingly beautiful” is the perfect way to describe Sibylle’s illustrations! Seriously, they are so stunning and unlike anything I’ve ever seen. Thanks for turning me onto her work and for a chance of winning a print! I can’t decide whether “Le phare” or “Au clair de la lune” itself is my absolute favorite, so I’ll just say it’s a tie.
A Magnificent pictures!
A delicated work, with immense feeling. To try to choose a preferred one is very difficult, because i love it all, but the “Vent d’ to hiver” and the “Baiser nocturne”, leave me without words…
I’m really glad you turned me on to this artist! With any luck, I will win your contest, because Au Clair de la Lune is my favorite, but I also love Le Phare, and many others!
Amazing paintings, with such lovely lines and colors. I think my favorite is Baiser nocturne, because of the whimsy factor:) I love images that suggest magic in subtle ways.
I can’t believe I have never seen her work before!! It is so hard to choose a favorite, but I really like her oval Portrait one.
Wow, what hauntingly beautiful illustrations! They’re all stunning, but Au Clair de la Lune really is my favorite.
ooh, I just saw the printemps diptych. I’m a sucker for diptychs!
J’adore Diptyque Les Coquelicots because I can’t make up my mind which of the two coquelicots I prefer! This is such beautiful work.
Wow, I’ve never seen her shop before –
Love Folk! and also Soleil, hmmm and also Les Printemps. Impossible to choose! Thanks for the chance!
I love Sibylle Dodinot’s work. Simply breath-taking. My definite favourite is Le Mariage however. There’s just something about it.
I like so many of them… I really like “Le mariage.” I also really like “Le printemps 17×11…”
Gorgeous work. So mesmerized by these. My fav is “air de cinema”
I fell in love with Au Claire de la Lune. Not only is it beautiful, but my grandmother use to sing that song to me when I was a small child.
My favorite is Les coquelicots, I just love the vivid red in this work!
I also absolutely love Les Printemps & my next favourite would have to be Folk. Ah, so beautiful!
oOoo i absolutely love Rose! so pretty and calm. It reminds me of me.
I also love Les Printemps. very gorgeous stuff.
I love Folk.
But I also would like “Diptyque Les Coquelicots 2 prints 17×9 inch” in my bathroom as well. I need two bathrooms, obv.
“Vent d’hiver 11×17” Could go in my bathroom.
“Le phare 11×17 inch” is beautiful, I’d hang it by my front door.
What gorgeous stuff. My favorites are L’oiseau Vert and Soleil. Sorry, I couldn’t pick just one! 🙂
My favorite is Noir et blanc. It’s beautiful.
Absolutely beautiful and so ethereal, as if from a dream. Au Claire de la lune speaks to me most. To sit on the moon and watch over the world would be magical!
It’s so hard to choose! I love Le mariage, but also feel very drawn to the ones with the woman alone in nature
Wow – her work is wonderful! I think “Rose” would be my favorite.
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I absolutely love L’amour en cage. Amazing.
They are all beautiful, I love Les coquelicots.
Hard to choose just one favourite. But I must…it’s “Vent d’hiver 11×17” picture reminds me so much of friendship.
-Celia-
Thank you for the giveaway opportunity! I love all of Sibylle Dodinot’s work, but if I had to pick just one, I think Folk speaks to me the most.
Belle epoque is my favorite, although the Au Clair de la Lune is very close!
Beautiful work! Love Au Claire de la Lune, as well as Noir et Blanc, and Belle Epoque from her Etsy shop!
Lovely stuff! I really heart the Baiser Nocturne piece.