Aquarelle: Tuesday Afternoon 2 - 4.30pm

 A lovely, zen Tuesday afternoon, where everyone worked a bit on their applications for the all-Hangar Expo! Lot's of 'Spring' related work, above by Avril and below by Edith

Tender 'Blue' Rose by Edith

 Liz started a painting inspired by the 'Carnival de Venise'

 

Moment of love between mother and child by Sandra

Patience worked on the properties of a gap. First a light background with an exciting effect

Then a different version with a dark background. 2 studies with  quite a nice result!

 Christine paid very good attention to everything Cathie explained about working with salt - and is now practising, with ever improving results!

 And then the master herself... Cathie's Pins - one set finished and one in progress...

Aquarelle, Tuesdays from 2 - 4.30 with Marina Kulik

Spring is in the air!

Anna-Karin's blossom

Our Aquarellista-group had an open theme last week, 'Spring'... Everyone had to think of their associations with 'Printemps'

Avril's finalized Waterlily!

Costanza's stylized crocuses

And more spring flowers, also by Costanza

Edith's beautiful blossom flower. In progress

Patience's weird but very interesting flower/animal

Agnès's fan-tas-tic Carnival de Venise watercolour

Anna-Karin also proceeded with her fragile butterfly mandala

Christine has now finished her fruit bowl. Extra contrast and a background definitely did the job!

Liz finished her boats - aren't they bobbing calmly?!

Cathie embarked on an excellent new project! Old golfclubs and golfballs.

My Cat Is Sad - by Edith

This is going to be such a lovely picture! Can't wait to see it finished... Baby Giraffe by Sandra

Aquarelle - Tuesdays from 2 - 4.30 with Marina

 Madalas, Mime, and Miscelaneous!

What a beautiful day it was last week Tuesday... Warm, sunny - that's what we signed up for here in the South. The work was very colourful - and varied. The last mandalas were finished:

Agnès 's view on her seasons. With a frog again! Why would that be? ☺

 

 Anna-Karin's butterfly takes shape - one more session and it will be perfect...

Liz's mandala now complete and even more spectacular with the 'curled' ends...well done!

Christine's bowl of fruit... already great looking!

Coming week a bit more dark & contrast and it will be perfect!

 Agnès's new project, based on our theme du jour 'pantomime'. As usual, an original take on things!

to be continued next time...

  Pantomime girl - by Edith. Not yet finished, but quite dramatic already!

 Edith started her little monkey a week ago - and it fits just right in the pantomime results... 

Only so much fluffier!

 Avril started the watercolour of a (her) hand, suggested by the stripes. I am ashamed to admit that I somehow didn't take a picture of her stunning waterlily with dewdrops! Next week...

 Coupla old brushes in the final stage... by Cathie. So well done - and we all know it was a struggle - but the kind you learn a lot of...

 Above and below a 'Pair', two old brushes. Unbelievably well done, I can't choose, they both make me happy. Fabulous!!!

 There's transparency for you! An amazing see-through still life by Sandra. Love it!

And this flamenco dancer is also from Sandra's hand. Not finished yet already looking so strong and moving! More later...

Aquarelle - Tuesdays from 2 - 4.30pm with Marina

Cathie's old brushes on a wooden table

A lovely Tuesday, last week with the aquarellistas! On the one hand, Cathie and Liz were researching the properties of  Gauze and spraying paint, others were finishing their mandala's and the idea du jour was to create designs for our own Hangar-mugs... Those mugs will hit the shelves later! Christiane was quite far with her design of lozenges patterns for her mug:

Christiane's diamonds

 Agnès's mandala: with her personal four seasons - not yet finished, I show it because it is so funny & promising - all the black dots are masking fluid - they will be white in the finished painting...

 Avril painted this beautiful waterlily with reflection and decided to paint dewdrops on the leaves. They have come out a bit dark, but nothing that a little extra wash on those leaves can't help! More next week ☺

 Edith worked on a variety of subjects, and (pushed by us) also did a bit more to her mandala. 

New: the snake... and to be continued

Liz's Mandala is truly amazing!! So original! Not yet decided about the background - 

Dark or light, what do you think?

 Wet silver

 Very subtle knife and spoon by Christine

 Again, we had a fruitful session, this time with the subject 'cutlery'... As you can see in this post, the aquarellistas were at their best once more with this difficult project! There is the drawing, interesting darks and lights, perspective, reflection and metal-look, and then the waterdrops on the silver... a lot of challenge all in one painting.

I am proud to say that it worked out very well, some are even finished. (And I am happy that my knives and forks have their 15 minutes of fame!)

  

Double spooning - an almost graphical take on things by Avril

 

 Gorgeous start of an interesting still life, how-does-she-do-that-every-time?? by Cat

 

 Another graphical representation of two spoons, this one by Costanza

 Is this plate half-full or half empty? What's on it? Is it broken or just covered... Edith's art evokes questions!

 Guest-Guus created a quiet painting out of the still life...

 Liz had her own example with her, even more complicated, but up to now it looks like that will work out very well. The dark dots on the lemon will go: they are dots of masking fluid (also in the reflection)

Sandra worked on her reflection in the lake - girl with flowers. I'm happy she did, the more I look at it the more I love this painting...