Inspiration here, there, and everyone.
Imagination is here, there, and in everyone.
- Serge Bloch

Serge Bloch, who has such a splendid award-winning career, has presented simple and free drawings utilizing everyday images in his picture books.
In “I Wait…”, the red string symbolizing fate is further highlighted with an illustration using thin pen lines.
Also, in 『Enemy』, holes were made in paper to represent the soldiers' trenches. The white paper with nothing but holes clearly showed the loneliness and isolation of the soldiers trapped in the trenches.
The illustrations, which use simple colors and are free of unnecessary elements, encourage readers to actively read the illustrations.
Perhaps that's why the more I look at his paintings, the more I feel affection for them and the more I want to talk to them.
I also want to fill the empty space by adding my hand and make a friend who looks at me.

One of Serge Bloch's unique backgrounds is that he is a member of the European Society of Cartoonists.
As the word 'satire' suggests, the most important elements in his paintings are 'humor and wit'.
Discover the characteristics of common objects around you, such as a compass, crumpled paper, and melting ice, and add your own humorous imagination.
For example, a compass can be turned into a unicycle, crumpled paper can be turned into a rain cloud, and ice can be turned into a human fossil.
Serge Bloch offers a suggestion to readers who have opened his book, 50 Imaginations of Doodles as Art.
'Creativity is just the courage to do something,' so rather than trying to draw well, let's just draw.
Let's take a little courage and express our imaginations in various forms and in different ways.


A rich artistic daily life that is completed in no time as you scribble freely.

"50 Ways to Turn Doodles into Art" doesn't contain any information about drawing methods, such as which tools to use, how to draw, or what the finished form should look like.
This book contains only images of common objects found throughout the home, such as living rooms, kitchens, and bathrooms, with no additional information.
A large, spacious, white, blank sheet of paper with the sound of a pencil stimulates the desire to draw anything.
If you keep fiddling around with your hands, the eggplant rolling around in the refrigerator will turn into a rabbit with a green tail, and the colorful winter slippers will turn into a cozy bed.
You can also create a clothespin monster with sharp teeth, a light bulb balloon, and a matchbox fire truck.
As you add your imaginations one by one, your ordinary surroundings will soon become filled with cheerful and lovely art.
However, one thing you must not forget while drawing is ‘fun’.
Coming up with something that doesn't exist in the world is actually quite a brain-teasing and difficult task.
Nevertheless, the author hopes that readers will enjoy the moment of drawing as much as he does.
When class ends and it's time for a break, I tell them to take it easy and play, as if there's no need for any big resolutions or determination.
So, I hope you enjoy this book, which is enjoyable alone and even more enjoyable together, with your beloved family, loved ones, and cheerful friends, and take a break from your daily routine to breathe new life into it.
Okay, let's pick up the pen and draw a line!