Abstract Vibrations III is almost ready to go.....On est presque pret!!

Posters are hanging, all kids of sizes. Even on the rolling display board. Very professional!
Affiches sont mises, toutes les tailles, Aussi en panneau roulant. Tres professionnel!

Paintings (all 63) are hanging. Tous les peintures(63) sont mises.

You are very welcome from tomorrow morning onwards for 2 weeks daily.Bienvenue a partir de demain pour deux semaines. 

Aquarelle - Tuesday afternoons 2 - 4.30pm with Marina Kulik

Fabulous roses by Agnes

(with her Schmincke Transparent Orange as main component no doubt)

Bike (with flat tyre) in the blossom - it must be spring...

A wonderfully romantic watercolour by Liz

 

Not much work to show for, but high quality!! By the way, that doesn't mean the rest of us haven't painted ! We are preparing work for our show in the old mairie of Valbonne, from 23 May - June 1st... Watch this space for more info!

ABSTRACT VIBRATIONS III, the exposition at Theoule-sur-Mer starts next weekend!

All paintings are finished, farnished, framed and ready to be transported ....
Preparations are in full swing, only 1 week to go!
You are all invited for a visit, daily from the 27th of April till and including May 12. Opening times on the affiche above.
Vernissage is on April 30th at 18:30. Hope to see you all there.

Aquarelle Tuesdays 2 - 4.30 with Marina Kulik

Gonnie's dog by Örjan

 

Again we enjoyed the watercolour session with a small group, sipping champagne (brought in by Orjan who's going on summer retreat in Sweden), Agnès's gorgeous chocolates, music and lots of fun with several of our watery projects.

The finished 'Girl with flower hat', also by Orjan, what a delightful portrait!

 

We are creating a couple of paintings for our show - as a group, which means that everyone paints a piece and the pieces together form a picture. We have to compare shapes and colours and make sure the parts fit, and we can tell you that it's not easy! But fun for sure... 

One is almost finished and we started a new one this week. An ornament. It's going to be so beautiful! More about it in the coming posts, but here is the first version:

 

The first three parts, by Agnès, Edith and Anna Karin

Live drawing on Monday mornings - with Marina Kulik

Every other Monday morning, we have a live nude in the Hangar. This class is not really meant to create  beautiful artwork, we are not going for the result, the objective is to develop drawing skills.

Nevertheless, often fabulous drawings are created, and the participants all find their own style.

As you can see from these pictures... You can clearly see the pose, and the regulars will immediately recognise Brigitte - yet all drawings are so different!

Monday 14 April we're doing it again, with the beautiful Marie-Jo as our model. The week after, Pim takes the participants out, to draw in nature. If you want to join, you are very welcome - there is still space in both groups - let us know and you will receive a weekly update by email...

Aquarelle, Tuesday afternoons from 2 - 4.30pm with Marina Kulik

Fantastic Faces

 

The small group of Aquarellistas that worked last Tuesday, has mainly been busy with our expo in May. We will surely showcase that work in a later stage, but today the spotlight is on two other paintings, created by Nusch and Orjan. They both worked from 'real' full colour photos, not black-and-white ones. They had to make the decision where the light (the white) would be and leave that space unpainted, using masking fluid. And as you can see it worked out very, very well!

 

'Putting on make up'  by Nusch. Love it!!!

 

'Girl with flower hat' by Örjan.

 

This one by Orjan is not yet completely finished, the masking fluid is still on - but I couldn't help myself, it is so wonderful already! Next week the finished painting...

 

Coming Tuesday 'same old same old', we will work on projects for our exhibition, sip tea and listen to music with a warm sun on our heads or in the shade of the fresh leaves on the trees! I'm jealous of myself, that's how great it feels to live here in the South of France...

Drawing Outside on Monday mornings with Pim

Patience Devas

 

Every other Monday Pim takes the drawing group out to draw somewhere interesting. (If the weather is good enough - otherwise he makes sure there is one of his fabulous still lifes, with the same challenge in them)

This week the group went to the Notre Dame du Brusc - and they drew the olive trees in perspective, with on the foreground a 'springy' object. It was great, it was fun and it was healthy, and the results are impressive!

Alain Pinet

 



Hiske van Griethuysen

 

Lucia Gualtieri



 



Live drawing is so good for you! Next week (the 14th of April) there is a live class with model Marie-Jo, and the 'outside' live drawing is on the 21st again... Join us if you can!