Aquarelle Tuesdays 2 - 4.30pm with Marina Kulik

 

Last week the aquarellistas didn't get together. We helped bring the late dear Brigitte Jansen to her last resting place and had memorial lunch afterwards. It was sad and beautiful. We will miss her so much and never forget her.

 

Ornaments

 

Yet the week before we all worked very hard on all kinds of ornaments... Below some of the results.

Agnès created a tongue in cheek 'welcome to Oxford' by funny (but also quite threatening) gargoyles

 

Cathie finished an impressive piece of monument...

Cathy worked on a very complicated pattern and did such an excellent job combining masking fluid with Payne's and Davy's grey! (and water)

Liz Douglas' Bacchus in stone - the ultimate ornament, so well done...

Sandra's interesting and complicated gold-ornamented pillars, seen through an intricate construction... A couple of hour's work to look forward to - but already intriguing...

In Memoriam Brigitte Jansen

On Tuesday 3 December, just before Watercolour class, Brigitte Jansen left this world. Her beautiful heart stopped beating. We, her classmates, fellow artists and teachers are without exception shocked and very sad that Brigitte is no longer around. We will miss her sunny disposition and original mind, her knowledge and wisdom and 'the twinkle in her eye'. We all loved her presence: 'Brigitte's' corner at the table will be so empty now.

Our thoughts go out to her husband and family.

If you would like to pay your respects it is possible to come to the cremation service.
This will take place on Tuesday 11 December 2012, 11.30am
in the
CREMATORIUM DE LA VILLE DE CANNES
Chemin de la Plaine de Laval
06150 CANNES LA BOCCA

Aquarelle - Tuesdays 2 - 4.30 with Marina

Brigitte finished her colourful autumn fruit.

An amazing still life that took her 3 afternoons and it has been Worth It, what a great result!

 

Last Tuesday there were a couple of other projects going on , but the sujet du jour was...

 

ORNAMENTS!

 

Below some previews, I expect I'll be able to present the final results in the next post - but they are already worthwhile!

'Bacchus' an ornament in progress by Liz, she is using bright colours and achieves a lively image, while keeping the sculpture-like impression...

 

Mieke's painting is definitely going somewhere! It's clearly a light stone and there's already something ornamental...Watch this space to see the result...

 

This painting of 10 different gargoyles in comic book style by Agnès is (as we by now expect from her) painted with humor. Expect a funny tagline and click the picture to enlarge it and appreciate it even more 

Sandra, original as always, has started a cathedral like  construction - seen through something... What that something is? Can't wait to see the next stage (will be shown in the next post) ☻ Very promising!

 

As often, Cathie is working on several projects, also on ornaments, but this is so gorgeous in its warm red rusty colour... It is inspired by a kind of vague purple printout! The shiny bits are masking fluid...

 

Starter Wendy worked on the 'Layering' exercise... The sea is not yet finished, but the rest looks so good! Although in this exercise you have to work according to strict rules, the image is your own fantasy - and in this one the stars are amazing, and the buildings are so futuristic, I wonder, is this actually on our planet??

Last but not least Jim's misantropic guy, I cut the picture so that you can see his try-out paper, cleverly punaised to the painting!

By no means finished, this one, but getting more and more interesting! As you can see the the white (not painted) parts on the face begin to get meaning, because of the darker background. To be continued!



DRAWING - Monday morning with Pim

Pim, hiding behind his still life...

 

Last Monday it was Pim's turn to give the drawing class, and he announced that the group was going to work on 'Volume and Perspective'. An interesting and certainly challenging subject! As always the still life was very much on topic and after a theoretical introduction everyone was ready to draw... Here are the results! Perspective checks out, as does the volume, suggested by dark shadows and light surfaces!

 

Betty Schep

 

Anita Frenkel made two versions, here's number 1...

 

...and version 2...

 

Brigitte Jansen

Gaby Berendsen

Lucia Gualtieri

Neville Moray

Aquarelle - Tuesday afternoons 2pm with Marina

Sunsets & Vitamins

...in all possible styles, by the Aquarellistas!

 

Agnès's Amazing African sundown... a passionate painting with brush and knife

 

Subtle Sunset by Anna-Karin

 

Rhoda Seymour-Dale visits France from time to time and then passes by to paint with us.

She painted two beautiful aquarelles, the one up here and the one below...

 

Sandra's Sunset, another completely different impression! Sandra used the typical watercolour 'cauliflowers' to create a snowy landscape. Very fragile, misty and cold!

Both starters Jim and Cathy created wonderful sunset landscapes, inspired by the same pictures. They both worked out fine, and for both I had a remark to improve their work. Because I like photoshop so much, I changed the pictures to show what I meant...

The horizon in Jim's aquarelle was not a straight line...

In the version on the right I have straightened the horizon for an even better image!

 

The reflection of the hill in the water needed a bit of tweaking, in the picture on the right I added a bit of reflection (not sure if it really improved things ☺

 

In the meantime starter Wendy did a GREAT job on the 'Volume' exercise, very well done on that!

 

And then on to the volume of healthy, vitamine rich fruit!

Here for example the juicy apples and pears by Liz...

Almost finished: Brigitte's Atmospheric Autumn still life

 

And last but not least, Cathie's unbelievable fruity fruit!!

 

 

 

One theme - and different results

The Abstract class has been worked with mixed media paintings using corrugated cardboard. Some worked quickly and finished after 2 sessions - others have been working (and some struggling) to complete the assignment.

Below you can see some of the artwork in progress.

And the really difficult part is to decide when the piece is finished.

Saturday Acrylics Class with Pim

On Saturdays a "gang of regulars" meet up at the Hangar to do acrylics with Pim.  Sometimes there is a special project - but most Saturdays, participants choose there own subject. As you can see from a small selection of this weeks paintings in progress - there is a mix of abstract and figurative art.

And here you have some of the artists at work.

On Saturdays there is the opportunity to participate in the shared lunch - and this Saturday it certainly did look yummy - snacks, smoked salmon etc. and of course a glass of wine.

The class is open to all members of the Hangar - beginners and experienced artists, French and English speakers. You can come for the morning or the afternoon or the full day.