HANGAR OPEN DAY on 6 SEPTEMBER

HANGAR 2015 OPEN DAY…..HANGAR 2015 OPEN DAY…..HANGAR 2015 OPEN DAY…..

SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER   11:00 – 16:00 

The Hangar invites all members and potential members to its Open Day on Sunday 6 September from 11:00 to 16:00. This is the perfect opportunity to get in the mood for la rentrée whether it will be your first visit or if you are a regular artist.

We will demonstrate different techniques and mediums. You can talk to teachers and get advice and in-depth information on classes. You can hear about future events - exhibitions, trips, workshops, cultural evenings - and also see samples of work produced in class.
Come and have a chat, have a drink, meet old and new members. This is always an annual fun, relaxing day to re-inspire ourselves for the Art Year ahead. If you’re coming around lunchtime, do feel free to bring a picnic.

If you have any questions about our Open Day please email: info@hangarart.org
We look forward to seeing you!

Note to Members: MJ is looking for volunteers to help organise this Open Day: tech crew, tents, demo artists/sculptors, catering….etc. Please call her by Aug 18 on: 06 07 17 26 31 to give a few hours support to our wonderful Hangar. Thanks in advance !  

LE HANGAR JOURNEE PORTES OUVERTES 2015….PORTES OUVERTES 2015…

DIMANCHE LE 6 SEPTEMBRE   11:00 – 16:00 

Le Hangar invite tout ses membres et membres potentiels à assister à sa journée Portes Ouvertes le dimanche, 6 septembre, de 11:00 à 16:00. C’est l’occasion parfaite de se mettre dans l’esprit ‘rentrée’, que ça soit votre première visite ou si vous êtes un artiste regulier au Hangar.

Nous montrerons de differents techniques et mediums. Vous pouvez discuter avec les professeurs et obtenir des conseils et de l’info sur les classes. Vous entendrez parler des évènements dans l’avenir – eg expositions, voyages, ateliers, soirées culturels – et vous verrez des échantillons d’œuvres produits en classe.
Venez discuter, boire un verre, rencontrer d’anciens et nouveaux membres. Cette journée annuelle decontractée est toujours pleine de bonne ambiance et nous re-inspire pour l’année artistique à venir. Si vous venez vers midi, n’hésitez pas à ammener votre pique-nique si vous le souhaitez.

Si vous avez des questions sur la journée Portes Ouvertes, veuillez envoyer un mail à: info@hangarart.org. Au plaisir de vous voir!

Note aux Membres: MJ est à la recherche des volontaires pour organiser cette journée portes ouvertes : équipe technique, tentes, demonstrations artistes/sculpteurs, snacks/boissons… Elle attend votre appel avant le 18 août au : 06 07 17 26 31. Merci d’avance !

Change in Summer Schedule!

Below the UPDATED version per 5 August. The change: NO Abstract Acrylic classes on Monday Afternoon and Evening in August.

Monday mornings 9h30 - 12h:

DRAWING OUTSIDE with Pim. Minimum of 3 participants.
Call Pim for info on 06 33 80 57 08

Monday afternoon and evening:
NO ABSTRACT ACRYLICS

Tuesday morning:
Oil painting with Nelly (unchanged)

Tuesday afternoon:
NO AQUARELLE

Wednesday:
Acrylics (unchanged)

Thursday:
NO SCULPTURE

Friday:
NO ATELIER LIBRE AVEC MODÈLE

Saturday:
Acrylics with Pim - ONLY IN THE MORNING

EXHIBITION AQUARELLISTAS IN LA ROQUETTE

You may have heard it on the radio, or read it in Nice Matin: From 3 - 31 August, Eleven Hangar Aquarellistas have a beautiful exhibition of their amazing watercolours in the mairie of La Roquette. The work is selected on quality and beauty, hence the title 'Festin pour les yeux' (or 'eye candy').

Participants are Cathie van der Stel, Sandra Seymour-Dale, Edith Alborni, Agnès McLaughlin, Liz Douglas, Avril Howard, Costanza Rock, Beverly Ellsley, Patience Devas, Brenda Moorhouse and yours truly - Marina Kulik

The exhibition is open every day from 8am - 4pm and there is a vernissage on Friday 7 August from 6.30pm.You can look forward to seeing works like these - and many more...

HANGAR SUMMER SCHEDULE

During August, the class schedule will be slightly different.
In short: Marina and Christie won't have their classes, Pim goes outside drawing with a  group every Monday Morning and Pim will not host an acrylics group on Saturday afternoon.

Monday mornings 9h30 - 12h:

DRAWING OUTSIDE with Pim. Minimum of 3 participants.
Call Pim for info on 06 33 80 57 08

Monday afternoon and evening:
Abstract Acrylics with Pim (unchanged)

Tuesday morning:
Oil painting with Nelly (unchanged)

Tuesday afternoon:
NO AQUARELLE

Wednesday:
Acrylics (unchanged)

Thursday:
NO SCULPTURE

Friday:
NO ATELIER LIBRE AVEC MODÈLE

Saturday:
Acrylics with Pim - ONLY IN THE MORNING

Don't hesitate to email me with your questions - and have a lovely creative summer!!

Marina

Aquarelle - Tuesdays from 2 - 4.30 with Marina

 Harp by Brenda Moorhouse

In preparation for the Aquarellista 'Eye Candy' exhibition, everyone is going 'beautiful'.
Which is a challenge in a way - yet gives such pleasing results...

Both violins by Edith Alborni

Poppies by Sandra

'Blood red cherries' by Sandra

 Both 'Marbles' by Liz

Linda worked hard and smart on the 'spheres' exercise

'Syphon' a delicate transparent by Patience

an intriguing play with shadows in the desert, by Costanza

Avril is almost done with her icon, painted with self made tempera - and she is now an expert in adding gold leaf! Final tweaking next week...

About Life Drawing...

Below is an article from BBC News (thanks to Cathie for sending) about the benefits of life drawing for the brain and the memory... "Trust Me I'm A Doctor" with Michael Mosley, Gabriel Weston and Dr Chris van Tulleken, was broadcast on BBC Two at 20:00 BST on Wednesday 15 July. A real advertisement for our class... With illustrations of today's life class with Irina

 Ask anyone over the age of 40 what worries them most about growing older and the answer that comes back is almost always the fear of losing your memory. I worry about the fact that I find it harder than ever to remember names and that without my phone to remind me, I would forget many of my daily appointments.

There are some fairly obvious things to avoid if you want to maintain good brain health. These include smoking, becoming overweight and developing Type 2 diabetes. But what can you positively do to enhance your brain?

Find out more
With the help of Newcastle University we recruited 30 volunteers. Before we began our experiment all our volunteers were subjected to a barrage of tests that measured things like memory, ability to problem solve and general psychomotor speed (reaction times).

Everyone was then fitted with an activity monitor to measure how much and when they were moving.

The volunteers were then randomly allocated to three groups and asked to do a particular activity for the next eight weeks.

One group we simply asked to walk briskly, so that they were just out of breath, for three hours a week. The idea is that walking - in fact any form of vigorous exercise - will keep your brain fed with lots of oxygen-rich blood. This was not a popular choice with some: "Walking is my least favourite activity," sighs Ann. (Newcastle does have punishingly steep hills.)

The second group were asked to do puzzles, such as crosswords or Sudoku. Again they had to do it for three hours each week. The reasoning behind this approach is that your brain, like a muscle, benefits from being challenged. Use it or lose it.
The final group were asked to stare at a naked man for three hours a week.
Or, to be more accurate, they were asked to take part in a live class, drawing a naked man, Steve.

The results

By the end of our eight-week trial almost everyone in the walking group noticed a big improvement in their general health - how much easier they found managing a particular hill.
Some of the puzzler group had found the puzzles hard at first, but by the end of the eight weeks many were hooked and swapping Sudoku tips.

The most enthusiastic group, however, was undoubtedly the art class.
Although a few found attending a class once a week daunting, all of them commented on how much they enjoyed it. "I have become a compulsive drawer of everything," says Simone. "I have been out to buy myself some pastel pencils and even a book on 'How to'."

So, art equals pleasure, but which group enjoyed the greatest improvements in brain power?

Our scientists redid their battery of cognitive tests and the results were clear-cut.
All the groups had got a bit better, but the stand-out group was those who had attended the live class.
It seems that Steve the naked man had made a big impression.

But why should going to an art class make a difference to things like memory?
Clinical Psychologist Daniel Collerton, one of our experts from Newcastle University, says that part of the benefit came from learning a new skill. "Learning something new," he says, "engages the brain in ways that seem to be key. Your brain changes in response, no matter how many years you have behind you."

Learning how to draw was not only a fresh challenge to our group but, unlike the puzzlers, it also involved developing psychomotor skills.
Capturing an image on paper is not just intellectually demanding.
It involves learning how to make the muscles in your hand guide the pencil or paintbrush in the right directions. An additional benefit was that going to the art class meant that for three hours a week they had to stand while drawing or painting.
As we've shown before on Trust Me I'm a Doctor, standing for longer periods is a good way of burning calories and keeping your heart in good shape.

The art class was also the most socially active, another important thing to bear in mind if you want to keep your brain sharp. This group met regularly outside class, were keen to exchange emails and there was a definite social aspect to this intervention.

All of which meant that this group enjoyed a triple benefit when it came to boosting brain health.
One of our volunteers, Lynn, says that learning to draw had produced other, unexpected benefits.

"Part of my job involves writing and pitching bids, which is a difficult and lengthy process," she explains. "I am dyslexic which is an added hurdle. But having done the art class I found that my writing now flows and my ability to concentrate has improved. It seems to have opened my mind. I'm not sure I can explain it properly, I just know it made a difference."

Aquarelle - Tuesdays 2 - 4.30 with Marina

Patience's aquarelle of Xinarca with his 200 year old Cetera

FYI Patience let us know: Xinarca is giving a concert with instruments including his 200 year old Cetera in Valbonne church on Sunday 19 July at 21h.
He has played in Carnegie Hall New York,Westminister Abbey amongst other prestigious venues.
Try not to miss this amazing event.I heard his previous concert and have never forgotten the impact. He is fantastically good looking en plus!

Agnes created this jazzy watercolour - we used it to announce our booklaunch, it swings doesn't it!!

 

Avril's Icon, SO well done - in egg tempera, finished in homemade aquarelle with pigment & gomme arabique.

After her impressive international commission (more later!) Cathie now works on a commission at least as important: a serie of 3 perfume bottles for her daughter...  Two down, one to go!!

Double Bass - Edith's fab painting almost finished! She still has to write some music with a one-hair brush and then it will be done...

Liz starting an (well actually two) exciting transparent still lives with marbles and glasses...