Hangar Expo - 2019

The Hangar Expo will be over in about 2 hours time. I spent my Sunday afternoon up in Chateauneuf-de-Grasse talking to all the people who came to visit.

Such a variety on display. I am not sure which was my favourite but here are some that I picked out.

I love the way the tiger's eye looks at you.

 And this is a typical Beverly - she has really captured the lunchtime atmosphere with Pim at the top of the table.

Merete received many complements for this painting on Sunday. One of my favourites as well.

This was also a much admired painting.

This abstract by Marie Helen is on paper and was framed in a really interesting way so that it looked as if it was floating. 

The above is one of the paintings with a reds sticker - so someone is a lucky owner.

Finally an abstract by Marie - I love the colours.

This was just a small taste of what was on display. Well done to all the artists and a big thanks to Marijcke, Patrick, Imme and Marie who did so much hard work.

Hangar exposition Posters are out

Hi all Hangarblog readers, after a few weeks of collecting all the exposition entries, we are excited to start putting them in place. A big team is ready for the work...

Posters are printed and being put up as we speak.
here a first look. Please spread the word!! Keep you posted 

The Hangar expo team

Kisses in Aquarelle

Love it or hate it, almost everyone knows this painting 'The Kiss' by Gustav Klimt. Which makes it so very much suitable for the 'create-your-own-interpretation-not-a-copy' subject. And that's what the Watercolour group (the Aquarelistas) did last week. And although most Aquarellistas are not too fond of it, they were certainly interested to give it a try...

 

I created 3 examples of interpretations: my kiss, my colours and my abstract. And here below are the results of a couple of hours of hard painting, you'll definitely enjoy all those completely different versions!

 Vanessa mainly used the painting to achieve the same colour scheme. It is almost finished - the floor still needs a bit of sap green and then it will be nailed!

 Jutta created this loving and very sweet version. It looks a bit like a Mamushka doll and I find it fantastic as an interpretation and in atmosphere!

Hélène is not a fan of the original, and created an abstract kiss that really looks like a kiss - but does not resemble the original 😝

Such an original take on the painting by Bev. The couple is so relaxed and looks ready to kiss. And woman on top!

Wet-in-wet kiss by Judith. They float above ground and remind me of the floating lovers of Chagall.

 Awesome version by Liz! she changed everything and still you know immediately what this is based on. Super!

Anna-Karin has done such an amazing job on her painting. It is close to the original in colours, but so different in atmosphere, it is so tender. Love it!

Beautiful in every respect, this blue-tone, well thought-through version by Sue

Maud's version, to be finished in the coming days. The character will come when the blushing faces are added!

Wanna joinn us? The watercolour groups get together on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons (2 - 4.30pm) in the Hangar. The fee is 20€, materials (W&N paint and Arche paper) included. There is always a subject, and a starters program for those without experience. If you are interested: the Tuesdays are pretty full but on Thursday afternoons there are a couple of slots. Mail to info@hangarart.org for more information

More Pictures of yesterday's Benefit Lunch

Many thanks to Imme for the first batch in the previous post !! She was absolutely right, it was a fantastic meal, in the best company!
Curious how much it yielded??
As soon as we know more about the proceeds we'll keep you 'posted'😊
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Also, if you have taken interesting pictures, could you send them (small or medium sized) to info@hangarart.org? We'll publish them in that post...
Thank you so much in advance!

Hangar lunch today was a big success!!

Dear All, the lunch today to raise money for repairs on our Hangar building, was a delight !

Grand success aujourd'hui au lunch au Hangar !

Great Thai food, plenty of drinks, perfect  service and above all

Great ambiance!!

Super ambiance avec de bonne Thai cuisine, plein a boire et tres bien service.

merci, merci

Pastels on Thursday Afternoons

From Thursday 19 September, there will be a Soft Pastel Class on the Thursday afternoon from 2 - 4.30pm, hosted by Marina Teding van Berkhout (Marina T). (This Soft Pastel class and Marina K's Watercolour class will share the space) Pastels are fun and vibrant! Soft pastels are easily blendable, and can be blended with your fingers, a blending stump or a cloth. Unlike the process of painting, the colours are mixed directly on the paper and the colours that are produced, are wonderfully intense. In this class we will work with soft pastels and pastel pencils. The objective is to introduce you to this beautiful medium and/or to improve your pastels techniques of blending, colour mixing, layering etc.  Whether you are new to pastels or experienced, this class will have interesting features for you. Please bring your own set of pastels, Marina T will provide paper and pastel pencils. The class fee is 20€ Interested? Reply to this email for more info or to subscribe! Marina T is a full time artist, who teaches not only in person but also online (https://ivynewport.com/beyond-the-layers).. Her paintings are bought by collectors from all over the world.

Francesca's Sunday Workshops will start again on 29 September

Francesca Messina's popular workshops 'Artistic Expression and Personal Development' workshops will resume on Sunday, September 29th.

They are monthly workshops (except in March when there will be two and none in April), always on Sunday morning from 9h30 - 12h30
For the autumn, she propose a workshop on "letting go" in the creative process. You will work with painting, drawing and collage according to your creative intuition and how you feel at the moment.

For your agendas: the dates to reserve are Sundays 29/9 - 13/10 - 17/11 - 8/12 - 12/01 - 16/02 - 8/03 - 29/03 - 17/05 - 7/06
This info is also in the brochure that will be available in the Hangar.

If you need more information you can get in touch (in French, English and Italian) with Francesca via:
Tel. 0787693950
email : francescames@yahoo.it
www.lasevecreative-e.monsite.com
www.facebook.com/lasevecreative