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Curses! I was afraid of forgetting someone in my Buenos Aires post, and I did! Another friendly illustrator I met on my travels was Kelvin Osorio! Gracias Kelvin! 

Goodbye cheap Malbec! I think I’ll miss you most of all! (Well, that and Argentine politics! Thank goodness for Google News Alerts.)

We leave Buenos Aires tomorrow, back to Vancouver. Once I’m back, I’ll be posting about our B.A. Illustrator Meetups and links to all the great illustrators I met. I’ll also be writing a post about the joys/downfalls of a “work vacation” as we attempted over the past three months. 

¡Adios Argentina! Gracias por todos! Está siempre en nuestros corazones! Besos y abrazos!

~ Luc y Doug

Ilustradores de Buenos Aires, esta noche es nuestra segunda reunión, así que espero que pueda unirse a nosotros! Details are on the Facebook Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/267807839969414/

If you feel like bringing anything, here are some suggestions 

• Samples of your work (portfolio, books, prints, etc..) to show everyone
• Business cards (good for trading)
• Do you have an exhibition coming up? Bring some promotional cards for everyone
• Sketchbook and pen, if you feel like drawing caricatures of all of us tonight (if you do, that would be great! I’ll post them here on Drawn! after the meetup!)

This is mainly a casual meetup, just to chat and have a few drinks. I look forward to meeting you all! :)

cheers,
Luc 

Reunión de ilustradores de Buenos Aires

¡Hola Buenos Aires!

He estado de visita en vuestra hermosa ciudad de Buenos Aires por dos meses ya (sólo unas pocas semanas más!) y tenido el gusto de conocer a varios ilustradores locales. Ahora, me gustaría tener la oportunidad de conocer más aun!

La idea es tener una reunión casual, una noche de la semana próxima (probablemente en un resto-bar del barrio Palermo). He escogido dos fechas (28 de marzo, y 5 de abril) para que sea más fácil para todos. Voy a mantendremos informados sobre todos los detalles. Si están interesados, inscríbanse en Facebook (ahí es donde voy a publicar detalles adicionales, como el lugar exacto. Tal vez: Si saben de un buen lugar, que pueda tener más de 20 personas, por favor hágamelo saber): 

1. March 28: https://www.facebook.com/events/320570751337661/
2. April 5: https://www.facebook.com/events/267807839969414/

Luego publicaremos fotos del evento, y links a los portfolios de cada uno, aquí en Drawn! :)

Luc

Gracias Leonardo Falaschini por ayudarnos con la organización y la traducción! N.del T: Thank you guys!

Buenos Aires lllustrators’ MeetUp

¡Hola Buenos Aires!

I have been visiting your beautiful city for two months now (only a few more weeks to go!) and I have had the pleasure of meeting several local illustrators. And now I’d like a chance to meet more of you! 

I’d like to suggest a casual meet-up one night next week for drinks (probably at a bar in Palermo). I picked two dates—March 28, and April 5—to make it easier for everyone. If you’re interested, sign up on Facebook (which is where I’ll post additional details like the exact location). Also: if you know of a good location, one that might hold more than 20 people, please let me know: 

1. March 28: https://www.facebook.com/events/320570751337661/
2. April 5: https://www.facebook.com/events/267807839969414/

Afterward, I’ll post photos of the event, and links to everyone’s website here on Drawn! :)

Luc

ps: Thanks to Leonardo Falaschini for helping with the organizing and the translation!

Hermenegildo Sabat, very well-known Uruguayan-Argentine cartoonist, born in 1933. Read more about him on Wikipedia. He’s always been a very outspoken critic and his work has infuriated many a politician. :)

Here’s an interview with aforementioned Jorge Alderete at IllustrationMundo.

As I’ll be visiting Buenos Aires later this winter, I’ve been reading up on all things Argentinian (including re-watching The Motorcycle Diaries), so I was tickled when I stumbled upon this icon set of the iconic Che Guevara, designed by Jorge Alderete for an Argentinian type foundry named Sudtipos (who also created a lovely Calgary-inspired font named Calgary Script!).

(via SL Che - MyFonts)

Meet Federico Piatti, everyone. Thanks to Leif Peng for pointing him out on the cyber-matrix today.