Welcome to my blog.

I am Swedish illustrator based in Barcelona with a passion for all things inspiring, quirky and cute. On this blog I post my work (mainly illustrations) but also photos of inspiring bit and bobs that I stumble upon. You can also check out my work on my website, www.barbarataube.com.
Follow me on twitter for my latest updates @barbarataube.

I am a member of the Assosiaciò Profesional d´Ilustradors de Catalunya. www.apic.es

I hope you enjoy it!
Barbara

Wednesday, 9 November 2011

Exhibition

Opening November 16th at 19:30.

Club Escandinavo de Barcelona - Centre Cultural Nòrdic
c/Gran Vía, 541, 1º 2ª

Illustrations from the book

“Två feta taxar i Skene och andra limerickar”

by Swedish author Elisa Melin. 







Sunday, 6 November 2011

Fun children´s drawings



This week I have a guest doodler on this blog; my 10-year old nephew Carl. He sent me a few doodles of mysterious little men and told me I was welcome to colour them as I wished, so below is a sampling of the collaboration between this budding artist and myself.


The Maracas Man        


The Dancing Man

Wednesday, 2 November 2011

Illustration for Swedish-speaking hairdresser in Barcelona

My latest doodle; an illustration for my excellent hairdresser Carina here in Barcelona. Always good to have your hair cut by a compatriota in your native toungue in order to avoid misunderstandings...

Thursday, 27 October 2011

"Smart Structures" educational video

The illustrations I did for the civil engineering school at UPC Barcelona Tech some time ago have now been transformed into an educational video on the theme "Smart Structures":


Wednesday, 26 October 2011

Children´s Rights illustration for the Museo do Humor de Fene

I was asked by the Museo do Humor de Fene (the Humor Museum) in Galicia, Spain, http://vello.vieiros.com/museohumor/museo.html 
to contribute to their upcoming exhibition on Children´s Rights. The theme of my contribution is based on Article 31 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child;  

"Every child has a right to relax, play and join in a wide range of activities". 

You can read more about Children´s Rights here:
http://www.unicef.org/crc/
The exhibition will not open until December, but here is a sneak peek anyway...I hope you like it. 


Wednesday, 7 September 2011

Remembering the King of Pop; a birthday doodle for Freddie Mercury



 


On the 5th of September, it would have been Freddie Mercury´s 65th birthday. He was honored by Google with a videoclip dedicated to him:

Personally, I think the video and lyrics of  "I want to break free" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM8Ss28zjcE&feature=related are just fantastic, so I have doodled him in this lovely outfit.