Bluebells in Oxford, UK
April 2018
Hollyhock, Barbican, London, UK
July 2020
I would wash myself in these pictures of plum trees and apple blossoms, sakura pink, bluebell, green, purple and smooth, all over again, until I’m drowning in petals like guests of Roman emperors, metaphorically – the idea behind art, no, the idea behind reality, without the pettiness and the evil meanings and the drama.
Alexis, Iles du Gaou, France
October 2020
Andreia in the gardens of Hatfield House, UK
2017
Wisteria in Hampton Court, UK
May 2018
Spidery rose in Hertford, UK
June 2018
Golden square sunflowers, London, UK
July 2018
Hampstead, London, UK
March 2019
Filters or no filters, no way to mask how beautiful it really is, at twilight, at night, under the rain, the pouring rain, the mist and the blurring of my daydreaming.
Hampstead, London, UK
March 2019
Pergola Hill Garden, London, UK
March 2019
Alexis, Barbican, London, UK
July 2019
La Garde-Adhemar, France
August 2019
Le Mans, France
November 2019
Le Mans, France
November 2019
I will sit in awe, virtually surrounded by this image of truth, however far in space and time, or even, however near, and rediscover all the tiny details and the big panoramas I already know, the ones I’ve seen, the ones I dream about.
Epping forest, London, UK
November 2019
Wishwood, Canterbury, UK
December 2019
The lost gardens of Heligan, Cornwall, UK
February 2020
The lost gardens of Heligan, Cornwall, UK
February 2020
Hollyhock, Barbican, London, UK
July 2020
Jasmine in Barbican, London, UK
June 2020
Magnolia in Barbican, London, UK
September 2020
Ladybird, Six-Fours-Les-Plages, France
November 2020
And hopefully the roots will take, the trees will grow in my brain, the blooms and leaves will rain in my mind.
Sunset study on Krita
2020
Nachi falls, Wakayama, Japan
September 2019
Seigantoji, Nachikatsuura, Wakayama, Japan
September 2019
Hatfield House gardens, UK
Pic taken by Andreia Silva, April 2018
Le Mans, France
May 2018
Postman Park, London, UK
August 2019
An internal Hanami will morph into harvest into Halloween into Hemanta into hibernal into harmattan into holidays into healing.
St Bartholomew the great, London, UK
September 2019
Hampstead, London, UK
October 2019
Barbican, London, UK
November 2019
Wishwood, Canterbury, UK
November 2019
Wishwood, Canterbury, UK
December 2019
St Giles, Barbican, London, UK
December 2019
The lost gardens of Heligan, Cornwall, UK
February 2020
The lost gardens of Heligan, Cornwall, UK
February 2020
St Paul’s cathedral, London, UK
March 2020
City of London, London, UK
April 2020
Barbican, London, UK
April 2020
Barbican, London, UK
May 2020
Barbican, London, UK
June 2020
Krakow, Poland
December 2018
Alexis reading – sketch
June 2020
Barbican, London, UK
July 2020
Barbican, London, UK
July 2020
Wisteria in Hampton Court, UK
May 2018
Alexis, Six-Fours-Les-Plages, France
November 2020
Gorky park, Moscow, Russia
November 2018
Wisteria in Hampton Court, UK
May 2018
Le Brusc, Six-Fours-Les-Plages, France
December 2020
Syon, Switzerland
December 2018
Miyajima, Hiroshima, Japan
September 2019
Train to Hakone, Japan
August 2019
Alexis in the Site of Reversible Destiny, Yoro, Gifu, Japan
August 2019
Jasmine in the Barbican at night, London, UK
July 2020
Gourdon, France
October 2020
Just the unadulterated slice of life, the seasons seasoning my senses and smothering my stress.
Drome, France
October 2020
Ladybird, Six-Fours-Les-Plages, France
November 2020
Alexis, Six-Fours-Les-Plages, France
November 2020
Stream of consciousness, written during the 1st lockdown (an entire season ) 2020, and reworked now, during a second lockdown.
Slice of life animes, philosophy and taking pictures provided a lot of solace when I was feeling anxious or burnt out.
Here is my Pinterest board of some Slice of Life art that inspires me:
You can also find a list of Slice of Life animes on Anime Planet.
The ones I really liked this year are Non Non Biyori (the epitome of slice of life I guess), Flying Witch (slice of life with a witch), March comes in like a lion (about a shogi player and his friends), School Babysitters, Teasing Master Takagi-san, or School-Live! (much recommended slice of life with shocking twists!) on top of some Ghibli favourites like Kiki’s delivery service or My neighbour Totoro.
School-Live! on crunchyroll – it’s not what it seems! highly recommended
“until I’m drowning in petals like guests of Roman emperors” is a reference to The Roses of Heliogabalus, a painting by Alma-Tadema.
Ophelia Autumn 
Wonderful pictures and poesy!
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