These drawings were done to prepare my book Fantastic L.A. and they were realised to inspire my own writing and to build a plot. To draw I used often a grey pencil and coloring felt pens on a paper 200 g/m².
The word rajah is written on an envelope and sent to the detectiveProfessor Will’s map where the following texts are written: the world is born from infinity and the perpetual movement which separates opposing qualities, certainly it is not eternal and will perhaps dissolve into infinity one day. But from this dissolution new worlds will then be born.Page 29 the date, the number of the stagecoach and the ticket, the name of the passengers, the drivers, the journeysSeveral rooms are represented on the map of Fantastic L.A. this fictional museum, the surveillance equipment, the entrance and exit doors, the names of the streets and boulevard in HollywoodOn the back of the cardboard a text is written: Fantastic L.A. is pleased to invite you to the exhibition “the extraordinary journey of Hortensia Tercero” which will take place on June 19, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. This will be followed by a theatrical performance at the El cid cabaret at 9:00 p.m. by Alvina TurnerIn the Antic Sigh magazine several clues are noted including numbers and words which will be on a crossword gridCharlene crosses a bridge to go to the scene of an investigationValette Céline copyright noted on an envelopeTips for protecting horses and using a stagecoach in good conditionsA stagecoach represented with a brake, an axle reinforced by an alloy of two metals, padded seats and enough to have a better grip in the wind, shock absorbers, a patent stipulating that water is necessary with the ruthenium concerning the axle, these improvements avoiding stagecoach accidents by its inventor for this fictionIllustration for a book representing a suitcase with weapons, powder and bullets, historical objects of highwaymenDesigned pieces representing Alphonse 12 of the House of Bourbons from the front and his coat of arms, period dating from 1876 to 1881 goldA theater in Silverlake stage, dressing room, seats and surveillance camera cartoon officeDetective Charlene Wright’s office in Los Angeles with a map of the city, books, her investigative toolsThe bar a wolf and a rose in L.A imagined with clues like the antic sigh magazine on the wallOld franc banknoteParis Academy of Weapons international women’s fencing competition on May 29, 1880 at 8 a.m., foil, epee, saber an action of the stagecoach companySociété Anonyme des messageries action of 500 francs for Madame Bolet action number 144Cover of Hortensia Tercero’s notebook with her name and 1880
